prior learning: following on from the alphabet! jo rhys-jones, november 2011 talkabout primary...

Prior learning: Following on from the alphabet! Jo Rhys-Jones, November 2011 Talkabout Primary Languages

vowels tricky consonants nasal phonemes on/an/en, in/ain/ein regular graphemes ou, au/eau, gn, ph graphemes which make more than one sound silent letters elision & liaison

a e - i-y o u

a chat

e lemenejelemeneje neuf deux uf

dcembre regarder levez la main! caf lphant bbbb

- frre pre mre tte pche zbre

i-y dix six Yvonne stylo bicyette litlit

O - SAME SOUND MADE BY /AU/EAU O CAN ALSO BE A SHORT SOUND o piano pomme, bol, docteur carotte vlo, pot, htel, beau, chaud

u sucette Put your finger in your mouth like a lollipop. Remove your finger but keep your lips still. Without moving your lips, try to say ee That is the French sound u.

cg y w s t h

USUALLY A HARD SOUND SOFT WHEN FOLLOWED BY E OR I c cinma police, France, cent, cinq, dlicieux, garon... carotte crayon, sac, caf, banc, camra... same sound as

USUALLY A HARD SOUND SOFT WHEN FOLLOWED BY E OR I g garage pigeon, orange, genou, girafe, gorille gomme, guitare, catalogue, regarder...

h thth hros htel

USUALLY A SOFT SOUND HARD WHEN BETWEEN 2 VOWELS s oiseau cuisine, visite, rose, musique, chemise poisson sac, soupe, classe, danser...

USUALLY THE SAME SOUND AS IN ENGLISH EXCEPTIONS CAN CHANGE TO S SOUND WHEN FOLLOWED BY I t dictionnaire direction, addition, patience, essentiel tomate tulipe, tarte, moto, minute... Do these words make a normal t sound in English?

w EXCEPT: kiwi wagon le wc

USUALLY SAME SOUND AS FRENCH I BUT SAME SOUND AS IN ENGLISH WHEN BETWEEN 2 VOWELS y crayon joyeux, loyal, incroyable, voyage stylo Yvonne, cycliste, Nancy lyce, pyjama...

on/an/en in/ain/ein Purists will rightly argue there is a very subtle difference between on and an/en but its highly unlikely to be noticable up to GCSE level so I leave that to teacher discretion and the level of your class

on an en bonjour danse dentiste tombola chambre dcembre lampe enfants mouton om am em

in ain ein vin intelligent train demain peinture important pain ceinture lapin im

ou au/eau/ gnph /ez/er /ai/ei/et e/eu/oeuoi

ou bouche souris moutarde

e eu u lemenejelemeneje neuf deux uf

oi trois toile histoire

ez er dcembre levez la main! janvier caf jouer nez

o au eau htel jaune oiseau bateau taureau motomoto

ai ei et frre fte chaise neige Paul et Liliane robinet jaime baleine

ph tlphone alphabet lphant

gn araigne signal champignon

ch ill ail/eil/euil/ouil

USUALLY A SOFT SOUND: BUT HARD SOUND WHEN A GREEK WORD OFTEN BEFORE R OR L ch Chrtien orchestre, chur, chronique, technique Chef Charlotte, march, chat champagne, chocolat...

USUALLY A SOFTENED SOUND: SOME EXCEPTIONS WHEN THE L SOUND IS PRONOUNCED: ill Million village, ville, mille tranquille Famille fille, vanille, gorille gentille, habiller

ail eil euil ouil travail soleil feuille nouille bouillir mdaille bouteille abeille

USUALLY THE FINAL CONSONANT IS NOT PRONOUNCED: BUT THE LETTERS B C F K L Q R USUALLY ARE PRONOUNCED: Silent letters club snob, flic, chef, anorak avril, cinq, hiver mouton lphant, lit, lapin trois, froid, abricot Exceptions: blanc, porc, clef, -er infinitives Exceptions: ours, sud, autobus, tennis, some names,

le petit lphantpetit when a word that ends in a normally silent consonant is followed by a word that begins with a vowel or silent h, then the consonant is pronounced usually...

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