French Phonetics

Give an example of a silent letter

• A
• B
• H
• L

What are the two kinds of vowels in French?

• long and short
• hard and soft
• open and closed
• oral and nasal

What two consonants make a vowel nasal?

• m, n
• b, p
• t, th
• k, w

What does the "s" sound like trapped between two vowels?

Think poison

• s

• z

• sh

• sr

What does "OI" sound like?

• oi
• o
• wa
• wi

What does "eau" sound like?

ex. Bordeaux

• o

• oi

• ui

• eu

What does "UI" sound like?

• wa
• o
• we
• wu

petit

• The 'a' in 'la'

• The 'ea' in 'pearl'

• The 'ay' in 'day'

• The 'e' in 'egg'

bonne

• Silent

• The 'ea' in 'pearl'

• The 'ay' in 'day'

• The 'e' in 'egg'

été

• The 'a' in 'la'

• The 'ea' in 'pearl'

• The 'ay' in 'day'

• The 'e' in 'egg'