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Practice exercises for the Russian alphabet

By: Anna Classing
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These activities are part of our Russian Grammar series. The skills we are practicing here are covered in our article:

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Activity 1: Brand names in Russian

Match the images of the famous brands with how they are written in Russian.

Икея
Чупа-чупс
Мерседес
Самсунг
Макдональдс
Сникерс
Кока-кола
Диснейлэнд
A can of Coca-Cola.

A photo of a gray Mercedes car.

A photo of Cinderella's Castle at Disneyland.

A photo of a Samsung cell phone.

A photo of a McDonald's at night.

A photo of an Ikea.

A photo of Chupa-Chups candies.

A photo of Snickers bars.

Activity 2: Multiple choice

Choose the correct pronunciation for each word.

  • Машина(car)

  • Янтарь(amber)

  • Подсолнух(sunflower)

  • Достопримечательность(landmark / tourist attraction)

  • Сельскохозяйственный(agricultural)

  • Удовлетворительный(satisfactory)

  • Безвозмездно(free of charge)

  • Одиннадцатиклассник(11th grader / high-school senior student)

  • Защищаться(to defend oneself)

  • Необъятный(huge / endless)

  • Навязчивый(obtrusive)

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