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Kinds of adjectives by meaning
Textbook: Part 3, pp. 24–27
GoalKnow the kinds of adjectives by meaning (colour, taste, shape and size, character).
New words
colour · rang-tustaste · maza-ta’mshape and size · shakl-hajmcharacter, quality · xil-xususiyat
Explanation
Adjectives are divided into several kinds by meaning. Colour: qizil, yashil, moviy. Taste: shirin, nordon, sho‘r, achchiq. Shape and size: dumaloq, uzun, tor, katta. Character and quality: mehribon, sabrli, halol, dangasa. To find the kind, see what the adjective describes: colour, taste, shape, or a person’s quality.
Worked examples
Moviy osmon (blue sky – colour), nordon limon (sour lemon – taste), uzun yo‘l (long road – shape/size), halol inson (honest person – quality).
Dumaloq to‘p (round ball), sho‘r sho‘rva (salty soup), sabrli qiz (a patient girl), yashil maysa (green grass).
Class activity
“Four baskets”: four baskets (colour, taste, shape, quality) on the board; children drop adjective cards into the right basket.
Practice
1
Name the kind: nordon, moviy, mehribon, tor.
nordon – taste; moviy – colour; mehribon – quality; tor – shape
2
Give one new adjective of each kind.
For example: sariq (yellow); achchiq (bitter/hot); yassi (flat); dono (wise)
3
Which kind does halol belong to?
character/quality