French Accents

French Accents

Let's practice!

Multiple Select

French accents were created to... (check all that apply)

• look pretty

• standardize the language

• change the sound of a letter

• confuse us!

Multiple Choice

Which accent changes the sound of the letter c to a soft s sound?

• aigu

• grave

• cédille

• circonflexe

• tréma

Multiple Choice

Which accent changes the sound of the letter e from an [euh] sound to a long [ay] sound?

• aigu

• grave

• cédille

• circonflexe

• tréma

Multiple Choice

Which accent only helps with translation and does change the sound much?

• aigu

• grave

• cédille

• circonflexe

• tréma

Multiple Choice

Which accent changes the sound of the letter e from an [euh] sound to a short [eh] sound?

• aigu

• grave

• cédille

• circonflexe

• tréma

Multiple Choice

What letter is always silent in French?

• e

• p

• i

• h

• t

Multiple Choice

What sound can a double L make in French? Like in the word cédille.

• yuh

• Luh

• long L

• muh

Multiple Choice

What does le tréma do?

• gives the c an s sound

• makes a long ay sound

• makes the letter silent

• tells you to pronounce both vowels

Multiple Choice

Which consonants are usually pronounced at the end of a word?

• CRFL

• MFLT

• CGYP

• KREJ