These are the accents that are added to letters to change the sounds they make. Accents can even change a words meaning. Therefore it is important to know the differences between accents and their purposes. 

Accents are used on the vowels A,I,O,U,E, as well as the consonant C. 

ACCENT AIGU - Found on the letter 'e' (é), it changes the sound from a short "eh" to a longer "ay" sound. 

ACCENT GRAVE - Used on any vowel. It only changes the letter sound of E, with other vowels it distinguishes between different words with the same spelling. For example, "La = the", but "L