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Q

The majority of one syllable words …

A

… don’t have an accent.

pan, tren, liz, sol, sal, dos

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What is an exception to the one syllable word pronunciation rule? (common)

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In some case a tilde is used to distinguish between two similar words with different meanings.

Hans y Uta son alemanes. Él es de Hamburgo.
El coche de Andrés está mal aparcado.

Sí, quiero.
Si quieres, cómpratelo.

¿Es para mí?
Es mi padre.

Y tú, ¿dónde vives?
¿Quién es tu profesor?

Sé hablar español.
Se levanta muy temprano.

No me gusta el té.
¿Te gusta el café?

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What is an exception to the one syllable word pronunciation rule? (not always nowadays)

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The tilde is also used to distinguish interrogatives and exclamation.

¿Dónde vives?
Esta es la casa donde nací.

¡Qué frío!
Ese es el coche que quiero.

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Words with more than one syllable that end in a consonant except n or s

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Accentuate the final syllable

Español, hotel, usted, beber, reloj

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Words with more than one syllable that end in a vowel or n or s

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Accentuate the penultimate syllable

casa, libro, restaurante, amas, aman, bebo, bebe

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Words with more than one syllable and are exceptions to the general rules

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Use a tilde to show accent

Policía, cafe, inglés, fútbol, árbol, azúcar, lápiz, bolígrafo, médico, sábado

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