Fonética en español

1. Which consonants sound different in Spanish than English?

2. What are the special letters in Spanish?

3. Name the vowels

4. What is a diphthong?

5. What does an accent do?

Which consonants sound different in Spanish than English?

• B

• G

• H

• J

• P

• Q

• V

• Z

What are the special letters in Spanish?

• Ch

• Ll

• Ñ

• Rr

Name the vowels

• A

• E

• I

• O

• U

• Y

What is a diphthong?

• Blend of vowels

What does an accent do?

Practice sounds

• http://www.studyspanish.com/pronunciation/alphabet.htm with gringo examples

• http://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/phonetics/spanish/frameset.html shows how your mouth should move

Practice reading:

• http://roble.pntic.mec.es/~fblanc1/Cuentos/Vaca/vaca1.htm La vaca Paca

• http://www.storyplace.org/sp/eel/activities/threelilcritters.asp 3 animalitos - personalize your story

• http://noticias.aol.com/america-latina/el-caribe/puerto-rico Noticias de Puerto Rico