Spanish CLEP Exam Questions with Correct Answers

Spanish CLEP Exam Questions with Correct Answers If a word ends in a vowel, -n, or -s, the normal stress is on the what? - Answer-The next to last syllable Ex.) Esposa- The stress is over the -o If a word ends in any other letter other than a vowel, -n, or -s, the normal stress should fall where? - Answer-The last syllable Ex.) Comer- The stress is over the -e When will spanish words have an accent? - Answer-1. When there is another identical word and the accent distinguishes one from the other Ex.) el (article) from él (he, pronoun) 2. A pronoun has been added to a verb form Ex.) Explíquelo- Explain it 3. The accent is the result of a stem change Ex.) Reunir (ú)- The ú will appear in the first, second, and third person singular and third person plural of the present indicative/subjunctive 4. There may be a diphthong (two weak vowels or a weak with a strong) where the weak vowel (u or i) needs to be stressed Ex.) Divertíos- Enjoy yourselves When is El used instead of La when using a feminine noun? - Answer-Before feminine nouns beginning with stressed "a" or "ha". Ex: El agua- the water, el hacha- the ax, el alma- the soul, el hambre- the hunger. When is the definite article used in Spanish? - Answer--When the noun represents an abstraction. Ex.) Life is short- La vida. -When the noun includes the totality of a category. Ex.) Man is mortal- El hombre. -With the days of the week (except after a form of the verb ser) and the seasons of the year. Ex.)- El lunes, La primavera. -With personal or professional forms of address in the third person: El señor Jiminez. It is committed when the individual is directly addressed and in front of titles such as Don. -With the parts of the body or articles of clothing instead of the possessive adjective. Ex.) I brushed my teeth- Me cepille los dientes. -With the names of languages except after en, de, and hablar. Ex.) El frances es dificil. -With weights and measures. Ex.) Un dollar la libra- One dollar per pound. -With infinitives used as nouns (gerunds). Ex.) Seeing is believing- Ver as creer. -With names of generic places. Ex.) Jail- La carcel. Class- La clase. -With family names. Ex.) The Garcia's, los Garcia. -With adjectives to make them nouns. Ex.) The pretty one- la bonita. The poor- los pobres. -With nouns in apposition with a pronoun. Ex.) We Americans- Nosotros los Americanos. What is the difference between de and dé? - Answer-De: Of, From Dé: Give- Formal Command What is the difference between se and sé? - Answer-Se: Reflexive Pronoun Sé: I know- Verb What is the difference between el and él? - Answer-El: Article Él: He- Pronoun What is the difference between tu and tú? - Answer-Tu: Yours- Possessive Adjective Tú: You- Pronoun What is the difference between mas and más? - Answer-Mas: But- Conjunction Más: More- Adverb What is the difference between si and sí? - Answer-Si: If Sí: Yes When does El contract to Al? - Answer-When the article follows the preposition a (a+el) and to del when the article follows the preposition de (de+el) How do you say "I brushed my teeth"? - Answer-Me cepillé los dientes How do you say "I put on my shirt"? - Answer-Me pusa la camisa How do you say "One dollar per pound"? - Answer-Un dólar la libra La is used because it has to do with weights and measures How do you say "The García's"? - Answer-Los García How do you say "We Americans"? - Answer-Nosotros los americanos When is the definite article committed in spanish? - Answer--Gives a definition- Que es astronomia? -Uses estudiar or examinar- Estudiamos quimica -With the expression de...a- de seis a ocho- from six to eight. -With expressions such as: Por primera vez- For the first time. Por segunda vez- For the second time. En primer lugar- In the first place. -With con and sin before an unmodified abstract noun. No puedo vivir sin libertad- I cannot live without liberty. -With a numeral that denotes the order of a monarch- Carlos Quinto- Charles the Fifth. How do you say "the important thing/part"? (Lo+adjective= part/thing) - Answer-Lo importante