Name____________________________ SUMMER PRACTICE
NHS.
Monsieur Warrington
FRENCH is a language that is HEAVILY based on
sounds. You KEY to learning to understand spoken
words and to pronounce correctly is the KEY to your
success in French.
Please take your time and learn this BIT by BIT. It will
reward you .
Pronunciation practice. Use this paper along with listening to the audio file.
This first practice is based on the vowels
a , e , è é.
OPEN the MP3 file and follow along with me to complete this activité (summer assignment 1)
Vowels:
a
the letter “a” in French is always pronounced as “ah”
here are some examples :
chat
papier
(cat)
(paper)
Paris
gaga
(crazy)
arriver
(to arrive)
avoir
(to have)
Now, listen to the words and WRITE them
1._________
e
2. ____________
3.____________ 4.___________ 5.__________
the letter “e” (with NO accent mark) is always pronounced as “uh”
when it is in a short word…………
here are some examples:
le
se
me
je
ne
ce
de
now , listen to the words and write them:
6.________
7._________ 8._________ 9.__________ 10._________
If the letter “e” is at the end of a word , we normally do NOT pronounce it
In French. Here are some examples:
Porte
voiture
bonne
fenêtre
facile
verte rouge
Now , listen and wite the following words: use the above words for spelling….!
11. ___________ 12._____________ 13.____________ 14.___________ 15.____________
è
the letter “e” with an accent “grave”
we call this “e accent grave”
this gives the sound “eh”
examples:
très
succès
lève
chère
près
mère
frère
listen and write:
16.____________ 17.____________ 18.____________ 19.___________ 20.___________
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STOP!!! Practice and digest the above information.
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review it BEFORE you move on.
After you have learned it/ review it, continue.
é
the letter “e” with “accent aigu”
=
“ay”
examples:
clé
parlé
télé
levé
dé
télé
écrire
épelons
now listen and write what you hear:
21. __________ 22.____________ 23. ___________ 24.____________ 25._____________
NOW. Let’s practice all of the above sounds / letters you have studied so far (a , e, è é)
Listen to the sounds/words prounounced and circle the correct answer:
(look at the French word. Listen to the recording. Circle which would be the correct
pronunciation in French)
26.
progrès
A
B
C
27.
très
A
B
C
28. regardé
A
B
C
29. sale
A
B
C
30. de
A
B
C