--- product_id: 1608687 title: "Exercises in French Phonics" price: "SAR 57" currency: SAR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.com.sa/products/1608687-exercises-in-french-phonics store_origin: SA region: Saudi Arabia --- # 5-10 min daily practice sessions Used in US & Canada for 20+ years 79 pages of focused phonics drills Exercises in French Phonics **Price:** SAR 57 **Availability:** βœ… In Stock ## Summary > 🎯 Nail French Phonics Like a Pro β€” Don’t Just Learn, Speak with Confidence! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Exercises in French Phonics - **How much does it cost?** SAR 57 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.sa](https://www.desertcart.com.sa/products/1608687-exercises-in-french-phonics) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - β€’ **Compact & Portable:** Lightweight 79-page format makes learning on-the-go effortless. - β€’ **Accelerate Your Fluency:** Early mastery prevents costly pronunciation mistakes and boosts confidence. - β€’ **Proven Academic Credibility:** Trusted by high schools and universities across North America for decades. - β€’ **Perfect for Busy Professionals:** Short, daily practice sessions fit seamlessly into your hectic schedule. - β€’ **Master French Sounds Efficiently:** Concise, well-organized exercises that sharpen your pronunciation skills. ## Overview Exercises in French Phonics is a compact, 79-page workbook designed for efficient daily practice of French pronunciation. Trusted by educators across North America for over 20 years, it offers clear, well-structured exercises that help learners master the nuances of French sounds. Ideal for busy professionals, this book accelerates fluency by focusing on correct phonetic patterns early in your language journey. ## Description This is a classic book that has been used at high schools and Universities throughout the United States and Canada for over 20 years. This 79-page book gives excellent practice in matching the correct sounds to the French spellings. The material in this book can be covered in small installments of five to ten minutes throughout the year. Continual review is, of course, important. This book has been around for several decades for a reason--it is effective! Review: Indispensable Learning Tool - During the course of trying to learn French, I accumulated a lot of books. Exercises in French Phonics is indispensable. Merits: * Concise, well explained, and well organized * It's cheap * Lots of very good, and sometimes tongue-twisting, exercises that help accentuate differences in key points of pronunciation * Explains the similarities and differences between English sounds and true French sounds * Relies on pronunciation guidelines but documents the exceptions very well * Explains differences between theoretical pronunciation and spoken pronunciation and some differences found in major French dialects * The phonetic symbols are listed and explained well in the appendix Weaknesses * You still need an aural guide to fine-tune differences in sounds. For example, tu vs. tous, serai vs. serrai, dans vs. menton vs. ancien vs. faim. You can overcome this problem using a free tool like Google Translate. * The book is cheap, so the binding and cover get well worn * Most of the words in the exercises and elsewhere do not have accompanying phonetic symbols so one might mispronounce the word. This is most likely to happen when you are drilling a certain sound early in the book and an exercise word contains sounds that aren't explained until later in the book. You might get the sound that is the subject of the exercise correct but mispronounce another part of the word. For example, when pronouncing "la rose", you might nail the "z" sound but pronounce an open "o" when it should be a closed "o". Once again, Google Translate comes in handy. If you are serious about learning French, buy this book as early as you can into your studies. If you can get pronunciation correct from the start, you not only will save yourself loads of work trying to unlearn mistakes but also greatly accelerate your proficiency in hearing and speaking the language. Once you master this book, you will be able to take dictation in French - even if you don't understand all of the vocabulary or grammar. That is a big deal. Review: Covers it all - This instructional book really covers it all. Having one semester of French in a post-h.s. night-school classroom setting 20 years ago and still wanting to learn the language, I purchased this book hoping to find the greatness that all of the other reviews held. I am so very thankful for getting this book. **BONUS** It's authored by a smartie-pants from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. This book really details the nitty-gritty of French Phonics... What's that? You don't quite know how to pronounce something? The internet is FILLED with a lot of wonderful websites that assist with audio for the French language. A life-saver if you're still in the beginning stages of learning, like me. The book is a nice, portable size but is jam-packed with the basics for speaking the language. I find it to be an excellent resource in my self-study. ## Features - Used Book in Good Condition ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #583,510 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #81 in Phonetics & Phonics Reference | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 162 Reviews | ## Images ![Exercises in French Phonics - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41Y3GKAZ6AL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Indispensable Learning Tool *by B***S on November 14, 2012* During the course of trying to learn French, I accumulated a lot of books. Exercises in French Phonics is indispensable. Merits: * Concise, well explained, and well organized * It's cheap * Lots of very good, and sometimes tongue-twisting, exercises that help accentuate differences in key points of pronunciation * Explains the similarities and differences between English sounds and true French sounds * Relies on pronunciation guidelines but documents the exceptions very well * Explains differences between theoretical pronunciation and spoken pronunciation and some differences found in major French dialects * The phonetic symbols are listed and explained well in the appendix Weaknesses * You still need an aural guide to fine-tune differences in sounds. For example, tu vs. tous, serai vs. serrai, dans vs. menton vs. ancien vs. faim. You can overcome this problem using a free tool like Google Translate. * The book is cheap, so the binding and cover get well worn * Most of the words in the exercises and elsewhere do not have accompanying phonetic symbols so one might mispronounce the word. This is most likely to happen when you are drilling a certain sound early in the book and an exercise word contains sounds that aren't explained until later in the book. You might get the sound that is the subject of the exercise correct but mispronounce another part of the word. For example, when pronouncing "la rose", you might nail the "z" sound but pronounce an open "o" when it should be a closed "o". Once again, Google Translate comes in handy. If you are serious about learning French, buy this book as early as you can into your studies. If you can get pronunciation correct from the start, you not only will save yourself loads of work trying to unlearn mistakes but also greatly accelerate your proficiency in hearing and speaking the language. Once you master this book, you will be able to take dictation in French - even if you don't understand all of the vocabulary or grammar. That is a big deal. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Covers it all *by C***. on February 6, 2013* This instructional book really covers it all. Having one semester of French in a post-h.s. night-school classroom setting 20 years ago and still wanting to learn the language, I purchased this book hoping to find the greatness that all of the other reviews held. I am so very thankful for getting this book. **BONUS** It's authored by a smartie-pants from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. This book really details the nitty-gritty of French Phonics... What's that? You don't quite know how to pronounce something? The internet is FILLED with a lot of wonderful websites that assist with audio for the French language. A life-saver if you're still in the beginning stages of learning, like me. The book is a nice, portable size but is jam-packed with the basics for speaking the language. I find it to be an excellent resource in my self-study. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ super valuable - you won't find this stuff in any other single place *by W***N on January 10, 2020* I was given a copy of this book over ten years ago when I was working in France and struggling with the language. What an eye opener! This book is about translating written French to spoken French. It won't help you pronounce your r's and t's correctly, but it will help you recognize from written text whether a letter is silent, whether an s should sound like a z, how to recognize the "e-cauduc", when a b should sound like a p, whether a g is hard or soft, and dozens of other "special cases". I bought another copy recently for review (the old one was left in some hotel room ages ago) I'm headed back to France later this year and hoping to not sound too painfully American. If you are studying French (especially if you are self-studying) you need this little book. ## Frequently Bought Together - Exercises in French Phonics - Practice Makes Perfect: Complete French All-in-One, Premium Third Edition - Easy French Step-by-Step --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - πŸ›’ **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** β€” Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** β€” Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - πŸ’° **No Hidden Fees** β€” All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - πŸ”„ **15-Day Free Returns** β€” Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - πŸ”’ **Secure Payments** β€” Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** β€” Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.com.sa/products/1608687-exercises-in-french-phonics](https://www.desertcart.com.sa/products/1608687-exercises-in-french-phonics) --- *Product available on Desertcart Saudi Arabia* *Store origin: SA* *Last updated: 2026-07-07*