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When a word cannot be split
Textbook: Part 2, topic 9, pp. 30–43
GoalKnow which words are not split and that a single letter must not be left alone on a line.
New words
one-syllable · bir bo‘g‘inlimother · onaapricot · o‘rikgrapes · uzum
Explanation
One-syllable words are not split: sinf (class), dars (lesson), tosh (stone). A single vowel at the start of a word may not stay alone at the end of the previous line: not o- / nam. So two-syllable words like ona, o‘rik (apricot), uzum (grapes), ahil (friendly) are not split but carried over whole.
Worked examples
Wrong: o- / na. Right: ona (the whole word goes to the new line).
Wrong: o‘- / rik, u- / zum. Right: o‘rik, uzum.
Class activity
“Can it be split?”: the teacher says a word. If it can be split, children open their arms; if not, they join their hands. Then they explain why.
Practice
1
Can sinf be split when carrying over?
No, it has one syllable.
2
Can uzum be split?
No, u- would be left alone at the end of the line.
3
What do we do with ahil and o‘rik when carrying over?
We write the whole word on the new line.