Spelling the sound [
]
The spelling of a sound may be influenced by several factors:
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syllable structure:
open
or
closed
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environment
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the position of the sound within a word: initial, middle, final
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a combination of two or more of the above
Conversely, how letters and letter groupings are pronounced may depend on different
factors:
•
syllable structure:
open
or
closed
•
environment
•
the position of the letter within a word: initial, middle, final
•
a combination of two or more of the above
How to spell it?
The sound [
] can be represented by the following letter or letter groupings:
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"é"
étudié
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"e"+ double consonant
belle
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"es" in monosyllabic words
les
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"e+r,z,f,d at the end of a word"
étudier, étudiez,
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"ai" in a final group
j'aimai