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What is a letter?
Textbook Part 1, pp. 18–19
ЦельKnow that a letter is the written sign of a sound.
Новые слова
letter · harfto write · yozmoqto read · o‘qimoq
Объяснение
We hear and say sounds, but we see, write and read letters. Uzbek has 29 letters. Adding one letter can also make a new word: ayiq (bear) — qayiq (boat).
Примеры
ayiq (bear) + q → qayiq (boat)
bol (honey) + a → bola (child); don (grain) + a → dona (piece)
Работа в классе
Tongue twister about a spring, a kid goat and a long ear. Children find words that differ by one sound (buloq — uloq — quloq).
Упражнения
1
How many letters are in Uzbek?
29
2
Add the letter a to the end of bol. What word do you get?
bola (child)
3
Do we see or hear a letter?
We see it (write and read it)