SPA 2201: Study Guide for Quiz 1

Pronunciation & Accents What are the rules for dividing a word into syllables? How do you find the naturally accented syllable of a word?
Cognates & Categories What are cognates and how are they important to you? Can you think of a couple of common cognates? How do suffixes help you recognize cognates? How many suffixes can you recognize and use to create nouns from common adjectives or verbs?
Gender, number, articles, and possession What is the difference between a definite and indefinite article? Which suffixes help determine gender quickly? Why should you worry about a feminine word that stresses the first syllable "a" sound? Which possesive adjectives must agree in number and/or gender with the noun they describe? Are you placing and forming your adjectives correctly (number and gender agreement)?
Survival Sentences & Question Words Can you remember all of the question words and also use them to answer or generate questions? (12) Do you remember all of the survival questions and when to use one versus the other?
Verbs How many –AR ,-IR, ER verbs do you know? Have you studied them as vocabulary and also in all of their “conjugations”? Have you studied your stem-changing verbs and irregular verbs? Have you learned all the "tener" idiomatic expressions? Can you create sentences using the "tener +que" and "ir + a" structures (32)? How many "go" and stem-changing verbs are there? How many different verbs can you name that function like "gustar" (backwards verbs 14)? How do you form and use the progressive tense (38)? See also 10-11, 30
The little things.

Can you interact with another speaker in a polite manner, expressing thanks, excusing yourself, introducing yourself, or taking your turn when necessary (16, 27)?
Vocabulary Have you studied all your vocabulary (characteristics [3,9], sports [25-6])?