DIRECTIONS: Write each of the thirty-three letters in the box it belongs to.
Spellings are rough: Russian has sounds English lacks.
a
b
v
g
d
ye
yo
zh
z
ee
y
k
l
m
n
o
p
r
s
t
oo
f
kh
ts
ch
sh
shch
—
i
—
e
yu
ya
1. Sort all thirty-three. Box 3 will be the fullest.
1. Tells the truth
looks like your letter, says what you expect
2. Lies
looks like your letter, says something else
3. Strange
looks like nothing you know
Which Box Is Dangerous?
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DIRECTIONS: Answer in your own words.
Count boxes 1 and 2: twelve letters look like yours. How many of the twelve were honest?
Box 3 is the biggest and the strangest. Explain why it is also the safest.
Which box actually causes the trouble, and why?
Of the twelve letters that look like one of yours, only five are honest. If you were designing a warning label for the Russian alphabet, what would it say?