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Spelling vowels correctly
Textbook: Part 1, topic 2, pp. 16–29
GoalWrite correctly vowels that sound different from how they are written.
New words
spring · bahorair, weather · havoanswer · javobwind · shamol
Explanation
In some words a vowel sounds different from how it is written. For example, we write bahor but say bohor. It is the same in havo, javob, shamol, jahon: the letter a is written, but a sound close to o is heard. In burun (nose) and quduq (well) the letter u is written, but a sound close to i is heard. We memorise such words.
Worked examples
bahor (said bohor), havo (said hovo), javob (said jovob)
Wrong: shomol. Right: shamol (wind). Wrong: qudiq. Right: quduq (well).
Class activity
“Find the mistake”: the board shows misspelled words (bohor, jovob, tomom). Children come up in turn, write them correctly and explain which vowel is said and which is written.
Practice
1
Correct the word: bohor
bahor
2
Correct the word: jovob
javob
3
Which vowel is written in the second syllable of burun?
u