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Homonyms
Textbook: Part 1, pp. 47–48
GoalTell homonyms apart by the meaning of the sentence.
New words
homonym · shakldosh so‘zmulberry / hold · tutsheep / put · qo‘ygarden / tie · bog‘
Explanation
Words that are said and written the same but mean different things are called homonyms. We find the meaning from the sentence. There can be two or more: ot — horse, ot — name, ot — shoot. Homonyms may belong to different kinds of words: tut (noun, mulberry) and tut (verb, hold).
Worked examples
Hovlimizda baland tut o‘sadi. (A tall mulberry tree grows in our yard.) Arqonning uchini mahkam tut. (Hold the end of the rope firmly.)
Cho‘pon qo‘yni haydadi. (The shepherd drove the sheep.) Kitobni javonga qo‘y. (Put the book on the shelf.) Bog‘da gul ochildi. (A flower opened in the garden.) Idishning og‘zini bog‘. (Tie the neck of the container.)
Class activity
“Two meanings”: the teacher says a homonym; children make a sentence or draw a picture for each meaning.
Practice
1
Give two meanings of qo‘y.
an animal (sheep) and an action (put)
2
In which sentence does bog‘ mean “garden”: Bog‘da olma pishdi. / Sumkani bog‘.
Bog‘da olma pishdi. (Apples ripened in the garden.)
3
What is the difference between a homonym and a synonym?
Homonyms: same form, different meaning; synonyms: different form, same meaning.