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La Prononciation

La Prononciation. Les lettres muettes silent letters. In French the last letters are often silent . Final “E” is always silent. C éline , Philippe, Stéphanie, anglaise, française, onze, douze, treize, quatorze, quinze, seize. Final “S” is sometimes silent.

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La Prononciation

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  1. La Prononciation Les lettresmuettes silentletters

  2. In French the last letters are oftensilent. • Final “E” is always silent. • Céline, Philippe, Stéphanie, anglaise, française, onze, douze, treize, quatorze, quinze, seize. • Final “S” is sometimes silent. • Paris, Nicolas, Jacques, anglais, français, trois • *fils, autobus, tennis • D, G, M, N, P, T, X, and Z are also sometimes silent. • froid, long, parfum, beaucoup, salut, deux, chez

  3. Other times, the first letter is silent • H is always silent at the start of a word in French. • However, someh’scanbecombinedwithprecedingwords, whereasotherscannot. • Hélène, Henri, homme, hockey, hôtel, hiver, Hawaï

  4. Final lettersthat are pronounced: • B, C, F, K, L, Q, R • snob, truc, avec, actif, œuf, bifteck, avril, bol, cinq, hiver, four

  5. Pratiquez!This ruleisespecially important withtelling masculine and feminine adjectives apart. • blond vs. blonde • grand vs. grande • petit vs. petite • amusant vs. amusante • français vs. française • anglais vs. anglaise • américain vs. américaine • canadien vs. canadienne

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