Question

Say aloud the pairs of words in the table below and compare the sound of the letter in bold of the Spanish word in the left column to the sound of the letter in bold of the English word in the right column. For example, does the –a of América make the same sound as the –a of ancient? Does the –j of jalapeño make the same sound as the –h of house? After determining which letters in bold make the same sound, record the 5 identified pairs of words and submit them to your teacher. Example: jamón ham Similar Sound: j/h Similar Sound: The Spanish letter j makes the same sound as the English letter h. Spanish Sound English Sound América ancient amigo apple indio idea indio indian ¡Hola! Hello! jalapeño house María ladder Jaime ham yate yo-yo churro shower

Answer 1

The Spanish letter j makes the same sound as the English letter h. This is true.