In the lessons of our native language, we are taught the correct error-free writing. As soon as first graders can already read and write most of the letters of the Russian alphabet, they get acquainted with the first spelling of the Russian language. First of all, they learn the rules of "Zhi-shi", "Chu-shu", "Ch-sha".
What are the problems?
Surely each of us sits firmly in the head lines: "Zhi-shi" write with the letter "and", "cha-shcha" write with the letter "a", "Chu-shu" write with the letter "y", is not it ?
But let's take a closer look at why there was a need to know this rule.
It turns out that the spelling of words with "Zhi-shi", "cha-cha", "chu-chu" is closely connected with phonetics, that is, with the sounds of speech. This section of the language is very disliked by both children and their parents, who are forced to study with the child. And many simply do not understand what this “phonetic word analysis" is for and what it gives.
In the Russian language there are hard and soft consonants, which they become due to the vowels "e", "e", "i", "u", "and", as well as a soft sign.
As an example, take the words “mayor and“ chalk. ”In the first, the sound [m] is heard, it is hard, in the other word it became soft [m '] thanks to the letter“ e ”, which so affectionately changed its pronunciation.
But there are letters in the alphabet whose sounds cannot become soft in any way, and they are always designated as solid. This is [w], [w], [c], no vowel letter is able to soften them, they are always pronounced equally firmly: beetle, jury. Try it yourself.
But the sounds [h '], [uh'] [y '], on the contrary, are always soft and can never become firmer: honor, hour, miracle, no matter what vowel is after them.
It is for this reason that children (and not only) often make mistakes in spelling words with such combinations. But after all, think for yourself how you can write the word "giraffe" through "and", because we clearly hear the solid [zhyraf]! And to take the word “wonderful”, how soft and gentle the beginning of the word sounds: [wonderful]. There is no doubt that the letter "u" should be written here. Why the rule of "chu-shu"
It is not in vain that the Russian language has received the title of one of the most difficult to learn, well, nothing can be so easy here.
Why is that?
We will not go deep into history, but it is important to know that earlier the sounds [g] and [w] were considered soft, and the letter indicated this. And even now, when in modern Russian, letters found only a solid designation of their sound, they did not begin to change the spelling, and now we have to remember such unusual laws of the language.
Now we just have to adhere to the rules of "chu-shu", "cha-shcha", "Zhi-shi", which are nevertheless simple in comparison with other features of our native Russian language.
Someone does not need this information, it is easier for him to memorize and apply the rules in the future, but for those who like to "get to the bottom of the truth", it will be easier to learn the material if they know the origin of the spelling.
How not to forget the rule
Any skills and new knowledge require careful fixing. Very often, children, even having studied the rules of “chu-shchu”, “zhi-shi”, “ch-cha”, still make mistakes when writing words containing spelling data.
Therefore, interesting rhymes were invented, like: "write shi with the letter and." It is very important that children remember and use these rules every time they encounter such words, learn to "see", find and highlight them.
In order for students to not only name the rules, but also to apply them, a reliable way will be to develop the rules of "cha-cha", "chu-chu", "zhi-shi" on the letter.
The teacher or parent can dictate a lot of words containing these combinations, or give a didactic card like "insert a missed letter." Such a system will allow children to remember the rules of "chu-shu", "cha-sha", "Zhi-shi" and never again make mistakes.
It is interesting
By the way, in the Kazakh language, where, like in Russian, the alphabet is based on the Cyrillic alphabet, there is no such rule, and in the words after "g" and "w" it says "s". Because of this, children often have trouble writing, because their teacher in Russian taught that writing "s" is by no means possible, and the Kazakh teacher writes on the blackboard with "mistakes." But most often, children who study in Russian suffer from this, and most of their lives they write and speak their native Kazakh.