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Consonant sounds
Textbook: p. 6
ЦельSort consonants into voiced and voiceless and know how they are spelled.
Новые слова
consonant sound · undosh tovushvoiced consonant · jarangli undoshvoiceless consonant · jarangsiz undoshlabial consonant · lab undoshi
Объяснение
When we say a consonant, the air is blocked by the lips, tongue or teeth. Uzbek has 24 consonant sounds. In voiced consonants the voice takes part: b, v, g, d, j, z, y, l, m, n, ng, r, g‘. Voiceless ones are only noise: p, f, k, t, s, sh, x, ch, q, h. Many consonants form pairs: b–p, d–t, g–k, v–f, z–s, j–sh, g‘–x. At the end of a word a voiced consonant may sound voiceless, but we still write the original letter: kitob (book) sounds like “kitop” but is written with b.
Примеры
Lip consonants: b, p, m, v, f — bola (child), paxta (cotton), meva (fruit), farzand (child, offspring).
Pairs: dil (heart) — til (tongue/language): d versus t changes the meaning.
Работа в классе
“Is there voice?”: children put a hand on the throat and say b, p, d, t, z, s; they find which ones make the throat vibrate.
Упражнения
1
How many consonant sounds are there in Uzbek?
24
2
Pick the voiceless consonants: b, p, d, t, z, s, sh, j.
p, t, s, sh.
3
Which consonant distinguishes dil (heart) and til (tongue)?
d (voiced) and t (voiceless).
4
Why is kitob written with b at the end, not p?
Although it sounds like p, writing keeps the word’s original letter (b).