In Russian, the letter 'Ъ' is known as the 'hard sign'. What is its primary function?

Separates a prefix from a following iotated vowel

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The Cyrillic Alphabet

How well do you know the letters of the Cyrillic alphabet? Test your knowledge of this script used across Eastern Europe and Asia.0 takes

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01Which Cyrillic letter looks like a backwards 'R' and represents the 'ya' sound?
02The Cyrillic letter 'Б' is the phonetic equivalent of which letter in the Latin alphabet?
03The letter 'Ж' in Russian makes a sound similar to the 's' in which English word?
04Which Cyrillic letter makes the 'ts' sound, as in the end of the word 'cats'?
05Which of the following is a Greek letter, not a Cyrillic one?
06The Cyrillic letter 'Ю' represents which sound?
07Which Cyrillic letter looks like the number '3' and represents the 'z' sound?
08The Cyrillic letter 'Ч' makes a sound equivalent to which English consonant blend?
09What is the name of the Cyrillic letter 'Ш'?
10In Russian, the letter 'Ъ' is known as the 'hard sign'. What is its primary function?
11Which Cyrillic letter is the direct equivalent of the English letter 'F'?
12The Cyrillic letter 'Ы' represents a vowel sound that has no direct equivalent in standard English. What is its name?