Punctuation Marks & Written Accents

Punctuation Marks & Written Accents

•In Spanish, upside-down punctuation marks, such as ¿ and ¡ are placed at the beginning of a phrase to signal a question or an exclamation.

•These are used along with those that come at the end of phrases, sentences or questions.

•¡Hasta luego!•¿Cómo se llama ella?

Punctuation Marks & Written Accents

• In Spanish, some words have written accent marks.

•An accent mark is a tilted line placed over a vowel.

•Putting accent marks over vowels is part of spelling words correctly.

•When learning new words, memorize where the accent marks are.

• ¡Adiós!•¿Cuál?

Punctuation Marks & Written Accents

•The wavy line in the letter ñ is called a tilde.

•The ñ is pronounced similar to the ny in the word canyon.

•Señor•Compañera

It is not necessary to memorize accent marks when learning new words. A. TrueB. False

What should the punctuation of a exclamation look like?A. ¡Exclamation!B. ¿Exclamation!C. ¿Exclamation?

What is the ~ called over the letter ñ?

A. accentB. tildeC. wavy line

Accent marks are part of the correct spelling of a word. A. TrueB. False

What should the punctuation of a question look like?A. Question?B. ¿Question?C. ¿Question

A written accent mark can change the meaning of a word.A. TrueB. False

The ~ over the letter ñ changes the pronunciation of “n” to sound like:

A. nB. myC. ny