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?
The accent circonflexe looks like...
On which letters do you place the accent circonflexe?
Which hat looks most like an accent circonflexe?
Which of these letters' pronunciations is changed by the accent circonflexe?
Match each word with its definition.
| Draggable item | arrow_right_alt | Corresponding Item |
|---|---|---|
âne | arrow_right_alt | head |
forêt | arrow_right_alt | donkey |
chêne | arrow_right_alt | cake |
tête | arrow_right_alt | oak |
pêche | arrow_right_alt | forest |
gâteau | arrow_right_alt | peach |
The cédille is ONLY placed under the letter
The cédille tells you to make this sound:
The tréma is a symbol that is placed :
The tréma looks like...
On which letters do you place the tréma?
The tréma indicates that the vowel placed under it should be pronounced...
Match each word with its definition.
| Draggable item | arrow_right_alt | Corresponding Item |
|---|---|---|
maïs | arrow_right_alt | Christmas |
aïeul | arrow_right_alt | canoe |
Noël | arrow_right_alt | Gladiolus flower |
glaïeul | arrow_right_alt | mosaic |
mosaïque | arrow_right_alt | elder |
canoë | arrow_right_alt | corn |