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KEY FRENCH SOUNDS & SPELLINGS (A VERY GENERAL & SIMPLIFIED REFERENCE) Prior learning: Following on from the alphabet! Jo Rhys-Jones, November 2011 Talkabout Primary Languages
Prior learning: Following on from the alphabet! Jo Rhys-Jones, November 2011 Talkabout Primary Languages
Prior learning: Following on from the alphabet! Jo Rhys-Jones,
November 2011 Talkabout Primary Languages
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vowels tricky consonants nasal phonemes on/an/en, in/ain/ein
regular graphemes ou, au/eau, gn, ph graphemes which make more than
one sound silent letters elision & liaison
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a e - i-y o u
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a chat
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e lemenejelemeneje neuf deux uf
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dcembre regarder levez la main! caf lphant bbbb
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- frre pre mre tte pche zbre
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i-y dix six Yvonne stylo bicyette litlit
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O - SAME SOUND MADE BY /AU/EAU O CAN ALSO BE A SHORT SOUND o
piano pomme, bol, docteur carotte vlo, pot, htel, beau, chaud
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u sucette Put your finger in your mouth like a lollipop. Remove
your finger but keep your lips still. Without moving your lips, try
to say ee That is the French sound u.
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cg y w s t h
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USUALLY A HARD SOUND SOFT WHEN FOLLOWED BY E OR I c cinma
police, France, cent, cinq, dlicieux, garon... carotte crayon, sac,
caf, banc, camra... same sound as
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USUALLY A HARD SOUND SOFT WHEN FOLLOWED BY E OR I g garage
pigeon, orange, genou, girafe, gorille gomme, guitare, catalogue,
regarder...
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h thth hros htel
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USUALLY A SOFT SOUND HARD WHEN BETWEEN 2 VOWELS s oiseau
cuisine, visite, rose, musique, chemise poisson sac, soupe, classe,
danser...
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USUALLY THE SAME SOUND AS IN ENGLISH EXCEPTIONS CAN CHANGE TO S
SOUND WHEN FOLLOWED BY I t dictionnaire direction, addition,
patience, essentiel tomate tulipe, tarte, moto, minute... Do these
words make a normal t sound in English?
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w EXCEPT: kiwi wagon le wc
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USUALLY SAME SOUND AS FRENCH I BUT SAME SOUND AS IN ENGLISH
WHEN BETWEEN 2 VOWELS y crayon joyeux, loyal, incroyable, voyage
stylo Yvonne, cycliste, Nancy lyce, pyjama...
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on/an/en in/ain/ein Purists will rightly argue there is a very
subtle difference between on and an/en but its highly unlikely to
be noticable up to GCSE level so I leave that to teacher discretion
and the level of your class
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on an en bonjour danse dentiste tombola chambre dcembre lampe
enfants mouton om am em
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in ain ein vin intelligent train demain peinture important pain
ceinture lapin im
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ou au/eau/ gnph /ez/er /ai/ei/et e/eu/oeuoi
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ou bouche souris moutarde
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e eu u lemenejelemeneje neuf deux uf
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oi trois toile histoire
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ez er dcembre levez la main! janvier caf jouer nez
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o au eau htel jaune oiseau bateau taureau motomoto
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ai ei et frre fte chaise neige Paul et Liliane robinet jaime
baleine
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ph tlphone alphabet lphant
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gn araigne signal champignon
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ch ill ail/eil/euil/ouil
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USUALLY A SOFT SOUND: BUT HARD SOUND WHEN A GREEK WORD OFTEN
BEFORE R OR L ch Chrtien orchestre, chur, chronique, technique Chef
Charlotte, march, chat champagne, chocolat...
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USUALLY A SOFTENED SOUND: SOME EXCEPTIONS WHEN THE L SOUND IS
PRONOUNCED: ill Million village, ville, mille tranquille Famille
fille, vanille, gorille gentille, habiller
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ail eil euil ouil travail soleil feuille nouille bouillir
mdaille bouteille abeille
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USUALLY THE FINAL CONSONANT IS NOT PRONOUNCED: BUT THE LETTERS
B C F K L Q R USUALLY ARE PRONOUNCED: Silent letters club snob,
flic, chef, anorak avril, cinq, hiver mouton lphant, lit, lapin
trois, froid, abricot Exceptions: blanc, porc, clef, -er
infinitives Exceptions: ours, sud, autobus, tennis, some
names,
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le petit lphantpetit when a word that ends in a normally silent
consonant is followed by a word that begins with a vowel or silent
h, then the consonant is pronounced usually...