26
Words and their meaning
Textbook Part 1, pp. 70–73
GoalKnow that words name things, their features and actions.
New words
word · so‘zmeaning · ma’nofeature · belgiaction · harakat
Explanation
A word is the smallest unit of speech we use to name or show something. Every word has a meaning. Words name a thing (olma — apple), its feature (qizil — red) and its action (pishdi — ripened). Words can show a person, thing, action, feature, number or amount.
Worked examples
name: mushuk (cat); feature: oppoq (snow-white); action: o‘ynayapti (is playing)
name: quyosh (sun); feature: issiq (hot); action: chiqdi (came up)
Class activity
The teacher shows an object (a ball). Children say its name, its features (katta — big, qizil — red) and its actions (sakraydi — bounces, dumalaydi — rolls).
Practice
1
Does shirin (sweet) name a thing, a feature or an action?
a feature
2
What does yugurdi (ran) show?
an action
3
Name a thing that fits qizil (red).
For example: qizil olma (red apple), qizil gul (red flower)