In the previous section, we talked about silent letters.
But did you notice that it was only consonants?
Yes, we haven't talked about the silent E yet.
This concerns the vowel E which is pronounced E, as well as all its forms such
as the ending E N T, unlike the silent consonants.
The E caduc is not necessarily in the final position of the word, but can also be found
inside the word.
The suppression of the sound, E, depends on: the language register.
If you are talking with a friend, you can afford not to pronounce the letter E.
But if you're talking to your boss, it's best not to overdo it.
Speed of speech.
If you speak very, very fast, you will probably swallow sounds and E is one of them.
When can you contract?
And when it is forbidden.
It is obligatory when the final of a word is in front of the vowel of the following word.
Indeed, it is mandatory to delete it.
Let's look at an example together.
Votre utilisation.
This gives votr' utilisation at the end of a sentence or group of words.
It is also mandatory to delete the final E as in C'est la table, ils parlent.
Now let's look at when contraction is prohibited.
The letter is held in front of an aspirated H.
For example la tête haute, le hibou.
It is also forbidden if its deletion involves three consonants, as in inversement
inversement.
If you remove the E, you will have to pronounce three consonants in a row and this
is impossible. These three consonants are R S M .
No, it's too hard to pronounce.
We do not remove the problem solved.
It is also forbidden in words composed of only one syllable as in porte-clé.
Now let's talk about the optional contraction.
In any other situation, you can remove the E or not, depending on your desire, your speed
or the language register you use, such as inside a word when it does not apply three
consonants. For example, Samedi you can say sam'di petit you can say pti.
Now it's up to you.
Read the sentences that will appear on the screen and try to guess whether to pronounce
it or not, and I will give you the correction right after.
Here we go.
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. Here, the fall
of the E is forbidden because it is preceded by two consonants and followed by another
consonant. This implies three consonants.
Falling from the E is forbidden.
Bravo! You have survived the various courses on connections.
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pronunciation.