[Pronunciation] French words ending in -e and -et

Question 1

What words of French origin ending in -e and -et (pronounced with /eɪ/) can you remember?

Try to recall at least 5.

Answer 1

Question 2

Words of French origin

My wedding day - and I know it’s a _ (клише) - was just the happiest day of my life.

Answer 2

My wedding day - and I know it’s a cliché - was just the happiest day of my life.

BrE /ˈkliːʃeɪ/
AmE /kliːˈʃeɪ/

Question 3

Words of French origin

[pronunciation]
There’s a little café on the corner that serves very good coffee.

Answer 3

BrE /ˈkæf.eɪ/
US /kæfˈeɪ/

Question 4

Words of French origin

[pronunciation]
She sent her résumé to 50 companies, but didn’t even get an interview.

Answer 4

BrE /ˈrez.juː.meɪ/
US /ˈrez.ə.meɪ/

Question 5

Words of French origin

[pronunciation]
Are you having a sit-down meal or a buffet at the wedding?

Answer 5

BrE /ˈbʌfeɪ/, /ˈbʊfeɪ/
AmE /bəˈfeɪ/

Question 6

Words of French origin

Who are they?

Answer 6

ballet dancers

BrE /ˈbæleɪ/
AmE /bæˈleɪ/

Question 7

Words of French origin

My mother _ (= связала крючком) this blanket when she was on holiday.

Answer 7

My mother crocheted this blanket when she was on holiday.

BrE /ˈkrəʊ.ʃeɪ/
US /kroʊˈʃeɪ/

Question 8

Words of French origin

Have you met Christina’s _ (= жених)?

Answer 8

Have you met Christina’s fiancé?

BrE /fiˈɒn.seɪ/
US /ˌfiː.ɑːnˈseɪ/

Question 9

Words of French origin

What’s this?

Answer 9

a beret
/ˈbereɪ/
/bəˈreɪ/

Question 10

Words of French origin

How is this film title pronounced?

Answer 10

BrE /ˈkæbəreɪ/
AmE /ˌkæbəˈreɪ/

Question 11

Words of French origin

When you go to an all-you-can-eat _, you pay a single fixed price regardless of how much you consume.

Answer 11

When you go to an all-you-can-eat buffet, you pay a single fixed price regardless of how much you consume.

BrE /ˈbʌfeɪ/, /ˈbʊfeɪ/
AmE /bəˈfeɪ/

Question 12

[Words of French origin]

[pronunciation]
I saw Beyonce last year.

Answer 12

eɪ at the end