Understanding Diphthongs and Hiatus in Spanish

The video tutorial explains the classification of vowels into open and closed types, which is essential for understanding diphthongs and hiatus. Diphthongs are combinations of two vowels pronounced in the same syllable, either as two closed vowels or one open and one closed vowel. Hiatus involves two vowels pronounced in separate syllables, with emphasis on the closed vowel. The tutorial provides examples and rules for identifying and pronouncing these vowel combinations, emphasizing the importance of accents in hiatus.

What are the two classifications of vowels based on tongue and palate position?

• Open and closed vowels

• Front and back vowels

• High and low vowels

• Rounded and unrounded vowels

Which vowels are considered open vowels?

• E, O, U

• A, I, U

• I, U

• A, E, O

What is a diphthong?

• Two vowels pronounced in separate syllables

• Two vowels pronounced in the same syllable

• Two consonants pronounced together

• A vowel and a consonant pronounced together

Which of the following is an example of a diphthong with two closed vowels?

• Ciudad

• Poeta

• María

• Reina

In a diphthong with an open and a closed vowel, where does the stress fall?

• On the open vowel

• On the first vowel

• On the second vowel

• On the closed vowel

What is an increasing diphthong?

• A diphthong that ends with a closed vowel

• A diphthong that ends with an open vowel

• A diphthong that starts with a closed vowel

• A diphthong that starts with an open vowel

What is a hiatus?

• Two vowels pronounced in separate syllables

• Two consonants pronounced together

• Two vowels pronounced in the same syllable

• A vowel and a consonant pronounced together

Which of the following is an example of a hiatus with two open vowels?

• Reina

• Poeta

• Ciudad

• María

In a hiatus with an open and a closed vowel, where does the stress fall?

• On the first vowel

• On the closed vowel

• On the second vowel

• On the open vowel

What is a key difference between diphthongs and hiatus?

• Diphthongs and hiatus are the same

• Diphthongs are two consonants together, hiatus are two vowels together

• Diphthongs are two vowels in separate syllables, hiatus are two vowels in the same syllable

• Diphthongs are two vowels in the same syllable, hiatus are two vowels in separate syllables