Slabas HOW TO BREAK WORDS DOWN INTO SYLLABLES

Sílabas HOW TO BREAK WORDS DOWN INTO SYLLABLES IN THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF THE SPANISH LANGUAGE. http: //lessonplanspage. com/ladivisionofsyllablesinspanish 612 -htm/

Make syllables one consonant first followed by one vowel Casa Gato Anoche

Only one strong vowel per syllable Strong Weak vowels: A E Í O Ú vowels: I U

Ejemplos Toalla Aeropuerto To-a-lla A-e-ro-puert-o Oso O-so Feo Fe-o Tío Tí-o Uva

The letter I or U (without a written accent mark) can be alone only at the beginning of a word. U-RU-GUAY = Uruguay I-TA-LIA = Italy U-NI-DO = united I-GUAL = same I-GUA-NA = iguana LOS ES-TA-DOS U-NI-DOS = The United States

Never separate a diphthong!!! A DIPHTHONG is when you see — I or U together with any other vowel They are weak, they need support! BUE-NO PIA-NO AC-CIÓN ES-TU-DIAN-TE

Do divide when it is not a diphthong. Ma-rí-a Tí-o Dí-as

Divide two consonants that are between two vowels. ¿Cuan-do? ¿Dón-de? Prin-ci-pal Car-te-ro

EXCEPTION: When the letter L or R has a consonant before and a vowel after, keep them all together in the same syllable. Primo Instrumento Clase Estrecho Explicar

Never separate: CH, LL, RR — They are considered one letter.

Divide these two double consonants: CC & NN Acción AC-CIÓN Innumerable IN-NU-ME-RA-BLE Reacción Innecesario RE-AC-CIÓN IN-NE-CE-SA-RIO

If a word ends in a consonant, except N or S, then put more stress on the last syllable. If a word ends in a vowel, N or S, then put more stress on the next to the last syllable.