Les Sons et Les Lettres How are accents used in French? What sounds are common in French?...

Les Sons et Les LettresHow are accents used in French?What sounds are common in French?

AUJOURD’HUI C’EST...

In English...

… some words can be tricky to pronounce! How would you write the phonetic spelling

for the word D-A-T-A?

readache and mustache

heart and beard and heard

What sound does each pair of letters make?

ENOUGH + WOMEN + NATION

In French…

… most sounds are quite consistent! There are always exceptions, but

knowing some rules can help!

EAU - AU - Ochapeau beaucoup chaudmot

RULE: EAU, AU, O all sound like...

E - EU - OEU

jeneufboeuf

RULE: E , EU , OEU all sounds like...

OI

moitoioiseau

RULE: OI sounds like...

CH

cheval chaud chapeau

RULE: CH in French sounds like…

More sounds with C

ciel cinqRULE: Before an i or e it sounds like…

cahier curieuxRULE: Before an a , o , u it sounds like…

français leçonRULE: C with a cédille accent sounds like...

Circumflex

L’ACCENT CIRCONFLEXE can appear over any vowel. They don’t change the way a word sounds. This accent often indicates that an s was dropped from the latin version of the word.

forêt

hôpital

pâte

Acute Accent

étudierdanséétat

RULE: L’accent aigu sounds like…

* ez and er make the same sound!- Parlez-vous français? - Oui, je peux parler français.

Grave Accent

niècepoème

RULE: L’accent grave with e sounds like…*ai makes the same sound! la maison

la - là ou - oùRULE: L’accent grave with other vowels does not change the pronunciation of a word but can change the meaning!

Silent Letters! Pourquoi?!

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