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Your independent Russian reading check

Read new words and print without sound or pictures.

About this unit

Show what you can read on your own: new words, a menu, a sign and a message, without stress marks, pictures or sound hints.

  • Every letter has been taught, even in the new words.
  • Read each item first, then answer.
  • You may open the alphabet; your result notes when you used it.

Read first. The check has no pictures or spoken answer cues. You can open the alphabet if you need it; your result will note the support.

Reading practice

Read and decide

How many vowel sounds are in this new word?

конёк

Read and decide

Read this new international word.

трактор

Read and decide

Read this familiar word in italic print.

такси

Read and decide

How much is the bread on this new menu?

хлеб 80 ₽ · сыр 140 ₽ · чай 100 ₽

Read and decide

Who has the key?

Нина: «Ключ у меня».

Read and decide

Which familiar word has a soft final consonant?

соль · сок · дом

Read and decide

Can normal print always tell you stress in a new word?

замок

Read and decide

Which sign says entrance?

АПТЕКА · ВХОД · ВЫХОД

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Your reading result

Read new words and print without sound or pictures.

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Use a Russian keyboard

The standard Russian layout is ЙЦУКЕН. All guided writing also works with on-screen tiles. Type ё with its own key when practising ё; outside that task е is a common printed replacement. Teaching stress accents are optional input, not extra letters.

All letters

А а
i

a

К кIn ка
i

ka

М мIn ма
i

ma

О о
i

o

Т тIn та
i

ta

В вIn ва
i

va. В is v, not Latin B.

Н нIn на
i

na. Н is n, not Latin H.

Р рIn ра
i

ra. Р is r, not Latin P.

С сIn са
i

sa. С is s, not Latin c/k.

У у
i

u. У is u, not Latin y.

Х хIn ха
i

kha. Х is a friction sound, like ch in German Bach.

Е еye; softens the consonant
i

ye / e. At word start е begins ye; after a consonant it normally gives e and softens that consonant.

Б бIn ба
i

ba

Г гIn га
i

ga

Д дIn да
i

da

Л лIn ла
i

la

П пIn па
i

pa

З зIn за
i

za

Ж жIn жа
i

zha

Ш шIn ша
i

sha

И и
i

i. И normally follows a soft consonant.

Й й
i

y. Й is the short consonant y of yes, not a vowel syllable.

Ы ы
i

y / ɨ. Ы is a full vowel after a hard consonant; compare и.

Ч чIn ча
i

cha. Ч is normally soft.

Щ щa long, soft shIn ща
i

shcha. Щ is a long soft sh sound; it is not modern Russian ш + ч.

Ц цIn ца
i

tsa. Ц is hard ts, including before written и.

Ф фIn фа
i

fa

Э э
i

e. Э does not add an initial y sound.

Ю юyu; softens the consonant
i

yu. Ю begins yu initially and gives u plus a soft consonant after one.

Я яya; softens the consonant
i

ya. Initial я is ya; after a consonant it gives a plus softness.

Ё ёyo; softens the consonant
i

yo. Ё gives yo initially, or o plus softness; it is normally stressed.

Ь ьno sound; softens a consonantIn мягкий знак
i

soft sign (name). Ь has no independent vowel or consonant sound; here it makes л soft.

Ъ ъno sound; hard break before yIn твёрдый знак
i

hard sign (name). Ъ separates a consonant from a following е/ё/ю/я and keeps its y onset.