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 su- accent circonflexe- r; (3) très t-r-e-accent grave- s; and (4) garçon g-a-r-c-cédilleo-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)
2. aller
3. après
4. avec
5. avion
6. avoir
7. beau
8. beaucoup
9. belle
10. célèbre
11. chien
12. comprendre
13. dans
14. difficile
15. élève
16. est (verbe)
17. être
18. faire (verbe)
19. femme
20. fleuve
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
36
37.
38
39.
40.
française
gare
géographie
grand
guide
habiter
homme
jardin
légume
magasin
mais (conjonction)
maison
mettre
Noël
ou (conjunction)
parler
pendant
pour
pouvoir
robe
41. savoir
42. toujours
43. viande
44. vingt-quatre
45. voiture
46. vouloir
é accent aigu (only used on
an e)
è accent grave (might be on
an a, e, or u)
ë accent tréma (used on an e,
i, or o)
ê accent circonflexe (found
on all vowels)
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)