What's that rule?
What are the final consonants that SHOULD be pronounced in French?
What are...C, R, F, and L?
The letter /H/ is silent in French.
What is...TRUE?
cherchent
What is...[ʃɛɾʃə]?
plutôt
What is...[plyto]?
Explain the pronunciation difference between different accented /e/ (mostly é and è, but try to include ê and ë)
What is...all accented /e/ are open except for é.
When do you pronounce /e/ as [ɛ] in French?
What is.../e/ followed by two consonants is open [ɛ]?
/o/ followed by a pronounced consonant is pronounced [ɔ].
What is...TRUE?
matin
What is...[matɛ̃]?
suivez
What is...[sɥive]
Correct Sarah's pronunciation of "réside." (She will pronounce it really wrong).
What is...no rolled R, é should be closed, intervocalic /s/ is [z], and shwa needs to be more rounded?
What is the rule for the pronunciation of /s/ in a word such as 'désir'?
What is...intervocalic /s/ is pronounced as [z]?
The letter /L/ is never pronounced when occurring in the middle of a word.
What is...FALSE? (Mille tranquilles villes!)
joyeux
What is...[ʒwajø]?
parfum
What is...[paɾfœ̃]?
What is the IPA symbol that Cheri Montgomery created, and in what context would you use it?
What is [ɛ + -]? It is used to indicate that a word usually transcribed with an open [ɛ] should be pronounced slightly more closed. It occurs commonly in words such as tes, mes, les, ses, etc.
Where does the accent typically fall in French?
What is...the last syllable (exluding schwas)?
MER/VER words are exceptions to the usual rules for open and closed /e/, and should always be pronounced closed [e].
What is...FALSE? MER/VER words are exceptions, but are pronounced with an open [ɛ].
grenouilles
What is...[gɾənujə]?
cieux
What is...[sjø]?
Explain the difference between the pronunciation of 'et' and 'est'
What is...'et' is pronounced [e] and 'est' is pronounced [ɛ]?
What does the pneumonic HUMAN (h, m, n) tell us?
What are...the consonants following a vowel + m/n combination that make it NOT nasal?
/ai/ within a word is always pronounced as open [ɛ].
What is...FALSE? -ai verb endings are pronounced with a closed [e].
chanson
What is...[ʃɑ̃sɔ̃]?
lumineuse
What is...[lyminøzə]?
Explain how vocalic harmonization works within the word "neiger."
What is... the /ei/ vowel combination would normally be pronounced [ɛ]. Because it is followed by the -er verb ending (which is always pronounced [e]), the second vowel closes the first, making the pronunciation [neʒe]?