Final letters keep their spelling
Recognise devoicing at the ends of words.
About this unit
At the end of a word, a buzzing consonant loses its buzz. You write the letter, but hear its quiet partner.
| Letter at the end | Sounds like |
|---|---|
| б | п |
| д | т |
| г | к |
| в | ф |
| з | с |
| ж | ш |
You already met this in йод: it ends in a t sound but keeps д.
Read the examples
Tap a card and listen. Try saying it too.
Words to read
хляб
breadhlyapград
town / citygrat
зъб
toothzǎpReading tips
At word end a voiced consonant can be heard as its voiceless partner. Хляб ends with a p-like sound, град with t, зъб with p. Write б or д as in the word card; do not respell what you hear.
Reading practice
Listen before looking
Are these two clips the same or different?
Read with support
Match the words to their pictures.
Read without a sound cue
Match the words to their pictures.
Sound to spelling
Listen. Choose the spelling.
Spelling to sound
Read the word. Choose its sound.
Sound to spelling
Listen. Choose the spelling.
Read and decide
Which written final letter belongs to bread?
Build the word
Listen and build the word in typing order.
Build the word
Listen and build the word in typing order.
Recall the spelling
Listen and build the word without its picture.
Build the word
Listen and build the word in typing order.
Recall the spelling
Listen and build the word without its picture.
Finish practice to save this unit.
You can read and write this
Recognise devoicing at the ends of words.
хляб
breadград
town / cityзъб
toothUse a Bulgarian keyboard
Bulgarian has a standard BDS layout and widely used phonetic layouts. Either is optional: the guided course has on-screen tiles. Keep ъ and ь separate. Teaching acute accents may be omitted in input; the grave in ѝ belongs to the word and is not a removable stress hint.
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