French Pronunciation

Question 1

ç This mark is a cedilla.

Answer 1

“ç” is pronounced like s before a, o and u

Question 2

é

Answer 2

This is an acute accent placed over the letter é.

Question 3

à, ò ù

Answer 3

This is a grave accent placed over à, ò or ù.

Question 4

â ê î ô û

Answer 4

This is a circumflex accent.

Question 5

c, r, f and l

Answer 5

Final consonants are not pronounced excerpt for c, r, f and l (the consonants in CaReFuL)

Question 6

e is silent when?

Answer 6

at the end of words of more than one syllable.

Question 7

H

Answer 7

H is never pronounced.

Question 8

ch

Answer 8

pronounced like sh in English

Question 9

j

Answer 9

pronounced like the s in pleasure or measure

Question 10

g

Answer 10

is like the g in go before a, o and u
BUT
is like the s in pleasure (or the French J) before e or i

Question 11

c

Answer 11

is pronounced like k before a, o and u
BUT
is pronounced like s before e or i.

Question 12

gu

Answer 12

is like the g in go

Question 13

qu

Answer 13

is pronounced like k

Question 14

gn

Answer 14

is pronounced like ni in onion or ny in canyon

Question 15

s between vowels

Answer 15

is like z in English

Question 16

ss between vowels

Answer 16

is like s in see

Question 17

t is like the English t except in the following combinations where it is like s in see

Answer 17

tion, tial, tiel, tieux (that is before i)

Question 18

“ç”

Answer 18

only goes with the letter “c”

Question 19

You’ll only ever see a “ç” before

Answer 19

“a”, “o”, or “u” where it changes k to s

Question 20

The acute accent is only ever found above an

Answer 20

“e”, as in “é”

Question 21

“é”

Answer 21

like the English ay

Question 22

la vs là

Answer 22

la is the feminine form of the word “the”
BUT
là means “there” or “that

Question 23

ou vs où

Answer 23

ou means “or”
BUT
où means “where”

Question 24

the grave “è” vowel is pronounced

Answer 24

eh like get

Question 25

“â” is pronounced

Answer 25

roughly like an English “ah”

Question 26

“ê” is pronounced

Answer 26

like an English “eh”

Question 27

“ô” is pronounced

Answer 27

like an English oh

Question 28

circumflex is also handy for “û”

Answer 28

distinguishing words with different meaning pronounced alike

Question 29

two little dots above a letter

Answer 29

L’Accent Tréma

Question 30

What does the tréme do in the Zoë and Chloë

Answer 30

It tells you o and e are both pronounced (oheee)

Question 31

A tréma over the second of two vowels to tells you

Answer 31

Both must be pronounced (Noël)