Accents: Circonflexe, cédille, and tréma

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What is your name?

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

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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 itemCorresponding Item
gâteau
head
âne
donkey
tête
cake
pêche
oak
forêt
forest
chêne
peach
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Next we're doing to learn about the cédille.

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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 itemCorresponding Item
Noël
Christmas
maïs
canoe
mosaïque
Gladiolus flower
canoë
mosaic
glaïeul
elder
aïeul
corn
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