Apuntes… La Acentuación Accents. To know when a word needs an accent, you need to know... A) That some words always need accents: 1. Question words ¿Qué?

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1 Apuntes… La Acentuación Accents

2 To know when a word needs an accent, you need to know... A) That some words always need accents: 1. Question words ¿Qué? ¿Cómo? ¿Cuándo? ¿Dónde? ¿Quién? ¿Por qué?

3 2. Words that are spelled the same but have different meanings need accents Tú = You Tu = your Mí = me Mi = my Sé = I knowSe = to him…

4 3. Words that end in –ando or –iendo when one or two pronoun(s) are attached need an accent on the ándo or the iéndo Está cantándole una canción. Está cantándosela al bebé.

5 4. Words that end in –AR, –ER or –IR when two pronouns are attached need an accent on the ár, ér, or ír. Necesita llevarla al médico. Va a llevársela a su casa. Necesita ponértela en el ojo.

6 5. Words that end in –ción or –sión need an accent on the ó la canción mansión conclusión

7 6. Regular verbs conjugated in the preterit need an accent in the YO and Él forms yo hablé tú hablaste él habló yo comí tú comiste él comió

8 7. Regular AR verbs conjugated in the imperfect need an accent in the nosotros and ER/IR verbs need an accent on the í in all forms ábamos ía, ías, ía, íamos, ían

9 You also need to know... B) How to separate words into syllables: 1.Divide syllables so the syllables always start with a consonant. 2.If a word starts with a vowel, separate the vowel and start the next syllable with a consonant.

10 Divide these words into syllables: 1. silla 2. mañana 3. enemigo 4. amarillo 5. comedor

11 3. *Keep a strong vowel (A, E, O) and a weak vowel (I, U) together, *separate 2 consonants that are not ll, rr, or ch and *separate 2 strong vowels 1. fuerte4. veo 2. almuerzo5. paseo 3. accidente6. farmacia

12 4. Separate a strong vowel (A, E, O) and a weak vowel (I, U) when you want to separate their sounds. A weak vowel with an accent becomes a strong vowel! 1. María 2. Fotografía 3. Continúa

13 Finally, you need to know... C) That you must memorize 3 rules of pronunciation: 1.Words that end in n, s, or a vowel are naturally stressed on the second to the last syllable.

14 1. alemanes 2. lunes 3. lecciones 4. examen 5. joven

15 2. Words that end in a consonant except n or s are naturally stressed on the last syllable

16 1. explicar 2. federal 3. navidad 4. pared 5. español

17 3.Words that dont follow these rules need a written accent. 1. tambien6. platano 2. natacion7. increible 3. dias8. pais 4. Barbara9. mirandola 5. boligrafo10.darmelo

18 4. Divide into syllables and add an accent IF it is needed: 1. numero6. cupon 2. pasaporte7. quizas 3. funcion8. ruido 4. tecnologia9. miercoles 5. basquetbol10. nariz