7.3.4 Written accents: acentuación esdrújula
What is a palabra esdrújula?
The last major category of words is that of palabras esdrújulas.
When a word’s strong syllable is the second to last or ante penultimate, it is a palabra esdrújula.
All palabras esdrújulas need a written accent. However, not all long words are palabras esdrújulas. This time you need to figure out: which column has the palabras esdrújulas? Do any of the other words need accents? Why? Are they graves or agudas or are there some of each?
| dominicano | esdrujula |
| medicacion | academico |
| terapeuta | America |
| dividir | Mexico |
| motosierra | piramide |
| automovil | catastrofe |
| curricular | kilometro |
| oreja | ejercito |
| Tegucigalpa | ecologico |
| Ecuador | arabe |
