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The apostrophe sign and word meanings

Lessons 7–9 · 3 lessons · M.E. Toirova (Part 1); D.D. Baynazarova and M.E. Toirova (Parts 2 and 4); D.D. Baynazarova (Part 3). Native Language (Ona tili) Grade 4, Parts 1–4. Novda Edutainment, Tashkent, 2023
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Words with consonants side by side: pronunciation and spelling

Textbook: Part 1, pp. 32–35
GoalTell the pronunciation and spelling of words ending in two consonants.
New words
friend · do‘stAugust · avgustcapital city · poytaxttime · vaqt
Explanation

Some words end in two consonants side by side: do‘st, avgust, poytaxt, vaqt, juft. In speech the last sound often drops out: do‘st sounds like “do‘s”, poytaxt like “poytax”. In writing both letters are written. To check, add a vowel: do‘sti, poytaxti, vaqti.

Worked examples
do‘st — do‘sti; avgust — avgusti; juft (pair) — jufti: t is written at the end.
Toshkent is the capital of Uzbekistan. The word poytaxt has both x and t in writing.
Class activity

“The missing sound”: one child says a word without its last sound (“do‘s”); the partner writes it in full and checks it by adding a vowel.

Practice
1
Fill in the last letter: do‘s…, avgus…, juf…, vaq….
2
Check the word poytaxt.
3
Which consonants stand side by side in baland?