French Sounds Exercises Answers

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 EXERCISE 1 ANSWERS

Sounds [ø] and [œ] (peu, peur)

  1. ceux (those) → [ø]

  2. seul (alone, lonely) → [œ]

  3. nœud (knot) → [ø]

  4. neuf (nine) → [œ]

  5. eux (them) → [ø]

  6. heure (hour, time) → [œ]

  7. deux (two) → [ø]

  8. deuil (mourning) → [œ]

  9. peu (little) → [ø]

  10. peuvent (to be able to - conjugated) → [œ]

 EXERCISE 2 ANSWERS

Sounds [ʃ] and [ʒ] (choix, joie)

  1. chant (song) → [ʃ]

  2. gens (people) → [ʒ]

  3. cheveux (hair - plural) → [ʃ]

  4. je veux (I want) → [ʒ]

  5. ange (angel) → [ʒ]

  6. hanche (hip) → [ʃ]

  7. hache (axe) → [ʃ]

  8. âge (age) → [ʒ]

  9. bouger (to move) → [ʒ]

  10. boucher (to clog, butcher) → [ʃ]

 EXERCISE 3 ANSWERS

Sounds [e] and [É›] (mes, mais)

  1. mangeais → [ɛ]

  2. V → [e]

  3. dé → [e]

  4. mangé → [e]

  5. gré → [e]

  6. sais → [ɛ]

  7. raie → [ɛ]

  8. parler → [e]

  9. santé → [e]

  10. près → [ɛ]

 EXERCISE 4 ANSWERS

Sounds [ɔ̃] and [ã] (bon, banc)

  1. parlons → [ɔ̃]

  2. mens → [ã]

  3. amant → [ã]

  4. longue → [ɔ̃]

  5. sang → [ã]

  6. vent → [ã]

  7. ton → [ɔ̃]

  8. allant → [ã]

  9. l’onde → [ɔ̃]

  10. blond → [ɔ̃]

 EXERCISE 5 ANSWERS

Sounds [Å“] and [É”] (seul, sol)

  1. sœur → [œ]

  2. peur → [œ]

  3. bord → [ɔ]

  4. vole → [ɔ]

  5. l’heure → [œ]

  6. sort → [ɔ]

  7. cœur → [œ]

  8. flore → [ɔ]

  9. porc → [ɔ]

  10. meurt → [œ]