; otherwise, they indicate the softness of the preceding consonant.

: Use -З before voiced consonants and -С before voiceless ones (e.g., разбудить vs. расписание ). Vowels after Sibilants and 'Ц' :

(write и ), Ча-Ща (write а ), Чу-Щу (write у ). Spelling of и/ы after the letter Ц . 3. Morphology (Parts of Speech)

: Find a related word where a vowel follows the consonant (e.g., дуб — дубы ).