6.14 Pronunciation

• In French, stress is typically placed on the last syllable
• French sentences generally have a rising intonation
• How is the letter 'B' pronounced in French?

  Beh
• The letter 'D' in French is pronounced as Deh
• The letter 'H' in French is pronounced as 'Ahsh'.


  True
• The letter 'K' in French is pronounced as 'Kah'.


  True
• The letter 'N' in French is pronounced as 'Ehn'.


  True
• How is the letter 'Q' pronounced in French?

  Koo
• Match the French letter with its English pronunciation:

  V ↔️ Veh

  W ↔️ Doobleuh
• The letter 'Z' in French is pronounced as Zed
• Match the French letter with its English equivalent:

  A ↔️ Ah

  B ↔️ Beh

  C ↔️ Seh

  D ↔️ Deh
• How is the French letter 'C' pronounced before 'e', 'i', or 'y'?

  seh
• The French letter 'R' is pronounced with a guttural sound similar to rouge
• The French letter 'h' is always silent
• The letter combination 'eu' in French produces the "uh" sound
• French sentences end with a rising intonation.


  True
• How many letters are in the French alphabet?

  26
• The English equivalent pronunciation of the French letter 'H' is Ahsh
• What is the English equivalent pronunciation of the French letter 'L'?

  Ell
• The French letter 'N' is pronounced 'Ehn' in English.

  True
• Match the French letter with its English equivalent pronunciation:

  S ↔️ Ess

  T ↔️ Teh

  U ↔️ Ew

  V ↔️ Veh
• The English equivalent pronunciation of the French letter 'W' is Doobleuh
• The French letter 'Z' is pronounced 'Zed' in English
• The stress in French words typically falls on the last syllable.


  True
• Match the French consonants with their English equivalents and example pronunciations:

  C ↔️ seh (ciel) see-el

  G ↔️ zheh (giraffe) zhee-raf

  J ↔️ zhee (je) zhuh

  R ↔️ guttural "r" (rouge) roozh
• The letter 'h' in French is always silent
• The letter combination 'gn' in French produces the sound "ny"
• How many letters are in the French alphabet?

  26
• The letter 'C' in French is pronounced as 'Seh'.


  True
• How is the letter 'E' pronounced in French?

  Euh
• How is the letter 'I' pronounced in French?

  Ee
• How is the letter 'L' pronounced in French?

  Ell
• Match the French letter with its English pronunciation:

  O ↔️ Oh

  P ↔️ Peh
• The letter 'R' in French is pronounced as Err
• How is the letter 'T' pronounced in French?

  Teh
• The letter 'X' in French is pronounced as 'Eeks'.


  True
• Order the following French vowel combinations by their unique sounds:

  1️⃣ ai

  2️⃣ ei

  3️⃣ on
• The French alphabet has fewer nasal vowel sounds than English.

  False
• The vowel combination 'ai' sounds like eh
• The French letter 'G' is pronounced as "zheh" before 'e', 'i', or 'y'.


  True