French Y and ILL Pronunciation: /i/, /j/ & Fille vs Ville

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French Y and ILL

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Hear /i/, find /j/ in a word, then check two
spellings.

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Isolated /i/ model; stylo is a written
example.

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Written y can stand for the vowel /i/.

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Keep the vowel /i/ steady

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Whole-word model: famille means family.

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The glide /j/ is quick and joined to a
vowel.

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Hear the glide /j/ in famille

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stylo /stilo/ · pen

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yeux /jø/ · eyes

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Written y is a letter. IPA /y/ is a
different, rounded vowel.

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Which ll stands for /j/?
A fille or B ville?

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Answer: A · fille /fij/

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fille /fij/ · girl / daughter

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ville /vil/ · town / city

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Ville, mille and tranquille keep /l/. Learn
the whole word.

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Je travaille dans un bureau.
I work in an office.

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Separate the vowel /i/, the glide /j/ and
the consonant /l/.

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Word readings adapted from Lexique3.83, Boris New and Christophe Pallier et al. (https://openlexicon.fr/datasets-info/Lexique383/README-Lexique.html), with IPA examples/answer notes under CC BY-SA4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). This does not license the audio or software. Glide explanation: https://vitrinelinguistique.oqlf.gouv.qc.ca/24505/la-prononciation/notions-de-base-en-phonetique/les-semi-voyelles