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Review: familiar shapes, Russian sounds

Read the first words silently and recall their spellings.

About this unit

No new letters: read your first words silently, then check them by listening.

вv, as in “van”
рr, tapped or rolled
нn, as in “no”

They look Latin, but say v, r and n.

сs, as in “sun”
хkh, as in Scottish “loch”
уoo, as in “moon”

They look Latin, but say s, kh and u.

If a Latin reading comes back, open the letter again and say its Russian sound.

Words to read

Tap a card and listen. Try saying it too.

tomcat

кот

tomcatkot

мак

poppymak
hand / arm

рука́

hand / armruká
nose

нос

nosenos

му́ха

flymúkha
Reading tips

Use the Russian shape and sound together. Revisit a sign card if Latin habits return.

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.

му́ха

Sound to spelling

Listen. Choose the spelling.

Spelling to sound

Read the word. Choose its sound.

рука́

Read and decide

Which word names a nose?

Build the word

Listen and build the word in typing order.

tomcat

Build the word

Listen and build the word in typing order.

hand / arm

Build the word

Listen and build the word in typing order.

nose

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 the first words silently and recall their spellings.

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tomcat

кот

tomcat

мак

poppy
hand / arm

рука́

hand / arm
nose

нос

nose

му́ха

fly
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.