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Syllables: splitting and carrying over

Lessons 21–23 · 3 lessons · D.Sh. Yuldasheva. Ona tili (Uzbek language) Grade 1, Parts 1–2. Novda Edutainment, 2023
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Carrying a word to the next line

Textbook Part 1, pp. 64–65
GoalCarry a word from one line to the next correctly, by syllables.
New words
line · satrcarrying over · ko‘chirishhyphen (-) · chiziqcha (-)
Explanation

If a word does not fit on the line, we carry part of it to the next line by syllables and put a hyphen at the end of the line: mak- / tab. A single vowel is never left alone on a line or carried alone. So ona (mother), uzum (grapes) and o‘rik (apricot) are not split. A one-syllable word is never split either.

Worked examples
qa- / lam (pencil); kabu- / tar or ka- / butar (pigeon)
o-na has 2 syllables but is not carried over (o would stand alone)
Class activity

Children write words on narrow paper strips; when a word doesn’t fit they carry it over with a hyphen. Partners check each other.

Practice
1
How is maktab carried over?
2
Can uzum (grapes) be carried over?
3
Can non (bread) be carried over?
4
Carry qurbaqa (frog) over in two ways.