French Accents : Pronunciation and Examples

Unlike English, some French words are spelled with accent marks. French accent marks tell us how to pronounce certain letters in words, and also help us differentiate the meanings of homonyms (words that sound the same but are spelled differently). It’s important to use accent marks properly in order to spell French words correctly!
There are five accent marks in French. Four of them are used with vowels only. The fifth is used only with the letter ‘c’. Often, accent marks determine how the letter it is used with will sound. In some cases, accent marks don’t affect pronunciation but do differentiate between words that sound the same but have different meanings.
It’s very important to use accent marks in their appropriate places. An incorrect or missing accent mark is just as much of a spelling mistake as an incorrect or missing letter would be. (Capital letters are the only exception to this, since they are usually left unaccented.)
Here are the five French accent marks:
-The cédille (Ç)
-The accent aigu (é)
-The accent circonflexe (â)
-The accent grave (à)
-The accent tréma (ë)
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