The Alphabet & Spelling

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Starts with a vowel, so the definite article becomes l'.

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Refers to both alphabet letters and postal letters.

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The French vowels are a, e, i, o, u, y.

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Most letters in the alphabet are consonants.

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The 't' at the end of 'mot' is silent.

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Also means 'noun' in grammar contexts.

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Used for given names, distinct from 'nom' (family name).

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Also means 'tongue' anatomically.

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Refers to diacritic marks (é, à, ĉ).

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Used at the beginning of sentences and proper nouns.

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The standard form for most written text.

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Masculine when referring to a blank space or area.

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Also used for decimal points in numbers and web addresses.

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Used to separate clauses or items in a list.

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Often followed by a question mark in spelling exercises.

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Pairs with 'question'.

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Regular -er verb, but note the stem change (épelle) in present tense.

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Irregular third-group verb.

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Irregular third-group verb.

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Stem change in conjugated forms (répète).

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Regular -er verb.

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Conjugated like 'prendre'.

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Can be used as an adjective or an adverbial response.

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Commonly used in spelling and dictation contexts.

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Interrogative adverb used to ask about spelling or methods.