Master Russian Consonant Sounds: Pronunciation and Usage Quizzes

Question 1

Which of the following is **NOT** a voiceless consonant in Russian?

Accepted Answer

б

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п

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т

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к

Question 2

What is the soft (palatalized) form of the consonant 'д'?

Accepted Answer

дʲ

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дь

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ди

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д

Question 3

Which of the following consonant pairs is pronounced differently due to palatalization?

Accepted Answer

т - тʲ

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к - кʲ

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п - пʲ

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б - бʲ

Question 4

Which of the following factors does **NOT** affect the pronunciation of Russian consonants?

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Speaker's accent

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Stress

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Position in the word

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Surrounding vowels

Question 5

Which of the following statements about Russian consonant clusters is true?

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Consonant clusters can occur anywhere in a word.

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Consonant clusters can only occur at the beginning of words.

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Consonant clusters can only occur at the end of words.

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Consonant clusters are not allowed in Russian.

Question 6

Which of the following consonants is pronounced with aspiration?

Accepted Answer

п

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м

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б

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т

Question 7

Which of the following consonants is a voiced fricative?

Accepted Answer

в

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с

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т

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ш

Question 8

Which of the following consonants is a palatalized alveolar affricate?

Accepted Answer

щ

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ш

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с

Question 9

Which of the following words contains the consonant cluster /mn/?

Accepted Answer

много

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ночь

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мама

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дом

Question 10

Which of the following consonants is pronounced with a retroflex articulation?

Accepted Answer

р

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т

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л

Question 11

What is the voiced counterpart of the voiceless consonant represented by the letter 'К' in Russian?

Accepted Answer

Г

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Т

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С

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П

Question 12

What is the correct pronunciation of the consonant sound represented by the letter 'Щ' in Russian?

Accepted Answer

[ɕtɕ]

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[ʂ]

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[tʃ]

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[ʃ]

Question 13

What is the key difference between the pronunciation of the consonant sounds represented by the letters 'С' and 'Ц'?

Accepted Answer

Ц is palatalized, while С is not.

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There is no difference between the two sounds.

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Ц is pronounced as [t], while С is pronounced as [s].

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С is voiced, while Ц is voiceless.

Question 14

Which Russian consonant sound is produced with a retroflex articulation?

Accepted Answer

Р

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Л

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В

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С

Question 15

What is the primary factor that influences the hardness or softness of a consonant sound in Russian?

Accepted Answer

The following vowel

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The stress pattern

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The preceding vowel

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The position in the word

Question 16

Which of these Russian consonant sounds is palatalized?

Accepted Answer

т'

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б

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к

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п

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a typical feature of Russian consonant sounds?

Accepted Answer

Aspirated

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Devoiced

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Voiced

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Palatalized

Question 18

Which of these words contains a palatalized consonant sound?

Accepted Answer

вишня

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стол

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дом

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книга

Question 19

Which of these Russian consonant sounds is always palatalized?

Accepted Answer

ч

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б

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г

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к

Question 20

The word "мороз" (frost) ends with a devoiced consonant. What is the original sound before devoicing?

Accepted Answer

з

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ш

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ж

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с

Question 21

Which of these sounds is a voiced, palatalized consonant in Russian?

Accepted Answer

ж (zh)

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ш (sh)

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щ (shch)

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ч (ch)

Question 22

The sound "ц" (ts) is a combination of which two sounds in Russian?

Accepted Answer

т (t) + с (s)

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т (t) + з (z)

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д (d) + с (s)

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д (d) + з (z)

Question 23

In the word "снег" (snow), the consonant "г" (g) is devoiced. What sound does it become?

Accepted Answer

к (k)

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х (kh)

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г (g)

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ш (sh)

Question 24

The sound "щ" (shch) is a combination of which two sounds in Russian?

Accepted Answer

ш (sh) + ч (ch)

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ш (sh) + щ (shch)

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с (s) + щ (shch)

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с (s) + ч (ch)

Question 25

Which word contains the voiceless velar fricative sound /x/?

Accepted Answer

хочешь

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стол

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дом

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кошка

Question 26

Which word is pronounced with a soft consonant?

Accepted Answer

рука

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ухо

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нога

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рана

Question 27

Which consonant cluster represents the affricate /tʃ/?

Accepted Answer

чтение

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стол

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магазин

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школа

Question 28

Which word is pronounced with a voiced alveolar trill sound /r/?

Accepted Answer

трава

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книга

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перо

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дом

Question 29

Which word is pronounced with a voiceless bilabial stop sound?

Accepted Answer

поезд

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учитель

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билет

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рука

Question 30

Which consonant pair represents voiced and unvoiced counterparts?

Accepted Answer

б/п

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к/г

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с/з

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т/д

Question 31

Which of the following words contains the palatalized alveolar sibilant sound /ɕ/?

Accepted Answer

чай

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нога

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дом

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стол

Question 32

Which of the following consonant clusters represents the voiced labiodental fricative /v/?

Accepted Answer

вход

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стол

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дверь

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окно

Question 33

Which of the following words is pronounced with a voiceless dental fricative sound?

Accepted Answer

фокус

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тарелка

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дом

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книга

Question 34

Which of the following consonant pairs represents palatalized and non-palatalized counterparts?

Accepted Answer

т/ть

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с/з

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к/г

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б/п

Question 35

Which of the following Russian words demonstrates palatalization of the consonant 'т'?

Accepted Answer

тяжелый (tyazhelyy)

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точка (tochka)

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театр (teatr)

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стол (stol)

Question 36

The sound 'х' (kh) in Russian is:

Accepted Answer

A voiceless velar fricative

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A voiceless alveolar fricative

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A voiced velar fricative

Question 37

In the word 'снег' (sneg) (snow), the consonant 'г' (g) is:

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Devoiced to 'к' (k)

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Unchanged

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Voiced to 'ж' (zh)

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Palatalized to 'гь' (gh)

Question 38

Which of these consonant sounds is NOT present in the Russian language?

Accepted Answer

/ð/

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/b/

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/ʃ/

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/v/

Question 39

The sound 'щ' (shch) in Russian is produced by:

Accepted Answer

A combination of the sounds 'ш' (sh) and 'ч' (ch)

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A palatalized version of the sound 'ш' (sh)

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A combination of the sounds 'с' (s) and 'ч' (ch)

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A voiceless alveolar fricative

Question 40

The consonant 'л' (l) is generally palatalized when followed by:

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A vowel

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A hard sign

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A consonant

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A soft sign

Question 41

The word 'машина' (mashina) (car) contains how many consonant sounds?

Accepted Answer

5

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4

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6

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3

Question 42

Which pair of consonants represents a minimal pair in Russian, demonstrating a change in meaning based solely on voicing?

Accepted Answer

б (b) and п (p)

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в (v) and ф (f)

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г (g) and к (k)

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д (d) and ж (zh)

Question 43

The sound 'ц' (ts) in Russian is:

Accepted Answer

An affricate

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A stop

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A fricative

Question 44

The consonant 'р' (r) in Russian is typically:

Accepted Answer

A voiced alveolar trill

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A voiced alveolar tap

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A voiceless alveolar tap

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A voiceless alveolar trill