1. Everything You Ever Need To Know About Spanish Accents
á é í ó ú

2. Los acentos: Accents are marks that are used in Spanish to indicate:
that a word does not follow the rules of stress.
ie...lápiz
a change in meaning from another word
ie...sí / si
an interrogative word
ie...Cuándo

3. Any exception to the above rules must have a written accent.
Rules of stress
If a word ends in a vowel, n or s, then the stress falls on the next to the last syllable.
If the word ends in a consonant other than n or s, then the stress falls on the last syllable.
Any exception to the above rules must have a written accent.

4. Accents
Always go on a vowel
Are a strong mark beginning right
over a vowel and going up at a 45 degree angle to the right.