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A1 Lesson 3 of 3 · The Sounds of French

The French R and silent letters

Produce the French R at the back of the throat, and know which final letters you should not pronounce.

12 min · 8 activities

In this lesson you will

  • Produce a French R
  • Know the silent final consonants
  • Apply the CaReFuL rule
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Lesson summary

The key points to remember, for revision.

  • 1French R: back of the throat, tongue tip down behind the lower teeth.
  • 2Final consonants are usually silent; C, R, F, L (CaReFuL) are often pronounced.
  • 3-er verbs and premier, dernier: silent r; mer, hiver, cher: pronounced r.

Key vocabulary

mercithank you
beaucoupa lot
l’hiverwinter
grisgrey