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Part one : plurals

elma elmalar

elma + lar = elmalar

portakal portakallar

portakal + lar = portakallar

ev evler

ev + ler = evler

Kalem kalemler

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kalem + ler = kalemler elma+lar = elmalar

portakal+lar = portakallar el+ler = eller

Part two : Turkish vowel sounds : Listen to the Turkish vowel sounds:

Listen and repeat :

a : ı : o : u (back vowels)

e : i : ö : ü (front vowels)

Part three : more plurals : Listen to the Turkish vowel sounds:

kapı kapılar kadın kadınlar

ı + lar

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ofis ofisler

i + ler

Çocuk bir çocuk çocuklar

u + lar

Örtü örtüler

ü + ler

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Part four : Vowel Harmony for plurals.

a : ı : o : u + lar

e : i : ö : ü + ler

ev + ler = evler elma + lar = elmalar

araba + lar = arabalar mühendis +ler = mühendisler

Can you tell me the rule? Which vowel in the stem determines the ler/lar suffix?

Which suffix (ler/lar) do back vowels take?

Part five : practice

If the last vowel in the original word is e what is the plural ending? ler or lar ?

Original word Plural suffix

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Part five : applying the rules.

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5 6 7

Can you give the correct plural suffix for these Turkish words?

1. ev___ 2. elma___ 3. bardak___ 4. masa____

5. ekmek___ 6. resim___ 7. kadın___ 8. limon____

9. kutu____ 10. portakal___ 11. çocuk__

Part six : counting 1-20

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

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Part seven : vocabulary

Resim 1 Resim 2 Resim 3 Resim 4

Resim 5 Resim 6 Resim 7 Resim 8

Resim 9 Resim 10 Resim 11 Resim 12

Resim 13 resim 14 resim 15 resim 16

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Resim 17 Resim 18 Resim 19 Resim 20

Part eight : applying the rules part 2.

1. göz___ 2. sabun___ 3. para___ 4. ağaç___

5. gül___ 6. televizyon___ 7. köpek___ 8. deniz___

9. halı___ 10. koltuk___ 11. şapka___ 12. otobüs___

13. diz___ 14. pencere___ 15. çilek___ 16. piyano___

17. çanta__ 18. kaşık___ 19. kova___ 20. gömlek___

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