Key learning points

1. The sound-symbol correspondence [eu] sounds like the ‘eu’ in ‘deux’ (two).
2. The silent final consonant -x is not pronounced, as in the adjective ‘heureux’.
3. Adjectives ending in -eux change to -euse in the feminine form.

Keywords

• Eu - pronounced as in 'jeudi'

• Adjective - a word that gives information about a noun

• Masculine (m) form - form of an adjective that describes a boy, man or masculine noun

• Feminine (f) form - form of an adjective that describes a girl, woman or feminine noun

Common misconception