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Understanding when to use the hard sign (ъ) versus the soft sign (ь).

Breaking down words into roots, prefixes, suffixes, and endings.

The provided text from the textbook for 3rd Grade Russian Language (Part 2, Page 110) focuses on the orthography of words containing the separating hard sign (ъ) and prefix-root relationships.

Смастерить and слизать do not use a hard sign because the root does not begin with the vowels following a prefix ending in a consonant. 📖 Key Rules for 3rd Grade

As noted in the InternetUrok library for 3rd Grade , students at this level are mastering:

In our Russian language lessons, we study the important role of the . According to the textbook by Zelenina and Khokhlova , this sign is written only after prefixes that end in a consonant and before the letters е, ё, ю, я .