1. Stress The emphasis through loudness of a syllable in a word.

2. The „Natural“ Stress The “natural” stress in Spanish is the loudness that is placed on a particular syllable in the word if there are no accent marks in the word.

3. The „Natural“ Stress The “natural” stress of the word “casa” is in the first syllable “ca”. This is also the “next-to-last syllable” because the word has two syllables. CAsa

4. The „Natural“ Stress The “natural” stress of the word is the “next-to-last syllable” no matter what vowel the word ends in… CAsa CAse CAsi CAso

5. The „Natural“ Stress The “natural” stress of the word is the “next-to-last syllable” no matter what vowel the word ends in and no matter how many syllables the word has. entreVISta elefANte PApi herMOso

6. The „Natural“ Stress The “natural” stress of the word “casa” remains on the syllable “ca” even if an “n” or an “s” is added to the word! CAsa CAsan CAsas

7. The „Natural“ Stress The “natural” stress of the word is the “next-to-last syllable” for all words ending in “n” or “s”. entreVIStan elefANtes exAMen herMOsos

8. The „Natural“ Stress The “natural” stress of the word is the “next-to-last syllable” for all words ending in a vowel, an “n” or “s”. CAsa CAse CAsi CAso entreVIStan elefANtes exAMen herMOsos

9. The „Natural“ Stress The “natural” stress of the word is the “last syllable” for all words that DO NOT end in a vowel, an “n” or “s”. usTED casAR seÑOR reLOJ estudianTIL habLAR reguLAR universiDAD

10. The Accent Mark for Stress If a syllable is stressed that does NOT get the “natural” stress, then the vowel in that syllable has to have an accent mark. NÚmero autoBÚS FÁcil diFÍcil perdÓN LÁpiz inglÉS