ORTHOGRAPHY: Accents. How and why we accent some words
Accents
Each word is formed by syllables. Each syllable is the group of sounds said at once. Here are some examples,
Ven (1 syllable) Ho-ja (2 syllables) li-bro (2 syllables) Es-pa-ñol (3 syllables)
Or-de-na-dor (4 syllables) com-po-si-ción (4 syllables)
Every word has a syllable that is stressed. This means that each word has a syllable that is pronounced more than the other syllables. Words are categorized one out of three ways.
| AGUDAS
Stressed syllable is the last one of the word.
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LLANAS
Stressed syllable is the next to last syllable of the word.
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ESDRÚJULAS
Stressed syllable is the third to last or previous syllable of the word.
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