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Pronouncing different parts of French words

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
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a, à   show
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â, as   show
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ai, ay, aye   show
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ail, aille, âille   show
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aile   show
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aim, ain   show
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show sounds like the 'e' in 'egg'  
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am, an   show
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show sounds like the 'oo' in 'too'  
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show sounds like 'oh!'  
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aude   show
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show sounds like 'own'  
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b   show
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c + a, o, u   show
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show sounds like the 'c' in 'cent' or 'city'  
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ç   show
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ch   show
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show sounds like the 'd' in 'dog'  
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dj   show
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show sounds like the 'e' in 'the'  
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show sounds like the 'ay' in 'may'  
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show sounds like the 'e' in 'egg'  
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eau, eaux   show
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ei, eil, eille   show
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show a nasal vowel, sounds like the 'an' in 'sang'  
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show sounds like the 'ell' in 'ellen'  
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show a nasal vowel, sounds like the 'on' in 'yonder'  
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show as a verb ending, do not pronounce  
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show sounds like 'air'  
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show sounds like the 'ess' in 'bless'  
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-et   show
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show sounds like the 'u' in 'cute'  
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show an ending of a word, sounds like the 'u' in 'pudding'  
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show sounds like the 'oya' in 'loyal'  
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show sounds like the 'ull' in 'hull'  
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show sounds like the 'ur' in 'purple'  
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show sounds like the 'ay' in 'may'  
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show sounds like the 'f' in 'if'  
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show sounds like the 'g' in 'gum' or 'go'  
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show sounds like the 's' in 'measure'  
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gn   show
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show sounds like the 'gua' in 'guam'  
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gue   show
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show sounds like the 'gee' in 'geese'  
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show not pronounced as a single letter  
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show sounds like the 'ee' in 'see'  
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show sounds like the 'ya' in 'yard'  
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show sounds like 'yea'  
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show sounds like sounds like the 'yu' in 'yuppy'  
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show sounds like 'eel'  
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show a nasal vowel, sounds like the 'an' in 'sang'  
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ique   show
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show sounds like the 's' in 'measure'  
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k   show
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show sounds like the 'l' in 'let'  
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show sounds like the 'l' in 'let' or at times like the 'y' in 'yet'  
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show sounds like the 'm' in 'me'  
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n   show
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show sounds like the 'u' in 'up' or at times like the 'o' in 'so'  
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show sounds like the 'o' in 'so'  
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oeil   show
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oeu, oeud, oeufs   show
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oeur   show
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show sounds like the 'wa' in 'wash'  
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oim, oin   show
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om, on, ons, ont   show
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ou, où, oud, oue, oup, ous, out, oût, oux   show
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show sounds like 'way'  
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oui   show
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show sounds like the 'p' in 'park;' at times not pronounced  
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ph   show
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show sounds like the 'k' in 'kit'  
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show sounds like the 'ca' in 'cat'  
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que   show
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show sounds like 'key'  
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show sounds like the 'r' in 'gargle'  
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show sounds like the 'rr' in 'purr'  
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show sounds like the 's' in 'sit;' at times like the 's' in 'rose'  
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show sounds like the 'sc' in 'scold' or 'scum'  
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show sounds like the 'sc' in 'scene' or 'scythe'  
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sh   show
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squa   show
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t, tt   show
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tch   show
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show sounds like the 't' in 'tea'  
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show sounds like the 'u' in 'cute'  
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show sounds like the 'oya' in 'loyal'  
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ui, uie, uis, uit, uy   show
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show a nasal vowel, sounds like the 'un' in 'sung'  
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show sounds like the 'v' in 'verb'  
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show sounds like the 'x' in 'example' or 'excuse' or the 's' in 'geese'  
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y   show
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z   show
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