Practice by topic
Ten areas, each split into sub-sections that follow the grammar guides. Questions inside each sub-section get harder as you go, from the basic form to the uses that trip up advanced learners.
Sounds and spellingA0–A2 молоко́ ma-la-KO: milk Letters, stress, reduced vowels, hard and soft consonants, intonation.AlphabetStressVowel reductionIntonation NounsA1–B1 стол · ру́чка · окно́ table (m) · pen (f) · window (n) Gender, plurals, fleeting vowels and the nouns that break the pattern.GenderPluralsFleeting vowelsIndeclinable nouns CasesA1–C1 в Москве́ v mask-VYE: in Moscow All six cases in singular and plural, after prepositions, verbs and numbers.NominativeAccusativePrepositionalGenitiveDativeInstrumentalPlural endings Pronouns and adjectivesA1–B2 моя́ но́вая кварти́ра my new flat Personal and possessive pronouns, adjective agreement, short forms, comparatives.Personal pronounsPossessivesAdjective endingsShort adjectivesComparativesIndefinite pronouns Verbs and tensesA1–C1 я рабо́таю ya ra-BO-ta-yu: I work Conjugation, past and future, reflexive verbs, imperatives, conditional, participles.PresentPastFutureReflexive verbsImperativeConditionalParticiples AspectA2–C2 чита́ть · прочита́ть read (process) · read (done) Choosing imperfective or perfective in every tense, in commands and after negation.Forming pairsPastFutureImperativesNegationNuance Motion and positionA2–C1 иду́ · хожу́ I’m going · I go (regularly) One-way and round-trip verbs, prefixes, and standing, sitting and lying.идти́/ходи́тье́хать/е́здитьPrefixesPosition verbsFigurative uses SentencesA1–C2 Мне хо́лодно. mnye KHO-lad-na: I’m cold Questions, negation, word order, impersonal sentences, complex sentences, punctuation.QuestionsNegationWord orderImpersonalComplex sentencesPunctuation Numbers and timeA1–C1 пять книг pyat’ knik: five books Counting, nouns after numbers, numbers in every case, dates, clock time and ages.CountingNoun after numberNumbers in casesDatesClock time Words and registerB1–C2 вы · ты formal you · informal you Prefixes and suffixes, formal and informal speech, idioms and set phrases.Word formationFormal and informalIdiomsStyle VocabularyA1–B2 в лесу́ v li-SU: in the forest Words in real sentences across every topic: food, home, people, health, nature, work and free time.Food and shoppingHome and cityPeople and feelingsBody and healthNatureWork and sport Advanced grammar and word formsB1–C1 свой · сто́лик svoy · STO-lik: one’s own · little table свой, кото́рый, the passive, reported speech, then adverbs, diminutives, дво́е, stress and consonant changes.свойкото́рыйPassiveReported speechWord forms
How every question works
Vocabulary drills by topic
One short drill for each vocabulary guide: recall the word, recognise it by ear, and use it with the right ending. Also try graded reading, listening writing and speaking, or prepare for the ТРКИ exam. Look up any form in the verb tables.
еда́Food and drink16 questions домHome16 questions семья́Family16 questions го́родCity16 questions оде́ждаClothes16 questions здоро́вьеBody and health16 questions приро́даNature and animals16 questions пого́даWeather16 questions рабо́таWork16 questions спортSport and hobbies16 questions вре́мяTime and days16 questions цвета́Colours16 questions поку́пкиShopping16 questions чу́встваEmotions16 questions учёбаSchool16 questions техноло́гииTechnology16 questions путеше́ствияTravel16 questions основны́е слова́Core words16 questions поли́тикаPolitics and society16 questions СМИMedia and news16 questions пра́воLaw and justice16 questions эконо́микаMoney and economy16 questions нау́каScience and research16 questions аргуме́нтыIdeas and argument16 questions