Learning objective
Recognize common French accent marks and preserve them when writing.
Recognize common French accent marks and preserve them when writing.
Lesson notes
- The acute accent (é) changes the sound, as in école.
- The grave accent appears in à and è; the circumflex appears in être and forêt.
- The cedilla in ç makes c sound like s before a, o or u.
Useful words
écoleschool (é acute)
pèrefather (è grave)
oùwhere (ù grave)
forêtforest (ê circumflex)
garçonboy (ç cedilla)
Examples
Ça va ?How are you? (ç)
J’étudie le français.I study French.
Learning content and practice questions are original starter drafts for teacher review. The supplied syllabus PDF provides topic names and short descriptions.