French Corrective Phonetics Guide

The Central Vowel /a/

In this section: Description, Listen, Exercises

Exercises

Indicate the following features for /a/:

vertical position
horizontal position
rounded or unrounded?
nasal or oral?

Transcribe the following words:

How many of the following words contain /a/?

dans, antérieur, temps, grand .

General Questions:

What adjective best describes the rhythm of French?
What kind of vowels does English have in unstressed syllables?

In this section: Description, Listen, Exercises

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