Waw (و) at the beginning, middle and end of words

Find and trace Waw in different positions: حوت (whale), موز (bananas), كوب (cup), دودة (worm). Free PDF.

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What's on the sheet

  • 🐋 حوت: whale
  • 🍌 موز: bananas
  • 🥤 كوب: cup
  • 🪱 دودة: worm
  • 🐑 خروف: sheep
  • 🦚 طاووس: peacock
  • 🪣 دلو: bucket
  • 🎹 بيانو: piano

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: و

  • Waw (و) sounds like 'w' as in 'water' (also a long 'oo'); it has no dots.
  • It never joins the letter after it, so it has only two forms: و ـو.
  • Also spelled: Waw, Waaw.
Waw (و) at the beginning, middle and end of words – huroofkids.com

Picture words

🐋حُوتwhale🍌مَوْزbananas🥤كُوبcup🪱دُودَةworm🐑خَرُوفsheep🦚طَاوُوسpeacock🪣دَلْوbucket🎹بِيَانُوpiano🔤فَرْوfur📻رَادْيُوradio🔤كَاكَاوcocoa

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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 Waw have?

Only two, because it never joins the next letter: و ـو.