Accents and Pronunciation
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| gives an e a long "a " sound | l'accent aigu |
| changes spelling only | le circonflexe |
| tells you that two vowels next to each other are pronounced separately | le tréma |
| gives the letter c an "s" sound | le circonflexe |
| only used with the letter e | l'accent aigu |
| this letter is always silent | H |
| this vowel combination makes a "wa" sound | oi |
| these two accents are used with any letter | le tréma et le circonflexe |
| this accent give the e a short "e" sound like it let | l'accent grave |
| two Ls in a row, like in the word cédille, make a ____ sound | "y" like in yes |
| these combinations of letters make the long "a" sound like l'accent aigu | ai, es, ez, er, et |
| two vowels that give the letter c an "s" sound without using la cédille | e et i |
| what kind of sound does a single s make | "z" |
| the letter e at the end of a French word is __________ | silent |
| l'accent grave is used with what 3 letters | a, e, u |
| what consonants are usually pronounced at the end of a French word | c, r, f, l |
| what does le tréma do? | tells you to pronounce two vowels next to each other separately |
| what kind of a sound does the letter s make in the word "besoin" | a "z" sound |
| what sound does the letter c make in the word "congé" | a hard "k" sound |
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