PHONICS REVISION
Jan 12, 2016
PHONICS REVISION
L’alphabet
A B C D E F G H IJ K L M N O P Q RS T U V W X Y Z
Les voyelles
Prononcez…
• la• le• lu• do• mi
• fa• si• du• de
Combinations of letters
The combination of some letters makes new sounds:
A+I = AIA+U = AUE+U = EUO+U = OUO+I = OI
In pairs, find at least two examples for each of these combinations
EAU sounds like
AU(eg: oiseau)
Prononcez…
A AI AU/EAU
E OEU/EU
I
O OU OI
U
Écoutez Listen to the text in French, and fill in the gaps using the
vowels or combination of letters you have learnt:
a / e / i / o / u / ai / au / eu / ou / oi
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J’_ _ un styl _ n _ _ r, une tr _ _ sse r _ _ ge et _ ne p _ _ re d _ c _ s _ _ _x.
_ l _ un crayon j _ _ ne et un r _ se m _ _s il n’ _ p _ s d _ f _ _ tre gr _ s _ _ bl _ _.
in / un / im
on / oman / en
am / em
Exception• If any of these combinations of letters is followed
by a vowel or a N/M (so it’s double N or double M) the two letters (eg:O+N) are pronounced separately (therefore, it is no longer a nasal sound)
• Eg: dictionnaire vs dicton• animal vs ans• fenêtre vs ventre• inutile vs intelligent• une vs un• comme vs compas
Practice
• NASAL SOUND OR NOT?
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onze
intelligent
poisson
amusantanniversaire
ennemi
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ordinateur
Activité
Find at least one word for each NASAL
sound
in / im / un / um / on / om / an / am / en / em
12 mins
Be careful withexceptions!
Comment dit-on…?
OUOIAI
AU/EAUEU/OEUON/OM
IN / UN / IMAN / EN / AM / EM
CaReFuL !
gros
deux
sous
grand
air
noir
parc
nul
Silent final consonantsPronounced final
consonant (CaReFuL)
Group workFind as many words as you can to fill in both circles. Be careful with
exceptions.
Silent final consonants Pronounced final consonants (C, R, F , L)
Vowels at the end of words
• All vowels are pronounced at the end of words EXCEPT « e », unless it has an accent on it:
• joue / joué • It is very important to understand this
difference as it often changes the meaning of words
• Exceptions: if a two-letter word ends with a « e », you have to pronounce it: le, me, de, te, se, ce, je, ne
Le son [é] (‘ay’)
é
Boucle d’Or et les trois ours
Il était une fois trois ours qui habitaient une petite maison
dans une petite forêt.
Il y avait papa ours, maman ours et bébé ours.
Un jour, maman ours a fait une bonne soupe.
La soupe était trop chaude donc les trois ours sont allés faire
une promenade dans la forêt.
Pendant qu’ils faisaient la promenade, une petite fille s’est
approchée de la maison.
La petite fille s’appelait Boucle d’Or.
Elle s’est arrêtée. Elle a regardé.
Puis elle est entrée dedans.
Le son [é] (‘ay’)
é
Le son [é]
éai
ê
est et
er
ez
aientais
ait
only at theend of a word
EXCEPTIONS
les des mestessesces
In these 6 articles, the combination of the letters E+S makes the sound [é]
BUT ONLY in these 6 words !
Lisez et écoutez
• ‘il était une fois, trois ours qui habitaient une petite maison dans une petite forêt’
Les liaisons
• A liaison is a link between two words: the first word ends in a consonant which is usually silent (other than C, R, F, L) and the second word starts with a vowel or a ‘h’.
• Examples: trois ours (the ‘s’ becomes pronounced because of the ‘o’ following it)
• un hôpital (the ‘n’ becomes pronounced because of the ‘h’ following it)
• Find as many words starting with a ‘h’ as you can
• How do you pronounce them?• ‘h’ is a silent letter in French
• How do you pronounce these words?• chocolat / chaud• ‘ch’ in French sounds like the English ‘sh’• Do you know any other words with the ‘ch’
sound?
• How do you pronounce these words?• ‘fille’ / ‘gentille’ / ‘taille’ • [ ill ] in French sounds like the English [ y ] as
in ‘you’ / ‘yes’ in the middle of a word (not at the beginning → illimité / illégal)
• Exceptions: mille / ville / village / tranquille• Can you find some other words with
the combination «ill »?
• How do you pronounce these words?• quatre / qui • [ qu ] in French sounds like the English [ k ] –
never pronounce the ‘u’ after a ‘q’• Can you find any other words using the sound [
qu ] ?
5 mins
Reading activity
• In pairs, read the text page…• Make sure you take every phonic rule we have learnt so
far into account:
1. vowels sounds
2. combinations of letters
3. nasal sounds (and the exceptions)
4. silent letters at the end of words
5. the [é] sound
6. liaisons
7. h / ch / qu / ill