Yaa (ي) at the beginning, middle and end of words

Find and trace Yaa in different positions: سيارة (car), فيل (elephant), عين (eye), بيت (house). Free PDF.

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What's on the sheet

  • 🚗 سيارة: car
  • 🐘 فيل: elephant
  • 👁️ عين: eye
  • 🏠 بيت: house
  • 🥒 خيار: cucumber
  • 🫒 زيتون: olives
  • 🪑 كرسي: chair
  • 🍵 شاي: tea

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: ي

  • Yaa (ي) sounds like 'y' as in 'yes' (also a long 'ee'); it has two dots below.
  • It joins the next letter, so it has four forms: ي يـ ـيـ ـي.
  • It looks like Baa (ب); the dots tell them apart.
  • Also spelled: Yaa, Ya.
Yaa (ي) at the beginning, middle and end of words – huroofkids.com

Picture words

🚗سَيَّارَةcar🐘فِيلelephant👁️عَيْنeye🏠بَيْتhouse🥒خِيَارcucumber🫒زَيْتُونolives🪑كُرْسِيّchair🍵شَايtea🐐جَدْيyoung goat (kid)🦌ظَبْيgazelle👦صَبِيّboy🪈نَايney flute

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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 Yaa have?

Four: ي يـ ـيـ ـي.

How can my child tell ي from ب?

By the dots: ي has two dots below; ب has one dot below.