Arabic letter Alif (ا) worksheets

Everything for the Arabic letter Alif (ا): tracing all forms, harakat, long vowels, tanween, picture words, coloring and letter hunt. Free PDF pack.

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What's on the sheet

  • One PDF with every Alif worksheet
  • All letter forms, each traced on its own page
  • Short vowels, long vowels and tanween
  • Picture words, a coloring page and a letter hunt

How to use it

  1. Print on A4 (US Letter works too with "fit to page").
  2. Say the letter or word aloud together.
  3. Start at the orange dot and follow the arrow along the single dotted line, with a finger first, then a pencil. Arrows guide the first two tries, then fade away.
  4. Celebrate every finished row and colour the stars at the top.

About the letter: ا

  • Alif (ا) sounds like a glottal stop that carries a vowel, like the start of 'apple'; it has no dots.
  • It never joins the letter after it, so it has only two forms: ا ـا.
  • Also spelled: Alif, Alef.
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Every Alif worksheet

Arabic letter Alif (ا): all its formsLetter formsAlif (ا) in its isolated form: اIsolated اAlif (ا) in its end form: ـاEnd ـاAlif (ا) with short vowels: أَ إِ أُ أْHarakatAlif (ا) with long vowels: آ أُو إِيLong vowelsAlif (ا) with tanween: أً إٍ أٌTanweenArabic words that start with Alif (ا)Words that start with itAlif (ا) at the beginning, middle and end of wordsBeginning, middle, endArabic letter Alif (ا) coloring pageColoring pageFind and colour the letter Alif (ا)Find the letter

Picture words: words with Alif

🐇أَرْنَبrabbit🦁أَسَدlion🍍أَنَانَاسpineapple👃أَنْفnose👂أُذُنear🫖إِبْرِيقjug / teapot👩أُمّmother👨أَبfather👧أُخْتsister🐙أَخْطَبُوطoctopus🪿إِوَزَّةgoose☝️إِصْبَعfinger🚪بَابdoor🍎تُفَّاحapples🚆قِطَارtrain⌚سَاعَةclock / watch🐎حِصَانhorse🦋فَرَاشَةbutterfly🪵عَصَاstick👨بَابَاdad🥔بَطَاطَاpotato👩مَامَاmum🍕بِيتْزَاpizza📷كَامِيرَاcamera
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Questions parents ask

Are these worksheets free?

Yes. Every PDF on huroofkids.com is free for home and classroom use, with no sign-up.

What age are they for?

Ages 3–7: preschool, kindergarten (KG1, KG2), reception and Year 1 / Grade 1.

How many forms does Alif have?

Only two, because it never joins the next letter: ا ـا.