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Understand the significance of Spanish accents, including rules of stress, meaning changes, and interrogative words. Learn the proper placement of accents on vowels to convey correct pronunciation and meaning in the Spanish language.
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Los acentos: Accents are marks that are used in Spanish to indicate: • that a word does not follow the rules of stress. ie...lápiz • a change in meaning from another word ie...sí / si • an interrogative word ie...Cuándo
Rules of stress • If a word ends in a vowel, n or s, then the stress falls on the next to the last syllable. • If the word ends in a consonant other than n or s, then the stress falls on the last syllable. • Any exception to the above rules must have a written accent.
Accents • Always go on a vowel • Are a strong mark beginning right over a vowel and going up at a 45 degree angle to the right.
