Alif (ا) with short vowels: أَ إِ أُ أْ
Free Arabic harakat worksheet: trace Alif with fatha (aa), kasra (ai), damma (au) and sukun. Printable PDF.
⬇ Download free PDFWhat's on the sheet
- Fatha (a): أَ
- Kasra (i): إِ
- Damma (u): أُ
- Sukun (no vowel): أْ
- A guided row and a practice row for each
How to use it
- Print on A4 (US Letter works too with "fit to page").
- Say the letter or word aloud together.
- 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.
- 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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Letter forms
Isolated ا
End ـا
Long vowels
Tanween
HarakatQuestions parents ask
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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.