Arabic alphabet exercises

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Choose a letter, then practise writing it, learn its forms and complete a word with it.

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Recognise letters

كِ ؟ اب

Similar letters and their dots, and the missing letter in a word.

  • Missing letter

    Complete the word with the right letter from a set of look-alikes. · About 5 minutes

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The lesson: Similar Arabic Letters and Their Dots

Write and join

ب‍ ‍ب‍ ‍ب

Trace letters in their forms, and recognise a letter’s form in a word.

  • Letter tracing

    Follow the model to practise a letter in different positions within a word. · About 10 minutes

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  • Letter forms

    Recognise a letter at the start, middle and end of a word. · About 5 minutes

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The lesson: The Arabic Alphabet and Letter Forms

Read the marks

كَ كِ كُ · كِتَابٌ

Fatha, kasra and damma, long vowels, sukun and shadda, and tanwin.

  • Vowel marks

    Tell fatha, damma, kasra, sukun and shadda apart. · About 5 minutes

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  • Tanwin

    Name the sign at the end of a word: tanwin or a single vowel. · About 5 minutes

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The lesson: Arabic Vowel Marks (Harakat)

Read and spell

الشَّمْس · الْقَمَر · مَدْرَسَة

Sun and moon letters after ال, and final ة or ت.

  • Sun and moon letters

    After ال: is the next letter a sun letter or a moon letter? · About 5 minutes

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  • Final ة or ت

    Complete a word in a short sentence with ة or ت. · About 5 minutes

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The lesson: Sun and moon letters in Arabic

Read words

قَمَر · قَلَم

Match words to pictures, and review cards.

  • Word matching

    Match each Arabic word with its picture. · About 5 minutes

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  • Flashcards

    Review vocabulary: the word on one side, its meaning and letters on the other. · About 5 minutes

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The lesson: First Arabic Words and Sentences

Practice in maths, chemistry and biology

Each one happens in its tool, next to what it practises, and what needs another look is kept on this device as in the other exercises.

  • Times tables

    Type the products; each mistake shows its groups and the skip counting.

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  • Comparing fractions

    Smaller, equal or larger; each answer is explained with a common denominator.

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  • Number lines

    Type the number at a marker; each mistake is explained by counting the steps.

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  • Place value

    Read the number a chart shows, exchanging ten for one where needed.

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  • Telling the time

    Choose the time a clock shows; each mistake is explained hand by hand.

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  • Element symbols

    The symbol from the name, the name from the symbol, and the element from its atomic number.

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  • Balancing equations

    Type the coefficients; each mistake shows which element does not match.

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  • Laboratory equipment

    Name the piece shown; each mistake shows what both pieces are for.

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  • Plant cell parts

    Name the numbered part; each mistake shows what both parts do.

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  • Animal cell parts

    Name the numbered part; each mistake shows what both parts do.

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  • Digestive system parts

    Name the numbered part; each mistake shows what both parts do.

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  • Respiratory system parts

    Name the numbered part; each mistake shows what both parts do.

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  • Circulatory system parts

    Name the numbered part; each mistake shows what both parts do.

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