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1 The French accent marks
Les Accents The French accent marks

2 Makes the letter E (eh) sound like an English A (ay)
Les accents Accent Aigu É Makes the letter E (eh) sound like an English A (ay)

3 Les accents Accent Grave à, è, ò, ù The accent grave does not normally change the sound of the letter it’s on. It’s purpose is to tell the difference between 2 words that are spelled the same.

4 Accent circonflexe â,î,û,ô,ê Les accents
The accent circonflexe may replace an S from old French Example: hôpital, hôtel

5 Les accents Le Tréma ï, ë A tréma tells you that you have to pronounce both vowels in the word. Example: Noël

6 Makes the letter C(say) sound like an S(ehs)
Les accents La Cédille Ç Makes the letter C(say) sound like an S(ehs)

7 School Corn Brother Stick Boy Museum August Doctor 9. Window
Directions: Translate to French, then tell what kind of accent mark the word has. School Corn Brother Stick Boy Museum August Doctor 9. Window 10.Christmas 11.French 12. Summer 13. Mother 14. Scarf 15. Skull

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