1. L’ALPHABET FRANÇAIS

2. Objective: Gain some knowledge on:
how different accents effect different vowels
The french vowels and consonnes

3. LES VOYELLES 
In French the vowels are the core of each word. How the vowels are grouped in the word drastically affects how the word sounds. The other way to change the sound of the word is with the inclusion of accents. A E I O U

4. LA LETTRE: A
AHHHAHHH
HALLELUJAH
AMERICA

5. LA LETTRE: E
UHHHUUH
TURTLE

6. LA LETTRE: I THE SOUND OF LETTER E IN ENGLISH = I IN FRENCH LEE = LIT
PETIT
FINI

7. LA LETTRE: O
SO AND NOT DO
CO AND NOT TO
NO, BOE, LOW, SLOW, FLOW,

8. LA LETTRE : U
PUE
A FEW
CLUE

9. There are 3 types of accents
Aigu / TÉLÉ
Grave \ FRÈRE
Circonflexe ^ FORÊT
The E letter is the only one phonitically affected by accents. ALL the other vowels do not change their sound. They have an accent to help simply with the reading of written French.

10. 26 SOUNDS
An accent changes the sound of the vowel, but not the emphasis of the vowel. In French more sounds are created when vowels are linked together. This and the use of accents creates more than 26 sounds in the French alphabet.

11. EXEMPLES: A+ I = É A + U = O O + I = UA O + U = U E + I = É E + U = U
E + U = E
J’AI
EAU
MOI
VOUS
VEINE EU
VEUX

12. There are also some other sounds that you will come accross as demonstrated below.
c + h = ch ch shhh!
p + h = ph physique physique
ç = s Français French

13. A Basic rule of pronounciation in French is that if the last letter of the word is an 'E' without an accent then you don't pronounce it, you simply pronounce the consonant just before.
tête head
petite small
Reste STAY

14. LES CONSONNES 
In general at the end of words in French the last letter is silent. There are three exceptions to this rule. These three letters are
'C','F' and 'L'.

15. EXEMPLE:
C avec with
L matériel material
F chef chef

16. In French double letters simply sound as one
elle : she
terre : earth
Ville : city

17. LES NASALES IM PORT ANT IN IM UN UM AN AM EN EM
In French this is a group of letters than make the same sound

18. LA LIAISON 
if one word finishes with an 'X', 'S' or 'Z' and the next word starts with a vowel or an 'H', you must link the words:
Deux amis two friends
Vous avez we have
This is called 'la liaison'. ..and this is what makes you think you've only heard one word when in actual fact there was six or seven.

19. La liasion creates a different sound when you link D to a vowel
La liasion creates a different sound when you link D to a vowel. It becomes a 'T' sound
Un grand aeroport a big airport
Un grand ami a great friend