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1. Pure Vowels
Choose the word that you hear.
1. | 10. mule | moule | |
2. | hotte | 11. appeler | épeler |
3. | lever | 12. fuit | feuille |
4. bœuf | bœufs | 13. thé | taie |
5. puce | pouce | 14. notre | nôtre |
6. rapport | report | 15. ceux | ce |
7. sol | seul | 16. vu | vœu |
8. pomme | paume | 17. séjour | ce jour |
9. aîné | année | 18. | les |
2. Semi-Vowels
Choose the word that you hear.
1. | |
2. la | loi |
3. mouette | muette |
4. pareil | paré |
5. toit | trois |
6. pierre | père |
7. nouille | nuit |
8. bas | bail |
9. mais | |
10. | paix |
3. Nasal Vowels
Choose the word that you hear.
1. | |
2. marrant | marron |
3. lent | lin |
4. frein | franc |
5. fendre | fondre |
6. bain | banc |
7. pont | pain |
8. temps | ton |
9. vin | vent |
10. don | dent |
4. H Aspiré
You will hear sentences that contain words beginning with h. Indicate whether the word begins with an h aspiré (no elision or liaison) or h non-aspiré.
1. | |
2. | h non-aspiré |
3. | h non-aspiré |
4. | h non-aspiré |
5. | h non-aspiré |
6. | h non-aspiré |
7. | h non-aspiré |
8. | h non-aspiré |
9. | h non-aspiré |
10. | h non-aspiré |
5. Silent Letters
Type the word that you hear. (Hint: They all contain silent letters!)
1. | 2. | 3. |
4. | 5. | 6. |
7. | 8. | 9. |
10. | 11. | 12. |
13. | 14. | 15. |
6. E Caduc
In which syllable is the [ə] sound omitted?
1. | ||
2. passe | le | no e caduc |
3. elle | le | no e caduc |
4. le | de | no e caduc |
5. | me | no e caduc |
6. quelle | de | no e caduc |
7. de | ne | no e caduc |
8. je | te | no e caduc |
9. se | mercredi | no e caduc |
je | ce | no e caduc |
7. Liaison
Which phrase do you hear?
1. | |
2. nous avons | nous savons |
3. elles cèdent | elles aident |
4. vous serez | vous errez |
5. vous ôtez | vous sautez |
6. ils sont passés | ils ont passé |
7. ils s'ennuient | ils ennuient |
8. elles ouvrent | elles s'ouvrent |
9. elles sont descendues | elles ont descendues |
10. ils achetaient | il a jeté |
8. Informal Reductions
Informal to Formal Dictée: You will hear a sentence with informal reductions. Type the sentence with formal grammar and spelling.
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