Accents: Circonflexe, cédille, and tréma - Miranda Jaster | Library

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What is your name?

Today you will learn about the accents and what they do to the pronunciation of words.

Please watch the videos and answer the questions below.

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What are accents?

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The accent circonflexe looks like...

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On which letters do you place the accent circonflexe?

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Which hat looks most like an accent circonflexe?

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Which of these letters' pronunciations is changed by the accent circonflexe?

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Match each word with its definition.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
tête		head
chêne		donkey
gâteau		cake
forêt		oak
âne		forest
pêche		peach

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Next we're doing to learn about the cédille.

Please watch the video and answer the questions below.

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The cédille is ONLY placed under the letter _______ 

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The cédille tells you to make this sound: _______

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The tréma is a symbol that is placed :

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The tréma looks like...

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On which letters do you place the tréma?

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The tréma indicates that the vowel placed under it should be pronounced...

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Match each word with its definition.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
aïeul		Christmas
canoë		canoe
maïs		Gladiolus flower
mosaïque		mosaic
Noël		elder
glaïeul		corn

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