Memorize a correct answer to the following questions

(a) What is the French vowel e? (See p. 9, No. 11.)

(b) When is the French vowel e a sounded vowel? (See p. 9, No. 12, a, b, and c.)

(d) When does the French vowel e borrow the sound of eu (sounds 8a, or 9a, on Chart 3)? Consult p. 10, No. 14a, b, c, and d.

(e) Which are the seven French words whose vowel e is sounded in spite of the rules under Nos. 11 and 12 (p. 9)? Consult p. 11, No. 16.

6. Learn and practice the correct pronunciation and spelling of each word under No. 20, 21 and 22 (pp. 12-13).

French Verbs and Pronunciation

1. (a) What is the distinctive sign of the Infini tive, in French? (See pp. 15-16, No. 1 and 2.)

(6) What is the stem of a French verb? (See p. 16, No. 3.)

(d) What is a vowel ending? (See p. 17, No. 7.)

(e) Memorize a correct answer to the following questions:

(à) How many consonant endings are there in the French conjugation? (See General Table of Endings, p. 20.)

(6) Which verbs do not use any consonant endings? (See pp. 17-18, under No. 9.)

(d) Why are verbs in -oir distinct from verbs in -ir? (See Chart No. 3, sounds 2(6) and 6(6), p. 4.)

(e) What is the correct pronunciation of the verbal ending -ent? (Consult p. 11, No. 16, First Exception.)

(/) Why is the verbal ending -ez a sounded vowel ending? (See p. 9, No. 12, c.)

(g) What is the différence between a regular and an irregular verb in French? (Consult Nos. 13-14 on p. 18.)

(h) Which are the two tenses that require the full înfînitive in connection with their endings? (Consult No. 12 on p. 18.)

(i) Imperfect and Conditional tenses use the same set of endings (See p. 20); where is the différence between those two tenses? (Consult p. 18, Nos. 11 and 12.)

2. Write out in full, as directed on pp. 32-35, and after the models on pp. 21-30, irregular verbs 1-9 (pp. 36-37,) and

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practice the proper pronunciation of each tense and form of those verbs.

NO MEMORIZING IS EXPECTED AT THIS STAGE, NEITHER WITH REGARD TO ENDINGS, NOR TO STEMS; PRONUNCIATION OUGHT TO BE PRAC- TICED IN THE FORM OF READING ALOUD FROM THE FINISHED COPIES OF THE VERBS.

Directions for pronunciation: — -

(1) commencer (komase), stem: (kdmâs-)

Près. Indic: 30komâis, tykomâis, ilkomàis, nukomâso, vukdmâse, ilkomais;

Imperf. Indic: 30fcomase, tykomâse, ilkomase, nukomâsjôf vukomâsjej ilkomâse;

Près. Subjunct.: k030kdmâis, k0tykomâis, kilkomais, k0nukomâsj5> k0vukomâsje, kilkomâis; Imperat.: komais, /comas 5, komase;

Près. Part.: komâsâ; Past Part.: komâse;

Future: 30&oraâsre, tykomasra, ilkomâsra, nukdmâsro,

vukomâsre, ilkdmâsro; Conditional: 30&omasre, tykomâsre, ilkomâsre, nukomâs0rjo,

vukomns0rjeJ ilkomâsre.

{2) annoncer (aime), stem: (anos-)

Près. Indic: 3ano:s, fa/an5:s, danois, nuz&nôso, vuz&nôse, tZzano:s;

Imperf. Ind. : 3an5se, tysLn5sey t'Zanôse, nuz&nôsjo, vuz&nzsje, ilzdLndse;

Près. Subj.: k0^a>no:s) k0tya,nî)is, Manos, k0nuz&ndsjdf

k0vuzsLnosje, kilzsLnois; Imperat.: ano:s, anoso, anôse; Près. Part.: araôsâ; Past Part.: anose; Future: 3an5sre, fa/an5sra, i7an5sra, nuzsLnôsro, vuz&nâsre,

Conditional: 3an5sre, ft/anosre, z'Zanosre, nuz&nôs0rjd, vuz&nôs0rjej ilzsinôsre;

(3) répéter (répète), stems: (repet-), (repeit)

Près. Indic: $0repeitf tyrepeit, ilrepeit, nurepeto, vurepete, ilrepeit;

Imperf. Ind.: $0repete, tyrepete, ilrepete, nurepetjô,

vurepetje, ilrepete; Près. Subj.: k0$0repeit, k0tyrepeit, kilrepeit, k0nurepetjo,

k0vurepetje, kilrepeit; Imperat.: repeit, repetô, répète; Près. Part.: répéta; Past Part.: répète; Future: $0repetre, tyrepetra, ilrepetra, nurepetrô, vurepetre,

ilrepetrô;

Conditional: yfrrepetre, tyrepetre, ilrepetre, nurepetrjo, vurepetrje, ilrepetre;

(4) préférer (préfère), stems: (prefer-), (prefeir-)

to be pronounced after the model répéter;

(5) lire (Hir) : consult p. 31;

(6) dormir (dormiir), stems: (ddrm-), (doir-)

Près. Ind.: $0doir, tydoir, ildoir, nudormô, vudorme, ildorm; Imperf. Ind.: $0dorme, tydorme, ildorme, nudormjô,

vudormje, ildorme; Près. Subj.: k0$0dorm, k0tydorm, kildorm, k0nudormjô,

k0vudormje, kildorm; Imperat.: doir, dormô, dorme; Près. Part. : dormâ; Past Part. : dormi; Future: yfrdormire, tydormira, ildormim, nudormirô,

vudormire, ildormirô; Conditional: $0dormire, tydormire, ildormire, nudormirjo,

vudormirje, ildormire;

(7) partir (partiir), stems: (p&rt-), (pair-)

to be pronounced after the model dormir; e.g.:

50peur, typsur, ilp&ir, nup&rtô, vup&rte, ilp&rt; Sparte, . . . ilparte; k0$0p&rt, . . . kilpsirt; pair, p&rto, parte; partâ; parti; 50partire, . . . nupartirô ... ; yfrpvtftire, nup&rtirjo, . . . ilp&rtire;

(8) répondre (rep5\dr0), stems: (repM-), (repd-)

yfrrepô, tyrepo, ilrepô, nurepôdo, vurepôde, ilrepôid; yfirepôde ... ; k0^0repôid, k0tyrepôid, kilrepôid, k0nurepôdjô, . . . kilrepôid; repô, repôdô, repôde; repôdâ; repôdy; 50repôdre, ... ; $0repôdre . . . ;

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(9) aboyer (a,bw&je), stems: (a&waj-), (a&wai-)

3&bwsLi, tysibweLi, ilabwsn, nuzabw&jo, vuz&bw&je, ilzabwsn;

S&bw&js, . . . nuz&bwsLjjo, vuzabwsijje, ilzabwaje; k0^a,bwsLi

... ; SLbwajâ; abwsije; s&bwsire, . . . ilzabwaro; 5a6ware, . . . nuz&bwsLrjd, ilz&bwa,re;