Spelling the sound [
]
Different letters and letter groupings can represent a sound, depending on several factors:
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syllable structure:
open
or
closed
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environment
For the sound [
], the spelling is based on its environment.
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The sound [
] is represented by
- in or im * (le vin, important)
- ein or eim * (plein)
- ain or aim * (une main, la faim)
- (i)en, (y)en, (é)en (acadien)
* before the consonant p,b,m or at the end of certain words.