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Pronunciation & listening
French sounds, liaison and rhythm, and how to hear them.
Practical guideB1
Retell French audio: a short dictogloss activity with examples
Turn brief listening notes into a French retelling. Practise keeping the cause, result and speaker’s wishes, then compare two accurate reformulations.
Verb drillA2
French silent endings drill: group words by the sound you say
Sort French word endings into spoken vowels, nasal vowels and consonants, then write simple sound cues in everyday phrases. Includes 18 practice items.
PhrasebookA2
Short answers in French: Demain, sans sucre and pas encore
Practise short French replies in café orders and everyday plans. Match demain, sans sucre, personne and pas encore to the question being asked.
ArticleA2
French stress versus English: give the phrase a clear ending
Move from English word stress to French phrase rhythm. Mark useful groups, keep vowels clear and practise changing the focus of a short message.
Cheat sheetA2
French l pronunciation: lit, elle and ville
Make a clear French l at the start and end of words. Use lit, elle and ville, picture cards, a printable sound sheet and a quiz on l and ill spellings.
QuizA2
French vowel contrasts: 8 questions on choosing a useful pair
Choose French minimal pairs, spot extra consonants and plan a clear listening turn. Eight questions with IPA, explanations and picture prompts.
Practical guideB1
Ask for French pronunciation feedback: phrases that help
Use a short French exchange to ask what a listener heard, request one useful change and try again. Includes a feedback log, checklist and quick quiz.
Verb drillA2
Je te le donne: keeping track of short words in spoken French
Restore the small words in compact French phrases such as j’te parle. Practise who does what to whom while keeping standard French spelling.
ArticleA1
French liaison explained: why les amis has a z sound
Compare les livres and les amis, learn two everyday liaison patterns, and tell linking apart from elision and enchaînement with simple examples and a quiz.
Cheat sheetA1
French c and ç: a quick sound map for café, ici and garçon
Use the next vowel to read French c as /k/ or /s/. See why garçon needs ç, practise commencer forms and test the rule with everyday words.
QuizA2
Mark French liaison: 8 questions on the boundary
Annotate short French phrases with /z/, /t/ and /n/. Distinguish liaison from enchaînement, check et and h aspiré, then try eight boundary questions.
Practical guideA2
How to choose French listening practice at the right difficulty
Choose a French recording for one clear goal. Compare a café order, an interview and a discussion, try a short extract, then use a practical checklist.
Verb drillA2
Keep the consonant after a French nasal vowel: chante, lampe, peinte
Practise endings that keep a nasal vowel: grand/grande, blanc/blanche and peint/peinte. Build the feminine forms and check which consonant becomes audible.
ArticleA2
French open and closed o: paume /pom/ and pomme /pɔm/
Compare the French vowels /o/ and /ɔ/ with paume and pomme. Use mouth-position cues, picture cards and a short scene, then check the sound patterns.
Cheat sheetA1
French vowel IPA: a beginner’s symbol key
Read French vowel IPA with a compact symbol key: u versus y, e versus ɛ, rounded eu vowels, nasal marks and a four-question written check.
QuizB1
Liaison after être: an 8-question French pronunciation quiz
Check the links in vous êtes ici, je suis étudiant and nous sommes amis. Eight questions distinguish liaison, enchaînement and optional links after être.
Practical guideA2
French apostrophes: check j’, l’, qu’ and s’il in three steps
Find the word behind a French apostrophe, check the next sound and restore the correct spelling. Includes h cases, si versus se and ten practice questions.
Verb drillA2
French g, ge and gu: a spelling and pronunciation drill
See why garder has /g/, mangeons has /ʒ/ and guitare keeps /g/. Study the spelling map, then complete eight short French sentences.
ArticleA2
French t and d: compare temps /tɑ̃/ and dent /dɑ̃/
Practise the French t/d contrast with temps and dent, tout and doux. Find the tongue position, use four picture cues and check the sounds in short phrases.
Cheat sheetA1
French f and v pronunciation: a lip-and-teeth cheat sheet
Feel the difference between French f and v, compare fou/vous and fin/vin, and practise short phrases. Includes a printable sheet and a three-question check.
QuizA2
First-listen French practice: situation, change and purpose
Read three short French messages and answer eight gist questions. Find the situation, the change of plan and the reply the speaker wants before chasing details.
Practical guideA2
French number listening practice: prepare a short, useful session
Set up a French number listening session with six time phrases, a partner reading list, a checking routine and questions for confirming what you heard.
Verb drillA1
French elision practice: l’amie, j’arrive and s’il
See what the apostrophe removes in l’amie, j’arrive and m’habille, then complete ten short phrases, including h muet, h aspiré and si elle.
ArticleA2
Petit ami, grand arbre: French adjective–noun liaison
Practise the linking /t/ in petit ami and grand arbre with IPA examples. Compare singular and plural phrases, h aspiré and the pronounced t in petite.
Cheat sheetB1
French plural-noun liaison: which links are optional?
Compare the expected z in des amis with the optional link in amis anglais. A compact guide to noun boundaries, careful speech and three practice questions.
QuizA2
French ch quiz: chat, orchestre or chimie?
Eight questions on French ch: learn the common /ʃ/ sound, check the /k/ in orchestre and technique, and sort the words with examples and pictures.
Practical guideB1
A varied French listening week: seven days, three different jobs
Build a practical listening week around a café exchange, a radio discussion and an interview, with a sample timetable, a checklist and three checks.
ArticleA1
French on: the nasal vowel in bon, pont and nom
Meet French /ɔ̃/ in bon, pont and nom. Compare bon with bonne, practise useful phrases, and see what changes in mon oncle and bon ami.
Cheat sheetA1
French è and ê pronunciation: mère, fête and fenêtre
Read è and ê with the open vowel /ɛ/ in mère, fête and fenêtre. Compare useful words, explore four picture cards and check the accents.
QuizA2
French consonant minimal pairs: check the sounds, then try 8 questions
Learn to check a French minimal pair with chou/joue, cage/cache and poisson/poison. Compare complete sound labels, then answer eight questions.
Practical guideB1
Choose French listening material: match the clip to the task
A practical check for French listening clips: try the controls, compare captions with speech, and choose support for gist, exact wording or accent study.
ArticleA2
French eu pronunciation: the vowels in peu and peur
Compare rounded /ø/ in peu with /œ/ in peur, read short family examples, explore picture words and check the special pronunciation of eu.
Cheat sheetB1
French plus pronunciation: /ply/, /plys/ or /plyz/?
Choose the sound of plus from a complete phrase: no longer, more, a comparison or a vowel link. Includes a compact reference and five meaning checks.
QuizB1
French nasal vowels in liaison: mon ami, bon ami and on arrive
Eight questions on nasal vowels and linking n. Compare mon ami, bon ami, un ami and jardin immense, with a phrase table to study before you start.
ArticleA2
Enchaînement or liaison? Compare elle arrive and les amis
Compare an existing /l/ in elle arrive with the linking /z/ in les amis. A short arrival scene and five questions make the difference clear.
Cheat sheetA2
French liaison sounds: z, t, n and the v in neuf heures
Use a phrase-based sound map for les amis, grand arbre and mon oncle, plus the special v in neuf ans and neuf heures. Check the sounds with five questions.
