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
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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?
For the sound [
], spelling is based on environment and position.
The sound [
] can be represented by the following letters or letter groupings:
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"s" in initial position
suite
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"ss" between vowels
poisson, passer, lisse
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"sc"
descendre
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"c" before "e", "i", "y"
cinéma, ceci, cytologie
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"ç" before "a", "o", "u"
garçon
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"ti" before a vowel
nation, spatial, démocratie
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"x"in final position
dix