Grade 8 · Core French · Unit 6 of 9
Sounds and letters
Eau, ai, gn, liaisons
What your child practises
Linking French letter groups to sounds (eau, ai, oi, gn, -tion), silent letters, liaisons and élisions.
Nova Scotia Curriculum learning outcome: Oral communication · listening to understand a message in French
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
The «ç» in «garçon» sounds like…
- g
- k
- s
s
Hint: The cedilla (ç) makes the letter c sound like s before a, o or u.
Question 2
How do you write «de» + «eau» with an élision?
- d'eau
- de eau
- da eau
d'eau
Hint: Before a vowel sound, de becomes d': d'eau, d'abord.
Question 3
Which word has the «gn» sound, as in «montagne»?
- gare
- grand
- campagne
campagne
Hint: Letter groups can make one sound: au, aux and eau sound like “o”; ai sounds like “è”; oi sounds like “wa”; gn sounds like “ny”. Some final letters are silent.
Question 4
Which word has the «gn» sound, as in «signe»?
- ligne
- gare
- gris
ligne
Hint: Letter groups can make one sound: au, aux and eau sound like “o”; ai sounds like “è”; oi sounds like “wa”; gn sounds like “ny”. Some final letters are silent.
Question 5
Which word has the same «wa» sound as «moi»?
- voix
- mie
- mai
voix
Hint: Letter groups can make one sound: au, aux and eau sound like “o”; ai sounds like “è”; oi sounds like “wa”; gn sounds like “ny”. Some final letters are silent.
Question 6
Which word ends with the same sound as «attention»?
- salade
- solution
- soleil
solution
Hint: Letter groups can make one sound: au, aux and eau sound like “o”; ai sounds like “è”; oi sounds like “wa”; gn sounds like “ny”. Some final letters are silent.