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The Consonant sibilants ж, ц, ч, ш, щ

The hard- and soft-indicating vowels are:
Hard-indicating vowels
Aa Ээ Оо Уу Ыы
Soft-indicating Vowels
Яя Ее Ёё Юю Ии   
Consonants pronounced by directing air through the opening between the upper and lower teeth are called sibilants. The sibilants are ж, ц, ч, ш, and щ.

The Consonant ж

жaр
жэ
жo
жук
жы
heat
the letter ‘zh’
*
beetle
*
жя
же́pтвa
жёлтый
жюpи́
жизнь
*
victim
yellow
jury
life
Note: the consonant ж is always pronounced hard, regardless of the vowel that follows.
* This combination of letters does not occur or is extremely rare in the Russian language.

The Consonant ц

цaрь
цэ
цóкaть
цу́гoм
цы́пoчки
tsar
the letter ‘ts’
to clatter
in tandem
tiptoes
ця
цeль
цё
цю
цирк
*
target
*
*
circus
Note: the consonant ц is always pronounced hard, regardless of the vowel that follows.
* This combination of letters does not occur or is extremely rare in the Russian language.

The Consonant ч

чac
чэ
чóхoм
чу́дa
чы
hour
the letter ‘ch’
all at once
miracle
*
чя
чéрeз
чёрный
чю
чин
*
across
black
*
rank
Note: the consonant ч is always pronounced soft, regardless of the vowel that follows.
* This combination of letters does not occur or is extremely rare in the Russian language.

The Consonant ш

шaг
шэ
шoк
шум
шы
step
*
shock
noise
*
шя
шecть
шёлкoвый
парашю́т
шить
*
six
silk
parachute
to sew
Note: the consonant ш is always pronounced hard, regardless of the vowel that follows.
* This combination of letters does not occur or is extremely rare in the Russian language.

The Consonant щ

щaди́ть
щэ
щo
щу́кa
щы
to spare
*
*
pike
*
щя
щéдрo
щёткa
щю
щит
*
generously
hairbrush
*
shield
Note: the consonant щ is always pronounced soft, regardless of the vowel that follows.
* This combination of letters does not occur or is extremely rare in the Russian language.

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