Spanish Super Review, 2nd Ed.

by Editors of REA

Overview

Need help with Spanish? Want a quick review or refresher for class? This is the book for you!
REA’s Spanish Super Review gives you everything you need to know!

This Super Review can be used as a supplement to your high school or college textbook, or as a handy guide for anyone who needs a fast review of the subject.

• Comprehensive, yet concise coverage – review covers the material that students must know to read, write, and speak Spanish. Each topic is presented in a clear and easy-to-understand format that makes learning easier.

• Questions and answers for each topic – let you practice what you’ve learned and build your skills.

• End-of-chapter quizzes – gauge your understanding of the important information you need to know, so you’ll be ready for any homework assignment, quiz, or test.

Whether you need a quick refresher on the subject, or are prepping for your next exam, we think you’ll agree that REA’s Super Review provides all you need to know!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780738684048
Publisher:	Research & Education Association
Publication date:	06/15/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	192
File size:	2 MB

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Alphabet and Sounds

1.1 The Alphabet

Spanish uses the same Latin alphabet as English except for the addition of four letters:

ch pronounced like “ch” in “chief”

ll pronounced like the “y” in “beyond”

ñ pronounced like “ni” in “opinion”

rr pronounced as a trilled or “rolling” sound (no English equivalent)

1.2 Consonants

c sounds like “s” before “e” and “i,” and like “k” in all other cases.

g sounds like the “h” in “humid” before “e” and “i,” and like the “g” in “go” or “get” in front of “a,” “o,” and “u.” In order to obtain the hard sound before “e” and “i,” Spanish interpolates the vowel “u”: guerra, guión. In these cases the “u” is silent; a dieresis indicates that it must be pronounced: vergüenza, güero.

h is always silent: ahora, húmedo, horrible.

v is pronounced like “b” in all cases.

y sounds like “ll” at the beginning of a word or syllable. When it stands alone or comes at the end of a word, it is equivalent to the vowel “i.”

z is pronounced like “s.”

(This pronunciation guide follows Latin American usage. In Castilian Spanish the soft “c” and the “z” are pronounced like “th” in “thin.”)

Letter Spanish Example English Example

b [b] bomba boy

c [k] calco keep

[s] cero same

ch [t∫] mucho chocolate

d [d] andar dog

f [f] fama fake

g [x] general humid

[g] rango get

h always silent hombre honor

j [x] justo humid

k [k] kilogramo kite

l [l] letra light

ll [ʎ] ella beyond

m [m] mano mad

n [n] pan no

ñ [ŋ] uña onion

p [p] padre poke

q [k] que kite

r [r] pero (These have a flap sound and a trilled orrr [rr] perro “rolling” sound with no English equivalent.)

s [s] casa some

t [t] patata tame

v [b] vamos boy

x [ks] máximo fox

y [j] yo yes

z [s] zapato same

Stress and Accent Marks

1.3 Vowels

The sounds of the Spanish vowels are invariable.

a sounds approximately like “a” in “ah.”

e sounds approximately like “e” in “men.”

i sounds approximately like “ee” in “eel.”

o sounds approximately like “o” in “or.”

u sounds approximately like “oo” in “moon.”

Letter Spanish Example English Example

a [a] pata father

e [e] pelo men

i [i] fi lo eel

o [o] poco or

u [u] luna moon

1.3.1 Diphthongs

A combination of one strong (a, e, o) and one weak vowel (i, u) or of two weak ones is a diphthong and counts as one syllable:

ai, ay aire, hay pronounce like “eye”

ei, ey reino, ley pronounce like “may”

oi, oy oigo, hoy pronounce like “toy”

iu triunfo pronounce like “you”

ui, uy cuidar, muy pronounce like “Louie”

ue hueso, muerte pronounce like “west”

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Alphabet and Sounds
1.1 The Alphabet
1.2 Consonants
1.3 Vowels
1.4 Stress and Accent Marks
1.5 Syllabic Division

Chapter 2 Articles
2.1 Forms of the Definite Article
2.2 Uses of the Definite Article
2.3 The Neuter Article Lo
2.4 Forms of the Indefinite Article
2.5 Uses of the Indefinite Article

Chapter 3 Nouns
3.1 Gender
3.2 Number
3.3 Diminutives
3.4 Augmentatives
Quiz: Alphabet and Sounds–Nouns

