Vowel Pronunciation Flashcards
1
Q
a, à, â
A
[ah]
sa, là, pâte
2
Q
ai
A
[ay]
j’ai, mais
3
Q
eau, au, aux
A
[oh]
eau, auto, jaune, aux, bateaux
4
Q
é, er, ez, es, et (closed e)
A
[ay]
pré, parlER, parlEZ, mes, et
5
Q
è, ê, e
followed by double consonants, and final -et (open e)
A
[eh]
chèvre, tête, belle, appelle, effet
6
Q
e in one-syllable words, and in eu, œu (cf. œufs)
A
[uh]
le, que, de, peu, œufs, bleu
7
Q
i, î, and y as a pronoun
A
[ee]
cri, fil, ils, île, il y a
8
Q
ill (with double ll)
A
[eel] only in ville, village, mille, million, and tranquille.
9
Q
Final o, o before s, and ô (closed o)
A
[oh]
vélo, zoo, roses, hôtel, môme
10
Q
o before consonants (not s) (open o)
A
[uh]
bonne, monnaie, homme
11
Q
ou, où, oû
A
[oo]
sou, où, goûtez, foule
12
Q
or
A
[uhR]
port, accord, sorbet, ordre
13
Q
u (single u), û
A
[U]
tu, rue, jupe, flûte
