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Review: sound and shape families

Read known words without sound, then check by listening.

About this unit

No new letters: read familiar words without sound, then check by listening.

жzh, like s in “measure”
шsh, as in “shop”
иee, as in “see”
ыi with the tongue pulled back
иee, as in “see”
йy, as in “yes”

The small arch turns и into й.

пp, as in “spin”
нn, as in “no”

П has a bar on top; н has it in the middle.

Лиса́ uses only letters you know. Read it before you play it.

Words to read

Tap a card and listen. Try saying it too.

house

дом

housedom

лиса́

foxlisá
park

парк

parkpark
hat

ша́пка

hatshápka
cheese

сыр

cheesesyr
Reading tips

Лиса́ combines only known letters. Read it before opening the sound hint.

Reading practice

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.

дом

Sound to spelling

Listen. Choose the spelling.

Spelling to sound

Read the word. Choose its sound.

ша́пка

Build the word

Listen and build the word in typing order.

house

Build the word

Listen and build the word in typing order.

park

Build the word

Listen and build the word in typing order.

hat

Recall the spelling

Listen and build the word without its picture.

Recall the spelling

Listen and build the word without its picture.

Recall the spelling

Listen and build the word without its picture.

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Read known words without sound, then check by listening.

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house

дом

house

лиса́

fox
park

парк

park
hat

ша́пка

hat
cheese

сыр

cheese
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.