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Letter 7 of 28

The letter خ

How خ is written, how it sounds with each vowel, and words that start with it, carry it or end with it.

Letter forms

A letter's shape changes with its place in the word.
  • خـStart of a word
  • ـخـMiddle of a word
  • ـخEnd, joined
  • خEnd, unjoined

Letter sounds

Ten sounds: short and long vowels, tanween and sukun.

خَ

Short vowel

Short vowel

Long vowel

Tanween

Sukun

Words from the curriculum

Each word with its syllables, as in the sound-blending lesson.

At the start

  • خَـرُوفٌخَـ/ـرُو/فٌ
  • خِزَانَةٌخِـ/ ـزَا/ نَـ/ـةُ
  • خُـبْـزٌخُبْـ/ـزٌ
  • خَالِدخَا/لـِ/ـدٌ
  • خِيارٌخِـ/ـيـَا/رٌ
  • خُوْخخُوْ/خٌ

In the middle

  • دَخَـلَدَ/خَـ/ـلَ
  • سَاخِنٌسَا/خِـ/ـنٌ
  • يَدْخُلُيَدْ/خُـ/ـلُ
  • نَخْـلَـةٌنَخْـ/ـلَـ/ـةٌ
  • بُخَاربُـ/ـخَا/رٌ
  • نَخِـيـلنَـ/ـخِـيـ/ـلٌ
  • صُخُورصُـ/ـخُو/رٌ

At the end

  • نَسَخَنَـ/ـسـَ/ـخَ
  • يَصْرُخُيَـصْـ/ـرُ/خُ
  • أَخْأَخْ/
  • مَخْرَجَامَخْـ/ـرَ/جَا
  • أَخِيأَ/خِي
  • أَخُوأَ/خُو
  • شَيْخًاشَيْـ/ـخًا
  • شَيْخٍشَيْـ/ـخٍ
  • شَيْخٌشَيْـ/ـخٌ

Write the letter خ