Chapter 4 Adjectives
4.1 Gender
4.2 Number
4.3 Shortening of Adjectives
4.4 Qualifying Adjectives
4.5 Determinative Adjectives
Quiz: Adjectives

Chapter 5 Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs
5.1 Common Adverbs
5.2 Comparison of Equality
5.3 Comparison of Inequality
5.4 Superlatives

Chapter 6 Verbs
6.1 Regular Verbs of the First Conjugation: -ar Verbs
6.2 Regular Verbs of the Second Conjugation: -er Verbs
6.3 Regular Verbs of the Third Conjugation: -ir Verbs
Quiz: Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs–Verbs

Chapter 7 Irregular Verbs
7.1 Stem Vowel Changes
Quiz: Irregular Verbs

Chapter 8 Imperfect vs. Preterite
8.1 Continuation vs. Completion of an Action
8.2 Description vs. Narration
8.3 “Used to” Followed by Infinitive
8.4 “Was” or “Were” Plus Present Participle
8.5 Telling Time in the Past
8.6 Special Preterites
Quiz: Imperfect vs. Preterite

Chapter 9 The Subjunctive
9.1 Structure of the Subjunctive
9.2 If/Then Clauses
9.3 Verbs Introduced by como si (as if )
9.4 Forms of the Imperfect Subjunctive
9.5 Indicative vs. Subjunctive
9.6 Impersonal Expressions
9.7 Conjunctive and Adverbial Expressions
9.8 Temporal Expressions
9.9 Tense Correspondence/Sequence
Quiz: The Subjunctive

Chapter 10 Past and Present Participles
10.1 Formation of the Past Participle
10.2 Uses of the Past Participle
10.3 Formation of the Present Participle
10.4 Uses of the Present Participle

Chapter 11 Verbs: Compound Tenses
11.1 Formation of Compound Tenses
11.2 Conjugation of Haber : Indicative Mood
11.3 Conjugation of Haber : Subjunctive and Imperative Moods
11.4 Names of Compound Tenses
Quiz: Past and Present Participles–Verbs: Compound Tenses

Chapter 12 The Verb “To Be”: Ser or Estar?
12.1 Conjugation of Ser
12.2 Conjugation of Estar
12.3 Uses of Ser
12.4 Uses of Estar
12.5 Adjectives that Change Meaning with Ser or Estar
Quiz: The Verb “To Be”: Ser or Estar?

Chapter 13 Classes of Verbs
13.1 Transitive
13.2 Reflexive
13.3 Intransitive
13.4 Impersonal
13.5 Auxiliary

Chapter 14 The Passive Voice
14.1 Formation of the Passive Voice
14.2 Reflexive Substitute for the Passive Voice
14.3 Third Person Plural Active Equivalents for the Passive Voice
14.4 Impersonal Substitute
14.5 The Past Participle of Morir
14.6 The Apparent Passive: Estar Plus the Past Participle

Chapter 15 Time and Weather Expressions
15.1 Measures of Time
15.2 Telling Time
15.3 Hacer with Expressions of Time
15.4 Age
15.5 Weather Expressions
Quiz: Classes of Verbs, Passive Voice, and Time and Weather

Chapter 16 Personal Pronouns
16.1 Personal Pronoun Chart
16.2 Subject Pronouns
16.3 Object Pronouns
16.4 Reflexive Pronouns
16.5 Prepositional Pronouns
Quiz: Personal Pronouns

Chapter 17 Other Pronouns
17.1 Relative Pronouns
17.2 Possessive Pronouns
17.3 Demonstrative Pronouns
17.4 Interrogative Pronouns
Quiz: Other Pronouns

Chapter 18 Prepositions and Conjunctions
18.1 Prepositions
18.2 Conjunctions
Quiz: Prepositions and Conjunctions

Chapter 19 Affirmatives and Negatives
19.1 Forms of the Affirmatives
19.2 Uses of the Affirmatives
19.3 Forms of the Negatives
19.4 Uses of the Negatives

Chapter 20 Numerals
20.1 Cardinal and Ordinal Forms of Numerals
20.2 Cardinal Numbers
20.3 Ordinal Numbers
20.4 Dates
20.5 Arithmetical Signs
20.6 Collective Numerals
20.7 Fractions
Quiz: Affirmatives and Negatives–Numerals

Chapter 21 Basic Vocabulary
21.1 Fundamental Spanish Words

Glossary