French Phonetics: Listening Exercises
Test your Oral Comprehension of French
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1. Pure Vowels
Choose the word that you hear.
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2. 3. 4. bœuf 5. puce 6. rapport 7. sol 8. pomme 9. aîné |
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mule 11. appeler 12. fuit 13. thé 14. notre 15. ceux 16. vu 17. séjour 18. |
moule épeler feuille taie nôtre ce vœu ce jour les |
2. Semi-Vowels
Choose the word that you hear.
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2. la 3. mouette 4. pareil 5. toit 6. pierre 7. nouille 8. bas 9. mais 10. |
3. Nasal Vowels
Choose the word that you hear.
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2. marrant 3. lent 4. frein 5. fendre 6. bain 7. pont 8. temps 9. vin 10. don |
4. H Aspiré
You will hear sentences that contain words beginning with h. Indicate whether the word begins with an h aspiré (no elision or liaison) or h non-aspiré.
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2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. |
5. Silent Letters
Type the word that you hear. (Hint: They all contain silent letters!)
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| 4. | 5. | 6. |
| 7. | 8. | 9. |
| 10. | 11. | 12. |
| 13. | 14. | 15. |
6. E Caduc
In which syllable is the [ə] sound omitted?
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2. passe 3. elle 4. le 5. je |
no e caduc no e caduc no e caduc |
7. Liaison
Which phrase do you hear?
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2. nous avons 3. elles cèdent 4. vous serez 5. vous ôtez 6. ils sont passés 7. ils s'ennuient 8. elles ouvrent 9. elles sont descendues 10. ils achetaient |
8. Informal Reductions
Informal to Formal Dictée: You will hear a sentence with informal reductions. Type the sentence with formal grammar and spelling.
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