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What is a sound?
Textbook Part 1, pp. 14–17
GoalWe hear and say sounds; change one sound and the word’s meaning changes.
New words
sound · tovushpronunciation · talaffuzword · so‘z
Explanation
Every word we say and hear is made of sounds. Uzbek has 30 sounds. Change one sound in a word and you get a new word: it (dog) — ot (horse).
Worked examples
buvi (grandma) — bobo (grandpa); it (dog) — ot (horse); non (bread) — nok (pear)
The word ot has 2 sounds: o, t.
Class activity
“Magician” game: the teacher says a word (sovun, soap) and children change one sound to make a new word (qovun, melon).
Practice
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Change the first sound of it to o.
ot
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How many sounds does Uzbek have?
30
3
How many sounds are in non?
3