Writing a daily routine in Spanish
From waking up to bedtime, arrange everyday actions in time and connect them in a short Spanish paragraph.
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Writing about your neighborhood in Spanish
A nearby library, a park and your opinion can form a clear Spanish paragraph about your neighborhood.
Read and practiseWriting about weekend plans
A friendly Spanish message can describe your weekend activities, say when they will happen and ask about your friend’s plans.
Read and practiseWriting simple recipes in Spanish
A short recipe names its ingredients and quantities, then guides the reader through preparation in a clear order.
Read and practiseAccent marks in Spanish hiatus
A stressed weak vowel next to a strong vowel needs an accent: see how this separates syllables in common Spanish words.
Read and practiseLowercase languages and nationalities in Spanish
Language names and nationality adjectives normally start with lowercase letters in Spanish, even when English uses capitals.
Read and practiseWriting direct questions in Spanish
Use opening and closing question marks around direct questions and distinguish them from indirect questions in Spanish writing.
Read and practiseDecimal commas in Spanish quantities
A comma separates whole numbers from decimal digits in Spanish quantities, prices and measurements; practise reading and writing them.
Read and practiseWhen Spanish y becomes e
Before an initial i sound, the Spanish word for “and” changes form. Practise the rule and the exception for the ie sound.
Read and practiseSpanish alternatives before an o sound
Before a following o sound, the Spanish word for “or” changes form; practise choosing it in everyday alternatives.
Read and practiseWriting gue and gui
A silent letter helps keep the hard g sound in everyday Spanish words before e and i.
Read and practiseSpanish c and qu for the k sound
A hard consonant sound takes different spellings before vowels; practise choosing the right letters in everyday words.
Read and practiseWriting a workshop time-change notice in Spanish
Announce a workshop’s changed start time, unchanged location and whether people must register again.
Read and practiseA short personal profile in Spanish
Introduce yourself in a brief Spanish profile with your interests and abilities, using clear sentences suited to the situation.
Read and practiseTubo and tuvo: a pipe or the past of tener
Choose tubo for a pipe or tube and tuvo for the third-person singular preterite of tener, using the surrounding meaning.
Read and practiseSpelling m before p and b in Spanish
Learn the usual Spanish spelling rule for m before p or b with practical words and original sentences.
Read and practiseHay, ahí and ay: spelling and meaning
Distinguish hay for existence, ahí for location and ay as an exclamation in context.
Read and practiseWriting Spanish exclamations with ¡ and !
Use opening and closing exclamation marks around a direct exclamation, including one inside a sentence.
Read and practiseSpanish plurals: z changes to c before es
Form common plurals such as luces, peces and lápices by changing final z to c before adding es.
Read and practiseTe and té: the Spanish pronoun and tea
Distinguish unaccented te, a pronoun referring to you, from accented té, the drink or tea plant.
Read and practiseAccent marks in plurals: canción and canciones
Learn why some singular nouns lose their written accent in the plural while the spoken stress stays in place.
Read and practiseWriting an email to request information
Request information in a Spanish email with a subject line, greeting, thanks and appropriate closing.
Read and practiseFormal Spanish email greetings and sign-offs
A formal email calls for a respectful greeting, a clear purpose and a closing that suits the recipient.
Read and practiseSpanish paragraphs with a clear main idea
A focused topic sentence gives a paragraph direction, while relevant details explain or illustrate its main idea.
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