1. The 5 French Accent Marks
Les 5 Accents Français
The 5 French Accent Marks

2. The 5 French Accents are:
Accent Aigu (é)
Accent Grave (è)
Accent Circonflexe (ê)
“C” cédille (ç)
Tréma (ë)

3. Accent Aigue (é) Most popular of the French accents
Makes the “AY” sound (“play”)
Only found on the letter “e”
Slants from top right to bottom left (é)
Examples – “bébé”, “décembre”, “février”

4. Accent Grave (à) Second most popular Used on the vowels “a, e and u”
Defines the meaning between words that sound the same (“à” = at / “a” = has) or (“ou” = or/ “où” – where)
Gives the letter “e” a short sound as in “let”
Slants from top left to bottom right
Examples – “mère”, “problème”, “crème”, “à”, “où”

5. Accent Circonflexe (ê)
Found over the vowels “a, e, i, o, u”.
Lengthens the vowel sound
Looks like a teepee tent
Examples – “tête”, “hôtel”, “dîner”

6. “C” cédille –ça va?
Found only under the letter “c” before the vowels “a, o, u”
Gives “c”an “s” sound
Changes a hard “c” to a soft “c” sound
Written as the bottom/hook half of the number “5”
Examples – “français”, “ça va?”, “leçon”

7. Le Tréma - Haïti Makes sure that each vowel has its own pronunciation
Found over the letter “e, i, and u”
Two parallel dots
Least popular accent
Examples – “Noël”, “Hawaï”