Chapter 1 Flashcards
Spelling, pronunciation, and punctuation (19 cards)
a
Pronunciation
same as “father”
e
Pronunciation
like “weigh”
a
Pronunciation
like “father”
i
Pronunciation
like “seen”
o
Pronunciation
like “woe”
i
Pronunciation
like “seen”
u
Pronunciation
like “moon”
la coma
comma
la comillas
quotation marks
dos puntos
colon
el paréntesis
parenthesis
el punto y coma
semicolon
el punto
semicolon
el signo de admiración
exclamation point
el signo de exclamación
exclamation point
el signo de admiración
exclamation point
el signo de interrogación
question mark
Proper nouns
A proper noun designates a specific person, place, institution, or thing and is usually capitalized
in both Spanish and English.
Proper names of geographical places
Nouns that refer to mountains, rivers, deserts, oceans, seas, and other geographical proper names
are preceded by a definite article (el/la/los/las)
A few proper names of regions, cities, and countries have “permanent” definite articles.
El sahara, los Andos, La Habana
