El alfabeto
Say the vowels in Spanish using the correct phonetic sounds.
A, E, I, O, U
ah, eh, ee, ooh, oo
In Spanish when pronounced the letter h is____.
silent
Finish the sentence & give an example for each Category of spelling pattern.
The 3 spelling categories of words that are spelled the same in Spanish & English are words that end in: ____, _____, ____
-or, -al, -ble
ex/ doctor, animal, terrible
Translate the following into Spanish:
the agent is patient
el agente es paciente
Say the following letters in Spanish using the correct phonetic sounds.
D, F, P, T, R, L
Day, ef-fay, pay, tay, er-ray, el-ay
Vowels in Spanish are simple in the sense that each vowel has exactly _______ sound no matter what.
one
Finish the sentence & give an example for each Category of spelling pattern.
1. Words that end in ____ are made Spanish by adding an "o"
2. Words that end in ____ are made Spanish by adding an "a"
1. -ic, artisico
2. -ist, artista
Translate the following into Spanish:
the general is diplomatic
el general es diplomatico
Say the following letters in Spanish using the correct phonetic sounds.
B, U, V, W,
Which two letters in Spanish are used to make what English speakers know as the "h" sound?
g (hay) & j (jota)
Finish the sentence & give an example in Spanish & English
Words that end in -ous are made Spanish by ________.
changing the -ous to -oso
fabuloso/fabulous
Translate the following into Spanish:
the novelist is curious
el novelista es curioso
Say the following letters in Spanish using the correct phonetic sounds.
C, K, Q, S, Z, X
Which two double letter combinations used to be in the Spanish Alphabet, but are now just considered sounds unique to the Spanish language?
ll (eh-yay), makes a y sound
rr (err-ray), rolling r sound
Finish the sentence & give an example for each in Spanish & English.
Words that end in ____ or ____ are made Spanish by adding an "e"
-ent or -ant
accident --> accidente
abundant --> abundante
Translate the following into Spanish:
The capitalist is intelligent
el capitalista es inteligente
Say the following letters in Spanish using the correct phonetic sounds.
G, H, J, Y, M, N, ~N
What two letters sound almost the same when said aloud in a word?
B (bay) & V (oo-vay)
Finish the sentence & give an example in Spanish & English
Words that end in -tion are made Spanish by ________.
changing the -tion to -cion (with accent on the "o")
civilization
civilización
Translate the following into Spanish:
The exhibition is glorious and precious
la exhibicion es glorioso y precioso