16
Q and G‘
Textbook Part 1, pp. 44–45
GoalTell q and g‘ apart from k and g.
New words
the sound q · q tovushithe sound g‘ · g‘ tovushithroat · tomoq
Explanation
Q is like k and g‘ is like g, but they are said deeper in the throat. Swapping them changes the meaning: qo‘l (hand) — ko‘l (lake).
Worked examples
q: qalam (pencil), qor (snow), qush (bird), quloq (ear)
g‘: g‘oz (goose), tog‘ (mountain), bog‘ (garden), sog‘lom (healthy)
Class activity
Children match word pairs like qo‘l — ko‘l to pictures.
Practice
1
What is the difference between ko‘l and qo‘l?
ko‘l is a lake, qo‘l is a hand
2
Say a word with g‘.
For example: tog‘, bog‘, g‘oz
3
Fill in q or k: ...alam
qalam