6.14 Pronunciation

• The phonetic symbol for the vowel sound in "mère" is /ɛ/
• What is the French word that uses the nasal vowel sound /ɛ̃/?

  Pain
• Match the vowel sound with its phonetic symbol:

  ah ↔️ /a/

  ay ↔️ /ɛ/

  ee ↔️ /i/

  oh ↔️ /ɔ/
• Vowels followed by 'n' or 'm' in French are nasalized
• The cedilla 'ç' is pronounced as /s/, like in the word garçon
• What is the purpose of the French phonetic alphabet?

  Represents French pronunciation
• The vowel sound /u/ is used in the word "vous."


  True
• The guttural 'r' in French is represented by the phonetic symbol /ʁ/
• What are the three nasal vowels in French?

  /ɛ̃/, /ɔ̃/, /ɑ̃/
• Final consonants in French are always pronounced unless they link to the next word.

  False
• What is the term for linking the final consonant of one word to the initial vowel of the next word in French?

  Liaison
• What is the French phonetic alphabet designed to help learners do?

  Understand and pronounce words
• The phonetic symbol for the vowel sound in "mère" is /ɛ/.

  True
• The vowel sound in "porte" is represented by the phonetic symbol /ɔ/
• The guttural 'r' in French is represented by the phonetic symbol /ʁ/
• What word uses the consonant sound /ʃ/?

  chat
• Final consonants like 't', 'd', and 's' are always silent in French.

  False
• The 'ç' in "garçon" is pronounced like the letter s
• What consonant sound is represented by the phonetic symbol /d/?

  dos
• Match the consonant sound with its phonetic symbol:

  b ↔️ /b/

  d ↔️ /d/

  f ↔️ /f/

  g ↔️ /g/
• The French word frais (fresh) uses the consonant sound /f/
• The French word car (because) uses the consonant sound /k/.


  True
• The French word rouge (red) uses the consonant sound /ʁ/
• The French word journal (newspaper) uses the consonant sound /ʒ/
• The French phonetic alphabet includes key vowel sounds
• The French word chat (cat) uses the vowel sound /a/
• The French word le (the) uses the vowel sound /ə/
• The French word vous (you) uses the vowel sound /u/
• Liaison in French involves linking the final consonant of one word with the initial vowel of the next word to make speech more fluent
• The French phonetic alphabet represents French pronunciation using symbols that correspond to individual sounds
• The French phonetic alphabet is a system that represents French pronunciation
• Match the vowel sound with its phonetic symbol:

  ah ↔️ /a/

  ay ↔️ /ɛ/

  ee ↔️ /i/

  oh ↔️ /ɔ/
• What is the phonetic symbol for the consonant sound 'b'?

  /b/
• The consonant sound 's' in French has the phonetic symbol /s/
• Order the key pronunciation rules in French as they appear in the text:

  1️⃣ Nasal Vowels

  2️⃣ Silent Consonants

  3️⃣ Liaisons

  4️⃣ Cedilla

  5️⃣ 'E' in Open Syllables
• The cedilla 'ç' is pronounced /s/


  True
• Match the consonant sound with its phonetic symbol:

  b ↔️ /b/

  d ↔️ /d/

  f ↔️ /f/

  g ↔️ /g/
• The consonant sound 'b' in French has the phonetic symbol /b/
• The consonant sound 'zh' in French has the phonetic symbol /ʒ/
• Match the vowel sound with its phonetic symbol and pronunciation:

  ah ↔️ /a/ - Like "ah" in "father"

  euh ↔️ /ə/ - Light, like "u" in "but"

  ay ↔️ /ɛ/ - Open "eh"