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Pronunciation and spelling of consonant clusters
Textbook: p. 98
GoalKnow the pronunciation and spelling of words with consonant clusters.
New words
consonant cluster · qator undoshthought · fikrbrick · g‘ishtsport · sport
Explanation
When two different consonants stand side by side inside one syllable, the word has a consonant cluster: fikr (thought), nutq (speech), hukm (judgement), qirq (forty). In some words ending in a cluster the last consonant is hardly heard in speech, but it is not dropped in writing: g‘isht (brick), farzand (child), do‘st (friend). Native Uzbek words do not begin with a cluster; a cluster at the start of a word occurs in words borrowed from other languages: sport, kreslo (armchair), trolleybus.
Worked examples
Do‘st may sound «do‘s», but t is written.
Sport, kreslo — a cluster at the start: borrowed words.
Class activity
The “Two kinds of words” game: sort the words on cards into double-consonant and cluster groups.
Practice
1
What is a word with a consonant cluster?
A word with two different consonants side by side in one syllable.
2
Which consonant is hardly heard in «g‘isht»?
The final t.
3
In which words does a cluster occur at the beginning?
Only in borrowed words: sport, kreslo.
4
Write two cluster words and underline the cluster.
E.g. fikr, nutq, do‘st.