Grade 5 · Core French · Unit 2 of 7
Sounds and accents
Letters, accents, nasal vowels
What your child practises
French sounds (including nasal vowels), accents (é, è, ê, ç) and silent letters.
Nunavut Curriculum approved guide: French as an Additional Language for Nunavut, Grades 4–9, 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
Which spelling is correct?
- été
- étè
- ete
été
Hint: French spelling follows patterns. Accents change the letter's sound or show the word's history, so they must be written.
Question 2
Which spelling is correct?
- forêt
- forèt
- forét
forêt
Hint: French spelling follows patterns. Accents change the letter's sound or show the word's history, so they must be written.
Question 3
Which word has a cédille (ç)?
- garage
- garçon
- chat
garçon
Hint: French spelling follows patterns. Accents change the letter's sound or show the word's history, so they must be written.
Question 4
In «jaune», the letter «j» sounds like…
- the s in “measure”
- the y in “yes”
- the j in “jump”
the s in “measure”
Hint: French spelling follows patterns. Accents change the letter's sound or show the word's history, so they must be written.
Question 5
Which word has a nasal vowel, like the «on» in «bon»?
- bon
- bol
- bal
bon
Hint: French spelling follows patterns. Accents change the letter's sound or show the word's history, so they must be written.
Question 6
In «ville», the final «e» is…
- silent
- pronounced like ee
- pronounced like ay
silent
Hint: Many final letters in French are not pronounced.