A school trip: -re verbs like 'entendre' 3rd person plural, intonation questions
Learning outcomes
I can use verbs like 'entendre' in the 3rd persons plural and ask intonation questions about a school trip.
I can confidently pronounce a range of SSCs with [il/ill] within them.
A school trip: -re verbs like 'entendre' 3rd person plural, intonation questions
Learning outcomes
I can use verbs like 'entendre' in the 3rd persons plural and ask intonation questions about a school trip.
I can confidently pronounce a range of SSCs with [il/ill] within them.
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Key learning points
- Sound-symbol correspondences [aill/ail], [eill/eil], [euill/euil] and [ouill/ouil] are pronounced like a vowel + 'yih'.
- The ending for -RE verbs like 'entendre' in the 3rd person plural form is -ent, the same ending as for -ER verbs.
- Pronounce the 'd' in the 3rd person plural with -RE verbs but not in the singular form.
- Ask questions with verbs like 'entendre' by using intonation; raise your voice at the end of a sentence.
Keywords
Sound-symbol correspondence - relationship between letters and their sounds
Silent final consonant (SFC) - silent letter (d, s, t, x) at the end of a word
Intonation - rise and fall of the voice in speaking
Common misconception
The 3rd persons singular and plural with verbs like 'entendre' have different spellings but the same pronunciation.
The 'd' at the end of the 3rd person singular is a silent final consonant but the 'd' in the 3rd person plural is pronounced, whilst the -ent is silent.
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