Prononciation du IN au début du mot

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In this lesson, we’ll go over the letters IN at the beginning of a word. We’ll focus on 5 groups of French words starting with IN. Are they pronounced /i/ or /in/?

* /i/ or [i] is similar to English ‘ee’ in bee – Paris in French

* /in/ or [ɛ̃] is similar to English ‘an’ in language – vin in French

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in + voyelle = /i/

* inaction – inaction

* inadapté.e – unsuitable

* inanimé.e – inanimate

* inestimable – invaluable

* inopiné.e – unexpected

in + consonne = /in/

* incliner – to tilt

* inclus.e – included

* indulgence – indulgence

* infuser – to infuse

* invulnérable – invulnerable

 inh + voyelle = /i/

* inhabilité – incapacity

* inhabitable – uninhabitable

* inhabituel.le – unusual

* inhibition – inhibition

* inhumain.e – inhuman

inn + voyelle = /i/

* inné.e – innate

* innocemment – innocently

* innocent.e – innocent

* innommable – unspeakable

* innover – to innovate

Exercice – Practice

Décidez si le mot a un son /i/ comme dans Paris ou un son /in/ comme dans vin. Tuyau : il n’y a que 5 mots en /in/. Entourez le bon son.

Decide if the word has an /i/ sound like in bee or an /in/ sound like in language. Tip: There are only 5 words sounding in /in/. Circle the proper sound.

* inaction – /i/ or /in/

* inadapté.e – /i/ or /in/

* inanimé.e – /i/ or /in/

* incliner – /i/ or /in/

* inclus.e – /i/ or /in/

* indulgence – /i/ or /in/

* inestimable – /i/ or /in/

* infuser – /i/ or /in/

* inhabilité – /i/ or /in/

* inhabitable – /i/ or /in/

* inhabituel.le – /i/ or /in/

* inhibition – /i/ or /in/

* inhumain.e – /i/ or /in/

* inné.e – /i/ or /in/

* innocemment – /i/ or /in/

* innocent.e – /i/ or /in/

* innommable – /i/ or /in/

* innover – /i/ or /in/

* inopiné.e – /i/ or /in/

* invulnérable – /i/ or /in/

Réponses – Answers

* inaction – /i/

* inadapté.e – /i/

* inanimé.e – /i/

* incliner – /in/

* inclus.e – /in/

* indulgence – /in/

* inestimable – /i/

* infuser – /in/

* inhabilité – /i/

* inhabitable – /i/

* inhabituel.le – /i/

* inhibition – /i/

* inhumain.e – /i/

* inné.e – /i/

* innocemment – /i/

* innocent.e – /i/

* innommable – /i/

* innover – /i/

* inopiné.e – /i/

* invulnérable – /in/

 

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