French Corrective Phonetics Guide

Vowels

Exercises

Give the vertical position for the following vowels:

/i/
/o/

Give the horizontal position for the following vowels:

/œ/
/a/
/y/

How many instances of /u/ are in the following words? (0, 1, 2 or 3)

trouver
amuser
grenouille
jouer

Do the following words have a lax vowel in Canadian French? (yes or no)

gamine
botte
fille
crocodile
disent

True or false:

The vowel in chose follows the "Loi de position" .
The vowel /y/ is a mid-closed, rounded vowel
The letter "o" represents the same vowel in each syllable of propose
The vowel /ã/ is rounded
The correct transcription for sainte is [sɛ̃nt]

Is the vowel of the word mid-open? (yes or no):

peur
rose
peut
peuvent

Do the following words have a nasal vowel? (yes or no):

disant
banane
rien
lune
tomber

Is the following description correct for /õ/? (yes or no):

front, high, rounded, nasal

Transcribe the following words:

Vowels: 0/50


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