Sounds & pronunciation — letters and how to say them

Ten drills on Sounds & pronunciation — letters and how to say them — the level you meet this at in the app is A1. Print the sheet, work it on paper, then check it against the key.

This practises one topic from the course. The lesson that explains it lives in the app.

Worksheet

1. Multiple choice. Which letter spells the deep central vowel inside a word?
   • â
   • î
   • ă
2. Fill the gap. c___ine — Dog.
3. Put it in order. Ștefan · vorbește · repede · țară
4. Match the pairs. Match each item on the left with the one that belongs with it.
   • Left: 1. ă 2. â 3. ș 4. ț
   • Right: a. ts in cats b. sh in shop c. the same sound as î d. the a in sofa
5. Find the mistake. Ea stie tara bine. — She knows the country well.
6. Multiple choice. How many letters are in the Romanian alphabet?
   • 26
   • 29
   • 31
7. Fill the gap. ___n — In.
8. Put it in order. Am · șapte · chei · în · buzunar · casă
9. Find the mistake. Cîinele meu e mare. — My dog is big.

Answer key

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1. â — â is the in-word spelling of the deep vowel.
2. â — the deep vowel sits inside the word, so it is written â.
3. Ștefan vorbește repede. — Ș is a single letter — the name has two syllables, not three.
4. ă = the a in sofa · â = the same sound as î · ș = sh in shop · ț = ts in cats — the five extra letters each carry one sound.
5. Ea știe țara bine. — ș and ț are separate letters — s alone and t alone are different sounds.
6. 31 — 26 Latin letters plus ă, â, î, ș and ț make 31.
7. î — a word starting with the deep vowel takes î.
8. Am șapte chei în buzunar. — che keeps the c hard, and ș is the sh of shop.
9. Câinele meu e mare. — inside a word the deep vowel is written â, so câine.