Spelling the sound [
]
The spelling of a sound may be influenced by several factors:
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syllable structure:
open
or
closed
•
environment
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the position of the sound within a word: initial, middle, final
•
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
For the sound [
], spelling is based on environment.
How to spell it?
The sound [
] is generally represented by the letter p:
•
"p"
partir
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"pp"
apprendre