punctuation marks & written accents. in spanish, upside-down punctuation marks, such as ¿ and...
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Punctuation Marks & Written Accents
Punctuation Marks & Written Accents
•In Spanish, upside-down punctuation marks, such as ¿ and ¡ are placed at the beginning of a phrase to signal a question or an exclamation.
•These are used along with those that come at the end of phrases, sentences or questions.
•¡Hasta luego!•¿Cómo se llama ella?
Punctuation Marks & Written Accents
• In Spanish, some words have written accent marks.
•An accent mark is a tilted line placed over a vowel.
•Putting accent marks over vowels is part of spelling words correctly.
•When learning new words, memorize where the accent marks are.
• ¡Adiós!•¿Cuál?
Punctuation Marks & Written Accents
•The wavy line in the letter ñ is called a tilde.
•The ñ is pronounced similar to the ny in the word canyon.
•Señor•Compañera
It is not necessary to memorize accent marks when learning new words. A. TrueB. False
What should the punctuation of a exclamation look like?A. ¡Exclamation!B. ¿Exclamation!C. ¿Exclamation?
What is the ~ called over the letter ñ?
A. accentB. tildeC. wavy line
Accent marks are part of the correct spelling of a word. A. TrueB. False
What should the punctuation of a question look like?A. Question?B. ¿Question?C. ¿Question
A written accent mark can change the meaning of a word.A. TrueB. False
The ~ over the letter ñ changes the pronunciation of “n” to sound like:
A. nB. myC. ny