In many Russian texts the two dots for the seventh letter('e') are omitted, a situation which 

 would rarely disturb the Russian reader but one which may confuse the foreigner. Study 

 of the context will usually resolve ambiguous cases. Formerly, the hard sign(^) could be 

 replaced by an apostropheC ), and this usage may be met in the older texts. 



Familiarization Practice with Russian Letters 



1) What continents, countries or cities are denoted by the following names? 



AsMH KewdpHflHc 



AwepMKa Ky6a 



AApMKa JIadpaflop 



BepjiHH Maflpwfl 



BopHeo MMHHganoJiMC 



BaniMHrTOH Hbio-MopH 



BsHecyeJia Ocjio 



Bjiaaro Poccmh 



AydJiMH CTaJiMHrpafl 



Espona TpHSCT 



meneBa ypyrsaii 



I/lHflwH KirocjiasHH 



HpjiaH^lwfl flnoHHfl 



2) Do you recognize the sciences indicated by the following Russian words? 



aCTpOHOMMfl 



dHOJiorwH 

 doTaHMKa. 

 reHBTHHa 



MaTewaTHHa 



MeTeopoJiorMH 



ncHxojiorMH 



(|)M3HKa 



