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Letter 4 of 28

The letter ث

How ث 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.
  • ثـStart of a word
  • ـثـــMiddle of a word
  • ـثEnd, joined
  • ثEnd, unjoined

Letter sounds

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

ثَ

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

  • ثَعْـلَبٌثَـعْـ/ـلَـ/ـبٌ
  • ثِمَارٌثِـ/ ـمَا / رٌ
  • ثُرَيَّاثُـ/ ـرَيْـ/ يَا
  • ثَاْبِتٌثَا/بِـ/ـتٌ
  • ثِيرَاْنٌثِيـ/ ـرَا/نٌ
  • ثُوْمٌثُوْ/مٌ

In the middle

  • مُثَلَّثمُـ/ـثَـلْـ/ـلَـ/ـثٌ
  • إِيثَارٌإِيـ/ـثَا/رٌ
  • كَثِـيـرٌكَـ/ـثِـيـ/ـرٌ
  • مَنْثُورٌمَنْـ/ـثُو/رٌ
  • عُـثْمَانعُـ/ـثْـ/ـمَا/نُ

At the end

  • بَحَثَبَـ/ـحَـ/ـثَ
  • يَحْرُثُيَـحْـ/ـرُ/ثُ
  • اِبْحَـثْاِبْـ/ـحَـ/ـثْ
  • إنَاثَاإ/نَا/ثَا
  • مَرَاْثِيمَـ/ـرَاْ/ثِي
  • أَثَاثًاأَ/ثَا/ثًا
  • أَثاثٍأَ/ثَا/ثٍ
  • أَثَاثٌأَ/ثَا/ثٌ

Write the letter ث