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Exercise A) Spanish Vowels

Instructions: Use your notes and class handouts (not laptops) to find vocabulary words that we have reviewed that have the specific vowel sounds listed in the chart below. For each vowel sound, write down three examples from your notes.

Vowel Sound Example Word Example from Your Notes 1 Example from Your Notes 2 Example from Your Notes 3
A La casa
E La mesa
I
O No
U Uno .

Exercise B) Some of the Special Consonants

Instructions: Use your notes and class handouts (not laptops) to find vocabulary words that we have reviewed that contain the specific consonant sounds listed in the chart below. For each sound, write down three examples from your notes.

Consonant Sound Example Word Example from Your Notes 1 Example from Your Notes 2 Example from Your Notes 3
Ll La llama
Ñ El niño
V La vaca
Rr El perro
H Hola
J El jugo
Z (Latin America) El zapato
Z (Spain) El zapato

Exercise C) Pronunciation Practice with a Partner

Instructions: Work with a partner for this activity. Below is a list of 12 vocabulary examples. You may also use other words that we have reviewed.

Student A will randomly choose 5 words from the list, and pronounce each word aloud one by one. Student B will write down what they hear in the first chart below. Then, switch roles: Student B will choose a different set of 5 words, one by one, and pronounce them aloud, while Student A writes down what they hear in the second chart.

Here are some vocabulary terms we saw now: casa, mesa, sí, no, uno, llama, niño, vaca, perro, hola, jugo, zapato. You have many more.

Round 1: Student A pronounces, Student B Listens and writes what they hear. After Student A says 5 words, check them to see if you got them all correct.

# Word Pronounced by Student B What Student A Heard
1
2
3
4
5 .

Round 2: Student B Pronounces, Student A Listens and writes what they hear

# Word Pronounced by Student A What Student B Heard
1
2
3
4
5 .

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