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Les signes diacritiques<\/h3>\r\n Here are the important accents and diacritical marks to remember in French. They are important for both spelling and pronunciation:<\/p>\r\n
<\/audio><\/p>\r\n\r\nLes signes diacritiques<\/caption>\r\n \r\n\r\nSignes<\/th>\r\n Exemples<\/th>\r\n Explications<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n \r\n\r\naccent aigu (\u00b4)<\/td>\r\n \u00e9tudiant, mari\u00e9, caf\u00e9<\/td>\r\n Indicates that an is pronounced like the underlined vowels in day or late, but shorter and crisper. When a French word begins with \u00e9 is often means that an s<\/strong> would appear at the beginning of the English equivalent: \u00e9ponge -> sponge; \u00e9tat \u2014> state; \u00e9tudiante \u2014> student.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\naccent grave (`)<\/td>\r\n tr\u00e8s, \u00e0<\/td>\r\n Indicates that an e is pronounces like the in the English word<\/strong> pet. For example: tr\u00e8s<\/strong>, ni\u00e8ce<\/strong>, p\u00e8re<\/strong>. When it is placed over an a<\/strong> or a u<\/strong>, it does not change the pronunciation, but it does distinguish words. Compare: la<\/strong> (the) vs. l\u00e0<\/strong> (there); ou<\/strong> (or) vs. o\u00f9<\/strong> (where); a<\/strong> (has) vs. \u00e0<\/strong> (to, at).<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\naccent circonflexe (\u02c6)<\/td>\r\n h\u00f4pital, \u00e2ge, \u00eele, ao\u00fbt, s\u00fbr<\/td>\r\n This mark can appear above any vowel. It indicates that a letter has been dropped form an older version of the word, usually an s<\/strong>. This can help us identify mots apparent\u00e9s. For example: h\u00f4pital<\/strong> (hospital), forest<\/strong> (for\u00eat), f\u00eate<\/strong> (feast). L'accent circonflexe<\/strong> can also help distinguish between words with similar spellings: m\u00fbr<\/strong> (ripe) vs. mur<\/strong> (wall); s\u00fbr<\/strong> (sure) vs. sur<\/strong> (on).<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\ntr\u00e9ma (\u00a8)<\/td>\r\n na\u00efve, Ha\u00efti, \u00e9go\u00efste<\/td>\r\n Indicates that the vowel under it must be pronounced separately form the vowel next to it (without blending)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n \r\nc\u00e9dille (\u00e7)<\/td>\r\n \u00e7a, gar\u00e7on, fran\u00e7ais<\/td>\r\n Softens the letter c to be pronounced like an English \/s<\/strong>\/ instead of a \/k<\/strong>\/.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n
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Activit\u00e9 A<\/h3>\r\nThe names of these animals begin with which letter of the alphabet? Don't forget the appropriate accent if there's one.\r\n\r\n \t__l\u00e9phant<\/li>\r\n \t __anard<\/li>\r\n \t __oala<\/li>\r\n \t __rque<\/li>\r\n \t __igre<\/li>\r\n \t __guane<\/li>\r\n \t __lligator<\/li>\r\n \t __ion<\/li>\r\n \t ________<\/span>\u00e8bre<\/li>\r\n \t__allaby<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n