Unit 1.2: Pronunciation and Accents

Question 1

Accents: rule 1

Answer 1

1) Words that are stressed on the next-to-last syllable have no written accent if they end in n, s, or a vowel. Otherwise they do have a written accent. (sopa, lápiz)

Question 2

Accents: rule 2

Answer 2

2) All words that are stressed on the third syllable from the end of the word must have a written accent. (simpático)

Question 3

Accents: rule 3

Answer 3

3) Interrogative and exclamatory words have a written accent on the vowel of the stressed syllable (¿dónde?, ¡cómo!)

Question 4

exam

Answer 4

examen

Question 5

homes

Answer 5

casas

Question 6

dinner

Answer 6

cena

Question 7

soup

Answer 7

sopa

Question 8

lettuce

Answer 8

lechuga

Question 9

tomato

Answer 9

tomate

Question 10

pencil

Answer 10

lápiz

Question 11

useful

Answer 11

útil

Question 12

weak

Answer 12

débil

Question 13

martyr

Answer 13

mártir

Question 14

Felix

Answer 14

Félix

Question 15

character

Answer 15

carácter

Question 16

physical

Answer 16

física

Question 17

saturday

Answer 17

sábado

Question 18

nice, friendly, sympathetic

Answer 18

simpático

Question 19

grammar

Answer 19

gramática

Question 20

mathematics

Answer 20

matemáticas

Question 21

Where? or Where!

Answer 21

dónde

Question 22

How? or How!

Answer 22

cómo

Question 23

When? or When!

Answer 23

cuándo

Question 24

Which? or Which!

Answer 24

cuál

Question 25

Who? or Who!

Answer 25

quién

Question 26

What? or What!

Answer 26

qué