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The spelling dictionary (continued)
Textbook: pp. 165–166
GoalStrengthen the skill of correcting misspelled words using the spelling dictionary.
New words
caution · ehtiyotkind, caring · mehribonglad · xursandlibrary · kutubxona
Explanation
Four steps for using the spelling dictionary: 1) find the first letter of the word; 2) look for the word by the following letters in alphabetical order; 3) compare the dictionary form with your own; 4) correct the error and recall the rule. The dictionary protects against frequent mistakes: ehtiyot (not extiyot), mehribon (not mexribon), xursand (not hursand), axloq (not axlok), muallif (not mualif). Borrowed words are also checked: kutubxona, madaniyat, konstitutsiya. Where there is a spelling dictionary, there is no excuse for a mistake.
Worked examples
Be careful, my kind mother, glad children.
I took a book from the library and wrote the author’s name.
Class activity
The “mistake finders”: the teacher writes five wrong words on the board. Correct them with the dictionary and say which rule was broken.
Practice
1
What is the first step of looking up a word in the spelling dictionary?
Finding the word’s first letter.
2
Correct: extiyot, mexribon, hursand.
Ehtiyot, mehribon, xursand.
3
What mistake is in «mualif»?
The double l is missing: muallif.
4
Why is checking a doubtful word in the dictionary useful?
It prevents errors and teaches correct writing.