French spelling is irregular. As is the case with English, many words have silent letters, and many sounds can be represented by different combinations of letters. Sometimes words are spelt the same but pronounced differently. Here are eight sentences to illustrate:
Les cuisiniers excellent à faire ce mets excellent.
(The cooks excel in making this excellent dish)
Ils ont un charactère violent: ils violent leurs promesses.
(They have a violent character: they violate their promises)
Il est de l'est.
(He is from the east)
Mes fils ont cassé mes fils.
(My sons have broken my strings)
Nous éditions de belles éditions.
(We were editing beautiful editions)
Les poules du couvent couvent.
(The hens from the convent are incubating)
Nous portions les portions.
(We were carrying the portions)
Je suis content qu'ils content ces histoires.
(I am happy that they are telling these stories)
French is a language with irregular spelling. This results in many homophones, words that are pronounced the same but are spelt differently. Each of the illustrated sentences contains two homophones.
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