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Be clever, little one (riddles)
Textbook Part 2, pp. 35–36
GoalSolve and make up riddles; say proverbs and tongue twisters clearly.
New words
riddle · topishmoqproverb · maqoltongue twister · tez aytishclever, quick-witted · zukko
Explanation
A riddle does not say the name of a thing, only its features. Solving riddles sharpens the mind. A proverb is a short, wise folk saying. Tongue twisters make speech clear and fluent.
Worked examples
“Riddle evening”. In the evening Grandpa told us a riddle. “Long, thin, with a sharp tip, it writes in a notebook. What is it?” he asked. My little brother thought and said: “A pencil!” Grandpa laughed and praised him. Then I made up a riddle too.
Tongue twister: «Sobir soat sotib oldi, soatni Sodiqqa sovg‘a qildi» (Sobir bought a watch and gave the watch to Sodiq).
Class activity
Tongue-twister contest: children try to say the tongue twister three times fast without mistakes. Then in pairs they make up riddles for each other.
Practice
1
Who told the riddle?
Grandpa
2
What is the answer to the riddle?
A pencil
3
Which words in the riddle helped find the answer?
sharp tip, writes in a notebook
4
Riddle: It has tales and poems inside and many pages. What is it?
kitob