Los

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Los
acentos
en diptongos
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What is a diptongo
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A diptongo or diphthong is
a syllable that has two vowels.
Like a mother of twins.
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Q How many syllables does the word avion have
A The word avion has two syllables a vion
Q How many syllables does the word corazon have
A The word corazon has three syllables co ra
zon
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• Picture that a syllable is a bench in the park.

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If a syllable is a bench,
and a word wants to sit in the park,
pa
la
bra
then it must find as many benches as it has
syllables.
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How many syllables does the word palabra have?
How many benches do we have?
Three.
1
3
2
2
3
pa
la
bra
1
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The word palabra can now sit and enjoy the park
pa
bra
la
Click here to practice separating words into
syllables.
Click here to continue
P
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You know how to separate words into syllables,

• now we will learn how to distinguish diphthong
  syllables from
• non-diphthong syllables.

Click here when you are ready.
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• First, we divide the vowels into strong and weak
  depending on their sound.

Can you guess which vowels are strong and which
ones are weak?
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Lets meet the strong vowels.
e
a
o
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Now lets meet the weak vowels.
u
i
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The strong vowels produce loud sounds, like
elephants.
a
e
o
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The weak vowels produce soft sounds, like mice.
u
i
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A mouse can even share the bench with an elephant.

• A mouse visiting the park can share

the bench with another mouse.
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But an elephant cannot share the bench with
another elephant,
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But an elephant cannot share the bench with
another elephant,
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because the bench will break.
Click here to practice.
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Q Is the word causa (cause) a diphthong?
A Yes, because the a and the u are vowels that
can fit in one syllable.
cau
sa
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Q Is the word leon (lion) a one-syllable
diphthong?

• A No, the letters e and o cannot sit together
  in one syllable.
• The word leon must split into two syllables.

le
on
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When a syllable appears to be a diphthong but
its not, we must mark the loudest vowel with an
accent.
In this case, the accent is placed in the o
because it is louder than the e.
leon
Click here to see the last example.
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Q Does the word geologo (geologist) contain a
diphthong syllable?
A No, the e and the o are strong vowels and
cannot sit together. The o is louder than the e
so it must be marked with an accent.
ge
lo
o
go
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• LOTE (Language Other Than English)
• TEKS
• 114.22. Levels I and II - Novice Progress
  Checkpoint (One Credit Per Level).
• a) General requirements.
• (2) Using age-appropriate activities, students
  develop the ability to perform the tasks of the
  novice language learner. The novice language
  learner, when dealing with familiar topics,
  should
• (F) recognize the importance of acquiring
  accuracy of expression by knowing the
  components of language, including grammar.