Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

Audio and video

  1. The vowels are the letters "a", "e", "i", "o", "u", "y".
  2. The rest of the letters are consonants.
  3. The accents are: "é", "è", "ê", "ë" and can be placed on vowels.
A Arbre (Arbor)Jeu (Joy)SSoleil (Sun)
B Bonjour (Bhello)K Kiwi (Kiwi)TTable (Table)
Chat (Cat)Lit (Bed)Usine (Ufactory)
DDix (Dten)Mère (Mother)Vache (Cow)
Eléphant (Elephant)Neige (Snow)Wagon (Wagon)
Fille (Girl)Oiseau (Bird)Xylophone (Xylophone)
Garçon (Boy)Pomme (Pear)Yaourt (Yogurt)
Homme (He)Question (Question)Zèbre (Zebra)
Île (Island)Rose (Rose)  

Exceptions!

  1. There is the letter "ç", called cédille, which allows changing the sound of the letter "c".

Exercise 1: Multiple Choice

Instruction: Choose the correct solution

1. Comment tu ___ ?

(What is your name?)

2. Je ___ Sophie.

(My name is Sophie.)

3. Mon nom ___ Martin.

(My name is Martin.)

4. Je me présente : je ___ Monsieur Dupont.

(Let me introduce myself: I am Mr Dupont.)

5. Le garçon ___ Pierre.

(The boy's name is Pierre.)

6. Comment ___ ton prénom ?

(How do you spell your first name?)