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The Uzbek alphabet
Textbook Part 1, pp. 20–21
GoalKnow that the alphabet is letters in a fixed order; put words in alphabetical order.
New words
alphabet · alifboorder · tartibletter pair · harf birikmasi
Explanation
The alphabet is a set of letters in a fixed order. The Uzbek alphabet has 29 letters, including 3 letter pairs (sh, ch, ng) and the apostrophe sign (’). To put words in alphabetical order, look at their first letters.
Worked examples
A, B, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, X, Y, Z, O‘, G‘, Sh, Ch, Ng
olma, banan, daftar → in order: banan, daftar, olma.
Class activity
Children line up in alphabetical order by the first letter of their names (Aziz, Bobur, Dilnoza...).
Practice
1
How many letter pairs are in the alphabet? Name them.
3: sh, ch, ng
2
Write in alphabetical order: qalam, kitob, daftar
daftar, kitob, qalam
3
What is the first letter of the alphabet?
A