Writing SchoolAccent RulesAccent Rules – Free Exercise Accent Rules – Free Exercise Audio Track show special characters display incorrect answers Exercises Listen to the audio above and choose the spelling that corresponds best. republicarépublicarepública3rd to last syllable is stressed: pu= palabra esdrújula → always takes an accentrepublic actrizáctrizactrízfinal syllable is stressed: trizpalabra aguda that ends in a consonant (-z) → no accentpalabras agudas only take an accent when they end in an -n, -s, or a vowelactress sofasófasofáfinal syllable is stressed: fa= palabra aguda that ends in a vowel → accent requiredpalabras agudas take an accent when they end in an -n, -s, or a vowelsofa chaquetacháquetachaquétapenultimate syllable is stressed: que= palabra llana that ends in a vowel → no accentpalabras llanas take an accent when they end in a consonant other than -n or -sjacket pajaropájaropajáro3rd to last syllable is stressed: pa= palabra esdrújula → always takes an accentbird dolardólardolárpenultimate syllable is stressed: do= palabra llana that ends in a consonant (-r) → accent requiredpalabras llanas take an accent when they end in a consonant other than -n or -sdollar relojrélojrelójfinal syllable is stressed: loj= palabra aguda ending in a consonant (-j) → no accentpalabras agudas only take an accent when they end in an -n, -s, or a vowelwatch ultimoúltimoultímo3rd to last syllable is stressed: ul= palabra esdrújula → always takes an accentlast limonlímonlimónfinal syllable is stressed: mon= palabra aguda that ends in an -n → accent requredpalabras agudas take an accent when they end in an -n, -s, or a vowellemon vajillavájillavajíllapenultimate syllable is stressed: ji= palabra llana that ends in a vowel → no accentpalabras llanas take an accent when they end in a consonant other than -n or -splates and glasses Look at the underlined stressed syllable and choose the correct spelling. carpintero → carpinterocarpintéro four-syllable word: car-pin-te-ropalabra llana that ends in a vowel → no accentpalabras llanas only take an accent when they end in a consonant other than -n or -scarpenter joyeria → joyeriajoyería four-syllable word: jo-ye-rí-aclosed stressed vowel + open unstressed vowel = hiatusthe vowels belong to separate syllablesthe accent is placed on the closed vowel to indicate the hiatusjeweller’s pintalabios → pintalabiospintalábios four-syllable word: pin-ta-la-bioscompound noun without a hyphen: pinta + labiosbehaves as a single wordpalabra llana that ends in -s → no accentpalabras llanas only take an accent when they end in a consonant other than tilde -n or -slipstick amanecer → amaneceramanecér four-syllable word: a-ma-ne-cerpalabra aguda that ends in -r → no accentpalabras agudas only take an accent when they end in -n, -s or a vowelto get light poseido → poseidoposeído four-syllable word: po-se-í-doopen unstressed vowel + closed stressed vowel = hiatusthe vowels belong to separate syllablesthe accent is placed on the closed vowel to indicate the hiatuspossessed Online exercises to improve your Spanish Practise the Spanish accent rules in the online interactive exercises. Accent Rules – Free Exercise Accent Rules – free exericse Lingolia Plus Spanish Unlock all grammar exercises for Spanish with a Lingolia Plus account 1125 interactive grammar exercises for Spanish sorted by topic and level (A1–C1) with a built-in progress tracker and awards system Get started with Lingolia Plus Acentuación – Lingolia Plus Exercises Acentuación – ejercicios con audio A2 Acentuación – ¿con tilde o sin tilde? (1) A2 Acentuación – ¿con tilde o sin tilde? (2) A2 Acentuación – ¿con tilde o sin tilde? (3) A2 Acentuación – ¿con tilde o sin tilde? (4) A2 Acentuación – la sílaba tónica (1) B1 Acentuación – la sílaba tónica (2) B1 Acentuación – ¿diptongo o hiato? B1 Acentuación – diptongos (1) B2 Acentuación – diptongos (2) B2 Acentuación – hiatos (1) B2 Acentuación – hiatos (2) B2 Acentuación – general (1) B2 Acentuación – general (2) B2 A1 Beginner A2 Elementary B1 Intermediate B2 Upper intermediate C1 Advanced Gapfill Multiple choice Drag-and-drop Mixed
