5.2 Stress and Intonation

• Stress in French always falls on the last syllable of individual words, regardless of phrase grouping.

  False
• In the phrase "à la maison", stress falls on the last syllable of "la".

  False
• Stress in French words involves emphasizing the first syllable.

  False
• Arrange the words in the following sentence according to stress position:

  1️⃣ Bonjour!

  2️⃣ Je

  3️⃣ m'appelle

  4️⃣ Marie

  5️⃣ Paris

  6️⃣ maison
• Match the stress position with an example:

  Last syllable of a word ↔️ "Bonjour" (jour)

  Last syllable of a phrase group ↔️ "à la maison" (maison)
• The stressed syllable in "Paris" is "ris".


  True
• To pronounce French words correctly, remember to emphasize the last syllable.
• While sentence stress adds emphasis, syllable stress is a fundamental rule of French pronunciation.
• When phrases are spoken, stress is placed on the last syllable of the phrase group.
• When pronouncing French words, stress should be placed on the first syllable.

  False
• In French, stress is placed on the last syllable of the phrase group
• Match the word with its stressed syllable:

  parler ↔️ ler

  Paris ↔️ ris

  café ↔️ fé
• Sentence stress emphasizes specific words in a sentence, while syllable stress emphasizes the last syllable of each word or phrase.

  True
• Shadowing involves repeating phrases after native speakers to mimic their stress and intonation patterns.


  True
• Sentence stress and syllable stress are the same concept in French.

  False
• In French, stress typically falls on the last syllable of a word or phrase.
• When phrases are spoken, stress is placed on the last syllable of the phrase group, not just individual words.
• French words typically have stress on their last syllable.
• Match the stress position with an example:

  Last syllable of a word ↔️ "Bonjour" (jour)

  Last syllable of a phrase group ↔️ "à la maison" (maison)
• When phrases are spoken, stress is placed on the last syllable of the phrase group.
• Match the stress position with an example:

  Last syllable of a word ↔️ "parler"

  Last syllable of a phrase ↔️ "à la maison"
• Match the concept with its definition:

  Sentence Stress ↔️ Stress on words to convey emphasis

  Syllable Stress ↔️ Stress on the last syllable of a word or phrase
• French stress is always placed on the first syllable of a word.

  False
• The stressed syllable in "parler" is ler.
• Match the word with its stressed syllable:

  parler ↔️ ler

  Paris ↔️ ris

  café ↔️ fé
• In French, stress typically falls on the last syllable of a word.


  True
• Match the stress position with its example:

  Last syllable of a word ↔️ Bonjour (jour)

  Last syllable of a phrase ↔️ à la maison (maison)
• Match the intonation pattern with its example:

  Statement ↔️ Falling pitch at the end

  Question ↔️ Rising pitch at the end

  Exclamation ↔️ Sharp rise and fall
• In the phrase "À bientôt", the stress falls on the bientôt syllable.
• An exclamation in French typically ends with a sharp rise and fall in pitch.
• In French, stress typically falls on the last syllable
• In the phrase "Il aime prendre un café au soleil", the stressed syllables are "un café", "au soleil", and "son rituel
• Sentence stress emphasizes specific words to convey meaning, while syllable stress emphasizes the last syllable
• Steps to improve stress and intonation in French pronunciation

  1️⃣ Record and listen

  2️⃣ Shadowing

  3️⃣ Phrase-by-phrase practice
• Sentence stress involves emphasizing certain words in a sentence to convey meaning
• In the sentence "J'aime le café", the syllable stress remains on the last syllables "jour" and son
• In the word "Bonjour", the stress is on the syllable "jour".


  True
• In French, stress always falls on the last syllable of a word.


  True
• Match the intonation type with its example:

  Statement ↔️ Je vais au café.

  Question ↔️ Tu vas au café ?

  Exclamation ↔️ Quel beau jour !
• Match the stress position with an example:

  Last syllable of a word ↔️ "Bonjour"

  Last syllable of a phrase group ↔️ "à la maison"