Round One - APS ESOL Support

Round One (20 minutes) French Spelling Bee 2014
Directions: A judge will randomly select a word from this list. All words will not be
chosen. It’s best to spend more time studying the words that are the most difficult to
you. Once a word is chosen, the judge will say the word twice. You should repeat the
word and spell it in French. Judges are allowed to say the word only three times. If
you need the word repeated, ask in French using the following expression: Répétez,
s’il vous plaît. If there is a pause for longer than ten seconds, you will be eliminated
from the contest. When you spell a word, make sure you include the diacritical marks
as well as the hyphen when necessary. You must also indicate capitalization. Use the
following examples to help you. (1) américain a-m-e-accent aigu-r-i-c-a-i-n; (2) sûr s-
u- accent circonflexe- r; (3) très t-r-e-accent grave- s; and (4) garçon g-a-r-c-cédille-
o-n; (5) Haïti H majuscule- a- i- accent tréma- t- I; (6) trente-deux t-r-e-n-t-e-trait
d’union-d-e-u-x. For help with pronouncing the alphabet, go to
www.audiofrench.com. Click on videos. Scroll down and choose “alphabet”. For
homophones, the part of speech will be given to you. Participants who succeed in this
round will move to round two. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at
[email protected]
1. à (préposition) 21. française 41. savoir
2. aller 22. gare 42. toujours
3. après 23. géographie 43. viande
4. avec 24. grand 44. vingt-quatre
5. avion 25. guide 45. voiture
6. avoir 26. habiter 46. vouloir
7. beau 27. homme
8. beaucoup 28. jardin é accent aigu (only used on
9. belle 29. légume an e)
10. célèbre 30. magasin
11. chien 31. mais (conjonction) è accent grave (might be on
12. comprendre 32. maison an a, e, or u)
13. dans 33. mettre
14. difficile 34. Noël ë accent tréma (used on an e,
15. élève 35. ou (conjunction) i, or o)
16. est (verbe) 36 parler
17. être 37. pendant ê accent circonflexe (found
18. faire (verbe) 38 pour on all vowels)
19. femme 39. pouvoir
20. fleuve 40. robe ç la cédille (found under a
c when followed by an a, o,
or u)
- un trait d’union (hyphen)
majuscule (used to indicate a
capital letter)