Answers

Exercise 1

Write the Arabic letter that represents the first sound in the English word.

1. this-ذ
2. zap-ز
3. damn-د
4. think-ث
5. daisy-د
6. boot-ب
7. family-ف
8. handsome-ه
9. case-ك
10. basic-ب
11. therefore-ذ
12. wait-و
13. weight-و
14. doctor-د
15. Robert-ر
16. ram-ر
17. basic-ب
18. yawn-ي
19. doctor-د
20. thoughtful-ث
21. there-ذ
22. maybe-م
23. might-م
24. castle-ك
25. deaf-د
26. king-ك
27. destruction-د
28. camp-ك
29. them-ذ
30. him-ه
31. yes-ي
32. mouth-م
33. rabbit-ر
34. zipper-ز
35. fourth-ف
36. dad-د
37. demonstration-د
38. third-ث
39. three-ث
40. table-ت
41. zero-ز
42. master-م
43. distance-د
44. apple-ا
45. information-ا
46. earthا
47. upset-ا
48. darling-د
49. under-ا
50. zebra-ز
51. eat-ا

Note that any word written with a vowel sound is written beginning with an alif in Arabic.

Exercise 2

Write the Arabic letter that represents the last sound in the English word.

1. printer-ر

1. fake-ك

1. numb-م

1. bath-ث

1. maybe-ي

1. say-ي

1. jumper-ر

1. denominator-ر

1. rake-ك

1. bathe (they bathe in the pool)-ذ

1. murder-ر

1. bite-ت

1. jade-د

1. Jake-ك

1. hay-ي

1. breath-ث

1. breathe (they breathe)-ذ

1. expand-د

1. ate-ت

1. calculate-ت
2. number-ر

1. eight-ت

1. fate-ت

1. gulf-ف

1. golf-ف

1. bay-ي

1. sore-ر

1. compute-ت

1. amaze-ز

1. mouth-ث

1. rye-ي

1. lay-ي

1. more-ر

1. random-م

1. band-د

1. zoom-م

1. Dubai-ي

1. back-ك

1. wolf-ف

1. soothe-ذ

1. maze-ز

1. yolk-ك

1. rate-ت

1. math-ث

1. folklore-ر