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 [ɛ] (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 [œ] and [ɔ] (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]