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WorksheetsUnit 2 - Syntax, Accents, Punctuation, ABC's, Pronunciation
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 16mins
What are the two components needed to put together a basic sentence in Spanish (and English, for that matter)? You need not answer in a complete sentence; however, please put them in the same order one reads a sentence (from left to right)
(a)
Which of the following are possible components for the second half of a basic sentence (the right side)?
adverb or adjective
direct object/noun
preposition/prepositional phrase
verb
all of these
What types of letters do accent marks go over?
consonants
vowels
both of these
neither of these
Step one when considering whether or not a word needs an accent mark is to count/identify the number of syllables a word has. When counting/identifying syllables in Spanish, you count/identify them from:
left to right
right to left
it doesn't matter, either way
After counting syllables, step two when considering whether a word needs an accent mark is to:
When applying the accent mark rules, you have to consider which syllable and vowel in that syllable carries the stress. Which of the following two word types always carry an accent mark when their stressed syllables are in the third syllable or higher?
aguda
llana/grave
esdrújula
sobreesdrújula
If a word's stressed syllable is the second syllable, then:
the stressed vowel must have an accent mark only if the word ends in “n”, “s”, or vowel.
the stressed vowel must have an accent mark only if the word DOESN’T end in “n”, “s” or vowel.
Which punctuation gets switched with decimal points when it comes to numbers?
period
comma
comillas
colon
Which TWO forms of punctuation require an inverted twin/copy at the beginning?
comma
exclamation points
comillas
question marks
In Spanish, you use (a) to quote a person's speech instead of " "
Sentences that include lists of multiple things (3 or more) are written the same way as they are in English with the Oxford comma between the last two items.
True
False
The traditional Spanish alphabet included 29 letters; but, the modern alphabet has _____ letters.
26
27
28
In a book title, only the first letter of the first word is capitalized.
True
False
Generally speaking, there seem to be more things capitalized in English than there are in Spanish.
True
False
Identify all the letters that are used only for borrowed words:
k
v
w
x
(a) is always silent and, as a result, some think it should be dropped from the modern Spanish alphabet.
The letter v is pronounced more like a (a) .
The pronunciation of the letter (a) is through a trill (or vibration) with the tongue when the word begins with it.
These two letters together are pronounced like a y.
(a)
