FIA Grammar Chapter 7 Flashcards
What feature of its pronunciation makes a vowel closed? What form of e is considered a closed vowel?What feature of its pronunciation makes a vowel open? What form of eis considered an open vowel?
To pronounce a closed vowel the tongue must be higher in the mouth, closing off the space in the front of the mouth. É is a closed vowel.To pronounce an open vowel the tongue is a little lower in the mouth, and the space in front of the mouth is more open. (As you lower your tongue, you lower your jaw slightly as well.) È is an open vowel.
What is the difference between an open and closed syllable?
A syllable is open if it ends in a vowel sound. Pré-is considered open.A syllable is closed if it ends in a consonant sounds, which closes off the stream of air coming from the mouth. -Fère is considered closed.
How do you say the following in French?60, 61, 70, 71, 80, 81, 90, 91
60 = soixante61 = soixante et un70 = soixante-dix71 = soixante et onze 80 = quatre-vignts (note the unpronouced -s) 81 = quatre-vignt-un (-t is not pronounced)90 = quatre-vignt-dix 91 = quatre-vignt-onze (-t is not pronounced)
When do you use the letter -s after quatre-vignt and cent?
They end in -s at all times unless they are followed by another number.quatre-vigntsquatre-vignt-sixdeux centsdeux cent quarante
Make the following adjectives feminine.unbrunfinmasculinfémininafricaintunisienbon
unebrunefinemasculineféminineafricainetunisiennebonne
Make the following adjectives feminine.indulgentintelligentdifférentidiotblanc
indulgenteintelligentedifférenteidioteblanche
Make the following adjectives feminine.grissérieuxmoqueur
grisesérieusemoqueuse
Make the following adjectives feminine.calmepossibleimbécilestupiderobustelarge
There is no change. calme possible imbécile stupide robuste large
Make the following adjectives feminine.carréallongédistinguébleuvraijolinoir
carréeallongéedistinguéebleuevraiejolienoire
What are the three ways to ask a question in French? Which is the most and least common, and which is considered a higher level of speech?
- Intonation alone: any statement can be made into a question if the voice is made to rise in pitch at the end. Intonation is the most common.
- With est-ce que:any statement becomes a question when preceded by est-ce que, and accompanied by a rise in pitch at the end.
- Inversion: the subject pronoun, which normally comes before the verb, is placed after it, and the voise rises in pitch. Inversion is considered a higher level of speech, and is the least common. It is not generally used in familiar speech except in common expressions such as “Comment vas-tu?”and “Quelle huere est-il?”
Make the following statements into questions utlizing inversion.Subject a pronoun:
Il est sportif.
Elles sont sportives.
Vous avez le temps.
Tu as le temps.
Subject a proper name or a noun:
Robert est sportif.
La jeune fille est sportive.
Verb does not end in a consonant:Robert a de l’argent.
Subject a pronoun:
Est-il sportif?Sont-elles sportives?Avez-vous le temps?As-tu le temps?
Subject a proper name or a noun:
Robert est-il sportif?La jeune fille est-elle sportive?Verb does not end in a consonant:
Robert a-t-il de l’argent?
What is the difference between qu’est-ce que c’estand qui est-ce que c’est?
Qu’est-ce que c’estis used to ask the nature of an unknown thing.
Qui est-ce que c’estis used to ask the identity of an unknown person.
What is the answer to a question with qu’est-ce que?What is the answer to a question with qui est-ce qui?
Nous(subject)allons inventer (verb)une histoire (object).
Qu’est-ce que: a thing that is the object of the verb.Qu’est-ce nous allons inventer? Une histoire.
Qui est-ce qui: a person who is the subject of the verb.
Qui est-ce qui inventer une histoire? Nous.
