WorksheetsPronunciation pour l'ISP
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
"ai" is generally pronounced in the following way:
an exaggerated "ayyy"
a soft "eh"
somewhere in between the two
How do you say "ail" as in travail
"ill"
"vay", as in vAcation
"vii"
"vile"
"ai" in lait is pronounced as
exaggerated "ayyy"
exaggerated "iii"
exaggerated "layyyt"
soft "lay"/"leh"
verser, combiner, remuer, mélanger all end in the following sound:
a hard "urrr"
a soft "eh" sound
a hard "ger" sound, as in GERonimo!
a hard "er" sound, as in ERgo
un couteau, une soucoupe, une fourchette all have the following sound in common:
a long "ooo", as in cool
"ow", as in ouch!
"oh", as in oh!
a short "o" as in open
"un poele" has the following final sound:
"lee" as in "leaving"
"l" as in "pole"
"el", as in "elbow"
"lay" as in "layover"
The word "cuillère" has two syllables. The first, "cui", sounds like:
"qwee"
"quill"
"qill"
"coo"
The first two "e"s of préparer and mélanger sound like:
a soft "eh" sound
a hard "ayy" sound
a long "ayy" sound
an "ee" sound
The second syllable of "cuillère" is "llère". It is pronounced like:
"yer", with a hard "r" sound at the end
it is impossible to find a fully english equivalent, but it starts with a "y" sound
"lair"
"ler"
The double "l" in cuillère (ll) is pronounced closest to:
"lay"
"yuh"
"ii"
"luh"
une assiette, une fourchette et une fouette have the following final sound:
"etty"
"ette", with a hard t sound
"et" as "and" in French
"ettay"
une tasse, une casserole et une assiette all have the following sound:
"ace" as in ace
"ass" as in assemble
"az" with a hard z sound
"as" as in as
The word is "casserole". How would you divide the syllables to pronounce this word?
cass-e-role
cass-erole
ca-sser-ole
casse-role
The first syllables in "sortir" and "servir" are sor- et ser-. The second syllable for both is "ir".
How does the "r" impact the pronunciation of these syllables?
the r sounds like the way it does in "sir"
the r sounds like the way it does in "sort"
there is no English equivalent, one must try to roll the r sound
Remuer et retourner both start with the syllable "re-". What should you do to say it correctly?
try to roll your r
use an English r
Which sounds do you see in "laisser cuire"?
laisser: "layy", "seh", rolled r
cuire: "qwee", rolled r
laisser "lehh", "sir"
cuire: "qwee", rolled r
laisser "lay", "say"
cuire: "qwee", rolled r
laisser: "layy", "seh"
cuire: "qwee", rolled r
How is the French "rolled r" sound made in the body?
no special techniques needed
using your teeth
pushing air towards the bottom of your throat
by rolling your tongue
Etaler, ajouter and preparer all have a:
long a sound, as in "tall"
short a sound, as in "apple"
The first syllables of tremper and presser are "trem-" and "pre-". What do you need to try to do?
roll your r's
read them as you would in "trim" and "previous"
the following sounds in tremper and combiner require:
a slightly exaggerated opening of the mouth, with the sound being produced at the bottom of the throat
an overly exaggerated opening of the mouth, with the sound being produced at the bottom of the throat
the "our" in retourner, four require the following sounds:
"ooo" with a rolled r
"oh" with a rolled r
"ow" with a rolled r
"ah" with a rolled r
Chauffer is pronounced with a:
"ch" as in chair
"shh"
How would you read "fouetter" using syllables?
fou-ett-er: "foo" "ette" "ay"
fou-ett-er: "fow" "ette" "er"
fou-ett-er: "foh" "ette "er"
fou-ett-er: "fo" "ette "er"
How would you read "retourner" using syllables?
re-tour-ner: rolled r, "too", rolled r, "nay"
re-tour-ner: rolled r, "tow", rolled r, "er"
re-tour-ner: rolled r, "too", "ner"
re-tour-ner: "ruh", "toor", "nay"
How would you read "verser" using syllables?
ver-ser: "verr" "say"
ver-ser: "verr" "sehr"
ver-ser: "ve" + rolled r, "say"
ver-ser: "vur" "ser"
