Questions and Answers
What are the vowels in Spanish?
A, E, I, O, U
Which of the following are considered open vowels?
Which vowels are classified as closed vowels?
What are diptongs?
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What are hiatos?
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Study Notes
Vowels
- Vowels in Spanish are A, E, I, O, and U.
Open Vowels
- Open vowels include A, E, and O.
Closed Vowels
- Closed vowels consist of I and U.
Diptongos
- Diptongos occur when two vowels are pronounced together within a single syllable.
- They may be formed by combinations of closed + closed vowels or open + closed vowels.
Hiatos
- Hiatos occur when two vowels are separated into two syllables.
- They arise from combinations of open + open vowels or closed + open vowels.
- In cases where two strong vowels appear together, it is classified as a hiato instead of a diptongo, as they are pronounced separately.
- A weak vowel with an accent mark (í or ú) behaves as a strong vowel, leading to combinations like "ía" being classified as a hiato.
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Test your knowledge of diptongos and hiatos with this flashcard quiz. Learn about open and closed vowels, as well as how they interact in different syllable structures. Perfect for students of Spanish linguistics.
