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Unit 6 · а, к, м, о and т · Meet

а, к, м, о and т

Join five familiar letters into your first real words.

About this unit

Five letters that look and sound much like their English partners. Together they already make real words.

  • Аа
    a, as in “father”
    мак · poppy
  • Ккtomcat
    k, as in “skin”
    кот · tomcat
  • Ммmum
    m, as in “mother”
    ма́ма · mum
  • Оо
    o, as in “port”
    ток · electric current
  • Ттvolume / book
    t, as in “stop”
    том · volume / book
Join the soundsWord
к + о + ткот · tomcat
м + а + кмак · poppy

Read sounds, not letter names: к is just k.

Reading tips

Read sounds, not letter names. The capitals А К М О Т are larger versions of these shapes. Кот, мак, том and ток have one syllable; the accent in ма́ма marks its strong first syllable.

Reading practice

Letters in words

Match each sign to the same sign in its example.

Letters in words

Match each sign to the same sign in its example.

Find the sound

Match the sounds to the signs. Tap a sign to check.

Find the sound

Match the sounds to the signs. Tap a sign to check.

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.

ток

Sound to spelling

Listen. Choose the spelling.

Spelling to sound

Read the word. Choose its sound.

ма́ма

Build the word

Listen and build the word in typing order.

tomcat

Build the word

Listen and build the word in typing order.

mum

Build the word

Listen and build the word in typing order.

volume / book

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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Join five familiar letters into your first real words.

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tomcat

кот

tomcat

мак

poppy
mum

ма́ма

mum
volume / book

том

volume / book

ток

electric current
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
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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
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ra. Р is r, not Latin P.

С сIn са
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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
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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.