The vowels in French: [a] [e] [i] | French | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

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What is the official language spoken in France?
- Spanish
- Greek
- Mandarin
- English
- French ✓
France is a ...
- continent.
- country. ✓
- city.
Which of these is the French flag?
True or false? French is only spoken in France.
- True
- False ✓
True or false? Vowels make an open sound; the sound is not blocked by your lips.
- True ✓
- False
Which of the following shows the five vowels in alphabetical order?
- a e y o u
- a e o i u
- a e i o u ✓
- a e i o y

True or false? The vowels [a], [e] and [i] are pronounced differently in French and in English.
- True ✓
- False
Which of these sounds can be found in the word 'midi'?
- [a]
- [e]
- [i] ✓
Which of these sounds can be found in the word 'banane'?
- [a] ✓
- [e]
- [i]
Which of these sounds can be found in the word 'cheval'?
- [a] ✓
- [e] ✓
- [i]
Match each of these French words to their English translations.
- banana
  
  ⇔
  
  banane ✓
- cheval
  
  ⇔
  
  horse ✓
- midi
  
  ⇔
  
  midday ✓
Put these song lyrics in the correct order.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  [a], [a], [a] [a] [a], papa va à la cabane.
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  [e], [e], [e] [e] [e], le cheval va aussi.
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  [i], [i], [i] [i] [i], on y va à midi.
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  [a], [e], [i], [a], [e] - [a], [e], [e] ,[e], [i], [a], [e].

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The vowels [a] [e] [i] are pronounced differently in French and English.
French vowels [a] [e] [i] can be practised with source words - ‘banane’, ‘cheval’ and ‘midi’ - which have these sounds.
Knowledge of French sound-spelling correspondences can be strengthened by joining in with a song.

Vowels are pronounced the same in French and in English.

The vowels [a] [e] [i] are pronounced differently in French and English.

[a] - Pronounced as in 'banane'
[e] - Pronounced as in 'cheval'
[i] - Pronounced as in 'midi'
Ssc - (Sound-symbol correspondence) the relationship between letters and their sounds