Match the term with the definition.

Question

1. diacritical marks
a curved line placed over a vowel to show its sound
2. macron
shows stress on a particular syllable of a word
3. breve
a system for showing the pronunciation of a word
4. accent mark
a straight horizontal line placed over a vowel to show its sound

Answer 1

Here are the correct matches for the terms and their definitions:

1. diacritical marks - a system for showing the pronunciation of a word
2. macron - a straight horizontal line placed over a vowel to show its sound
3. breve - a curved line placed over a vowel to show its sound
4. accent mark - shows stress on a particular syllable of a word