Accents Flashcards
1
Q
accent aigu - é
A
pronounce the “e” like “a” in date
2
Q
accent grave - è
A
pronounce the “e” like the “e” in jet
3
Q
accent circumflex - ê
A
does not change pronunciation, but can sometimes indicate that a letter has been omitted
4
Q
cédille - Ç
A
the tail under the “c” tells you to pronounce the letter like an “s”
5
Q
tréma - ë
A
sometimes we have two vowels side by side. if the trema appears over the second vowel, it tells us to pronounce each vowel separately
6
Q
what is NOT something that might happen when you add an accent to a word?
A
the word could disappear
