Zay (ز) at the beginning, middle and end of words

Find and trace Zay in different positions: جزر (carrots), غزال (gazelle), ميزان (scale), جزيرة (island). Free PDF.

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What's on the sheet

  • 🥕 جزر: carrots
  • 🦌 غزال: gazelle
  • ⚖️ ميزان: scale
  • 🏝️ جزيرة: island
  • حزام: belt
  • خزانة: cupboard
  • 🍌 موز: bananas
  • 🍞 خبز: bread

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: ز

  • Zay (ز) sounds like 'z' as in 'zoo'; it has one dot above.
  • It never joins the letter after it, so it has only two forms: ز ـز.
  • It looks like Raa (ر); the dots tell them apart.
  • Also spelled: Zay, Zain, Zaay.
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Picture words

🥕جَزَرcarrots🦌غَزَالgazelle⚖️مِيزَانscale🏝️جَزِيرَةisland🔤حِزَامbelt🔤خِزَانَةcupboard🍌مَوْزbananas🍞خُبْزbread🍚أَرُزّrice📺تِلْفَازtelevision🔤لَوْزalmonds💰كَنْزtreasure

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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 Zay have?

Only two, because it never joins the next letter: ز ـز.

How can my child tell ز from ر?

By the dots: ز has one dot above; ر has no dots.