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Russian letters denoting
vowel sounds

Reading in Russian --> Learn Russian alphabet --> Lesson 1

In this lesson, you can work with Russian letters denoting vowel sounds. Their basic meanings are the same as their alphabetical names.

Russian letters А and О look and sound similar to English speaking learners. Other letters require more attention and efforts to be memorized. The letter Ы denote the Russian sound [i]     which is one of the most difficult sounds of the Russian language. You can find more information about the sound [i]     (as well as about other sounds) in the section Russian Pronunciation.



Listen and repeat the following Russian letters

Uppercase Lowercase Sound Name
A а [a]
Е е [ye]
Ё ё [yo]
И и [i]
О о [o]
У у [oo]
Ы ы [i]
Э э [e]
Ю ю [yoo]
Я я [ya]


Listen to the sound and answer "yes" or "no"

 
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This sound corresponds to the letter

 
    
 



Listen to the sounds and choose the corresponding Russian letter

 
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Match sounds and letters

 

Listen to the sounds. Drag the Russian letters and drop them into the corresponding fields.

Sound 1
drop here
Sound 2
drop here
Sound 3
drop here
Sound 4
drop here
Sound 5
drop here
Sound 6
drop here
Sound 7
drop here
Sound 8
drop here
Sound 9
drop here
Sound 10
drop here
  • 6A а
  • 2Е е
  • 10Ё ё
  • 7И и
  • 3О о
  • 4У у
  • 8Ы ы
  • 9Э э
  • 1Ю ю
  • 5Я я


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Listen to the sounds and type the corresponding letters in the text field

 
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