Spanish Ñ, Ch, Y and Ll Pronunciation Quiz

Check your understanding of Spanish ñ, ch, y and ll pronunciation with focused true-or-false questions on the key rules, contrasts and examples from the lesson. Use this quiz after the lesson to check understanding and identify anything worth reviewing.

Estimated time: 8 minutes

Instructions

Decide whether each statement is true or false.

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True or False

Decide whether each statement is true or false.

1. The letter ñ is a separate letter in Spanish.

2. The lesson compares the sound of ñ to the “ny” sound in English “canyon.”

3. The tilde in ñ does not change the letter or its sound.

4. The spelling ch normally represents a sound similar to English ch in “chair.”

5. In words such as chico and noche, the lesson treats ch as one sound.

6. The consonant pronunciation of y is identical in every Spanish-speaking region.

7. The lesson says y may sound y-like, j-like, zh-like, or sh-like depending on regional variety.

8. When y stands alone as the word “and,” the lesson describes it as having a vowel-like sound similar to Spanish i.

9. The pronunciation of ll is exactly the same in every Spanish-speaking region.

10. In many regions, y and ll are pronounced the same or very similarly.

11. The lesson recommends using context and familiar vocabulary when y and ll sound similar.

12. España, español, mañana, and año are used as familiar examples containing ñ.

13. Escuchar, noche, and mucho are used as examples containing ch.

14. Calle, llamo, llave, and llegar are examples containing ll.

15. The lesson says regional variation in y and ll should be treated as an error.

16. The listening strategy says to identify the whole word first and expect more regional variation with y and ll than with ñ and ch.

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