Stage 0 · A1 découverte
Level A1
Accents and the cedilla
Recognise the main French accents and the cedilla in frequent words, then write them accurately.
1. Objective
By the end, you will recognise é, è, ê and ç and restore them in frequent words.
2. I discover
Compare: école / père / fête / garçon. Which marks do you see above or below the letters?
3. I understand
Accents are part of French spelling. é, è and ê are not interchangeable; the cedilla changes c before a, o or u so it is pronounced /s/: garçon, reçu, français. Learn the word together with its accent.
écolecafépèretrèsfêteforêtgarçonfrançais
Watch out
A missing accent is a spelling error even when the word remains understandable.
4. Guided practice
5. Independent practice
6. I write / I speak
Produce three new examples that follow the rule exactly, then read them aloud.
7. Check my learning
8. What I remember
é: école, café · è/ê: père, fête · ç before a/o/u: garçon, reçu. Learn the accent with the word.
9. Now I can…
- I can recognise the feature in new words or phrases.
- I can use it without copying the examples.
