Spanish Alphabet (facts only...no letter practice)

How many letters are in the Spanish alphabet?

• 26

• 27

• 29

• 30

Answer explanation

Originally there were 30 letters but 3 were removed.

The only extra letter in the Spanish alphabet now is:

• ch

• ll

• ñ

• rr

Answer explanation

Ch, ll and rr were removed from Spanish dictionaries in 1994.

Which letters were ever a part of the Spanish alphabet...check as many as you think are correct.

• ß

• ch

• ç

• ll

• ñ

Answer explanation

ß is from the German alphabet. ç is from the French alphabet.

Select the two ways to correctly spell "alphabet" in Spanish.

• el alphabeto

• el alfabeto

• el abecedario

• los abcs

• el alphabet

Accent marks tell you when to raise your voice when pronouncing a word.

• True

• False

Accent marks help to tell the different meanings of two words that look similar.

• True

• False

Papa =

• potato

• dad

Papá =

• Potato

• Dad

The name of the squiggly line over the extra letter: ñ

• tilde

• accent mark

• diaeresis

• cedilla

accent marks only appear over:

• vowels

• consonants