Rules of accentuation in Spanish Mr Sanchez Rules

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Rules of accentuation in Spanish Mr. Sanchez

Rules of accentuation in Spanish Mr. Sanchez

Rules of accentuation Most of the words have one stressed syllable, but Spanish do

Rules of accentuation Most of the words have one stressed syllable, but Spanish do not write accent mark on all of them. The accentuation mark depends on the number of syllables and on the word ending.

Rules of accentuation There are only 4 categories of stress in Spanish, two of

Rules of accentuation There are only 4 categories of stress in Spanish, two of which count for almost 90% of all Spanish words.

Rules of accentuation • Agudas: the stressed syllable is the last one: comedor, camión,

Rules of accentuation • Agudas: the stressed syllable is the last one: comedor, camión, balcón, comer. • Llanas : the word is stressed on the next-tolast syllable: risa, niña, perro, ámbar. • Esdrújulas: the stress falls on the third syllable from the end: esdrújula, tácito, mágico, mímica. • Sobresdrújulas: the stressed syllable is previous to the third syllable from the end: dábaselo, hiciéramoslo. They usually are verbal forms with personal pronouns.

Rules of accentuation The vowels i and u are called weak vowels, so when

Rules of accentuation The vowels i and u are called weak vowels, so when they are followed by another vowel, they need to go together in the same syllable. Canción – song Ruido - noise Can – ción (2 syllables) Rui – do (2)

Televisión fácilmente Cantar canción Cáncer limón órdenes inteligente Religion brócoli Cárcel tunel débilmente mesa

Televisión fácilmente Cantar canción Cáncer limón órdenes inteligente Religion brócoli Cárcel tunel débilmente mesa Sofá Tanque Guerra

Rules to write the accent mark -Accent mark is only written on multisyllabic words.

Rules to write the accent mark -Accent mark is only written on multisyllabic words. Examples: Dio, vio, fue, diez, Juan, pie, fe are not marked because they are monosyllables. Pay attention- Some monosyllables words take accent mark to differentiate them from their homophones

Rule to write the accent mark Dé (Verb dar) De (Preposition) Él (Personal pronoun)

Rule to write the accent mark Dé (Verb dar) De (Preposition) Él (Personal pronoun) El (Definite article) Más (Adverb or adjective of quantity) Mas (Adversative conjunction) Mí (Personal pronoun) Mi (Possessive adjective) Té (Drink or plant) Te (Personal pronoun) Tú Personal pronoun) Tu (Possessive adjective) Aún (= Todavía) Aun (= Hasta, incluso) Sé (Verb saber or ser) Se (Object or reflexive pronoun) Sí (Reflexive pronoun or adverb of affirmation) Si (Conditional conjunction)

Profesor Coche Animal Habitación Mesa Alquiler Ventana Madre Matemáticas árbol Examen Ordenador Impresora Café

Profesor Coche Animal Habitación Mesa Alquiler Ventana Madre Matemáticas árbol Examen Ordenador Impresora Café Casa Cable Comida Marrón Vaso sábado

Rules to write the accent mark • Agudas: Accent mark is written when the

Rules to write the accent mark • Agudas: Accent mark is written when the last letter is a vowel, n or s: francés, canción. • Llanas: Accent mark is written when the last letter is NOT a vowel, n or s: álbum, cárcel, mártir, césped, azúcar, árbol. • Esdrújulas: the always have an accent mark on the stressed syllable. • Sobresdrújulas: they always have an accent mark on the stressed syllable.