Alif (ا) at the beginning, middle and end of words

Find and trace Alif in different positions: باب (door), تفاح (apples), قطار (train), ساعة (clock / watch). Free PDF.

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What's on the sheet

  • 🚪 باب: door
  • 🍎 تفاح: apples
  • 🚆 قطار: train
  • ⌚ ساعة: clock / watch
  • 🐎 حصان: horse
  • 🦋 فراشة: butterfly
  • 🪵 عصا: stick
  • 👨 بابا: dad

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.
Alif (ا) at the beginning, middle and end of words – huroofkids.com

Picture words

🚪بَابdoor🍎تُفَّاحapples🚆قِطَارtrain⌚سَاعَةclock / watch🐎حِصَانhorse🦋فَرَاشَةbutterfly🪵عَصَاstick👨بَابَاdad🥔بَطَاطَاpotato👩مَامَاmum🍕بِيتْزَاpizza📷كَامِيرَاcamera

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Questions parents ask

Are these worksheets free?

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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.