Today we are going to review the sharp words and provide a list of 10 examples of sharp words. Previously, we also saw 10 serious wordsThe following 10 acute words are stressed because they have an accent or accent due to the specific rules that we will explain below:
- Ham
- AGENDA
- I buy
- Café
- Made
- Ration
- I drank
- Sofa
- Died
- Andrés
What are sharp words?
The sharp words are those whose stressed syllable is the last one. This means that the greatest intensity of pronunciation falls on the last syllable of the word. For example: jamon, sofá, caféTo correctly identify an acute word, simply divide it into syllables and observe where the stress falls. In all the cases mentioned, the greatest stress is on the last syllable.
When do acute words have an accent?
To determine when an acute word has an accent, we must look at its ending. Acute words have an accent accent when they end in a vowel or in the consonants n o sFor example, the words sofa (vocal), ham (consonant n) and I buy (vowels) carry an accent mark. Conversely, if an acute word ends in any other consonant, such as clock o foreman, will not have an accent, since it does not comply with the rules mentioned for specific vowels or consonants.
Special rules on acute words
There are some exceptions and special rules that we must take into account:
- Hiatus: In some cases, acute words are accented to break a diphthong. For example: Raul It is stressed because without an accent the sound would be a diphthong (Raul), but the accent turns it into a hiatus.
- Consonants preceded by other consonants: Acute words that end in s, but where the s is preceded by another consonant, they do not carry an accent. Examples: robots, mammoths.
- Ending in Y: Acute words that end in y They do not have an accent, as is the case with convoy o Paraguay.
An additional rule is that, in Spanish, all infinitive verbs that have more than one syllable are acute words. Examples: know, eating, sleep.
Examples of acute words with accent marks
Below we show more examples of sharp words with tilde:
- Lemon
- AGENDA
- Goodbye
- Baby
- Truck
Examples of acute words without accent
We must not forget the acute words that do not have an accent because they do not end in a vowel, -n o -s:
- Clock
- Love
- Foreman
- Robotized
- Ostrich
Sentences with acute words
To complement the information, we show sentences with acute words both with and without accents:
- El Accident arrived late.
- His mother is in the sofa.
- I’ll take a café in the morning.
- The young man died in an accident.
- My dog has a fur soft.
In the Spanish language, the sharp words are extremely common and their correct accentuation is essential to avoid confusion. Thanks to the rules and exceptions that we have reviewed in this article, we can understand and correctly apply when and how acute words should be accented.