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Arabic/LearnRW/Row 6/Letter-Sound
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If an English word has a silent letter, that letter does not count. Think about the sound, not the English spelling when doing this exercise.
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د is used to write the "d"-"data,dog"
ذ is used to write the "dh" sound such as the "th" in "this", "there", and "bathe"
ث is used to write "th"-"think, bath"
ر is used to write the "r" sound, the Arabic sound is different though (it is a "rolled r" sound).
ز is used to write the "z" sound-"zebra, zoo,oz"
ف is used to write "f"-"fate"
ب is used to write "b"-"break,cab"
Exercise 1
Instructions: Write the Arabic letter that represents the sound that the English word starts with.
examples:
think ث
face ف
Begin:
this
zap
damn
think
daisy
boot
family
handsome
case
basic
therefore
wait
weight
doctor
Robert
ram
basic
yawn
doctor
thoughtful
there
maybe
might
castle
deaf
king
destruction
camp
them
him
yes
mouth
rabbit
zipper
fourth
dad
demonstration
third
three
table
zero
master
distance
Exercise 2
Instructions: Write the Arabic letter that represents the sound of the English sound that the English word ends in.
Because fate end in the "t" sound, write ت (taa) beside the word.
Examples:
fate ت
fat ت
bluff ف
printer
fake
numb
bath
maybe
say
jumper
denominator
rake
bathe (they bathe in the pool)
murder
bite
jade
Jake
hay
breath
breathe (they breathe)
expand
ate
calculate
number
eight
fate
gulf
golf
bay
sore
compute
amaze
mouth
rye
lay
more
random
band
zoom
Dubai
back
wolf
soothe
maze
yolk
rate
math
folklore
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