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mesa
azul
cantar
corazón.

In order to learn accentuation in Spanish we must learn about the two types of syllables within a word: tónicas and átonas.

Tónicas are those syllables that carry the stress of the word, or the strength when pronouncing it. See the bold syllables, thoseare tónicas.

TYPES OF SYLLABLES

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Átonas are those syllables within the word that do not carry the stress of the word. Let´s highlight now the átonas syllables.

mesa
azul
cantar
corazón

Hotspot

haz click en la silaba atona

Categorize

Options (4)

those words in which the last syllable i

those words in which the stress falls in the next to the last syllable.

These are words that carry the stress or the strength in the third syllable

These are words in which the stress falls in the fourth or higher syllables.

When placing tildes in Spanish words we must learn about four types of words: agudas, llanas, esdrújulas and sobresdrújulas.

Organize these options into the right categories

aguda

llanas

esdrújulas

sobresdrújulas

Match

Match the following four types of words: agudas, llanas, esdrújulas and sobresdrújulas.

• aguda

• llana

• esdrújulas

• sobresdrújulas

camion

arbol

tarantula

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• camion

• arbol

• tarantula

• inutilmente

Dropdown

palabra llana ​ ​

Select answer

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