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Letter 11 of 28

The letter ز

How ز 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.
  • زStart of a word
  • ـزMiddle of a word
  • زMiddle, unjoined
  • ـزEnd, joined
  • زEnd, unjoined

Letter sounds

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

زَ

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

  • زَبِيبٌزَ/بِيـ/ـبٌ
  • زِنَاْدٌزِ/نَاْ/دٌ
  • زُهُورٌزُ/ هُو/رٌ
  • زَايِـدٌزَا/يِـ/ـدٌ
  • زِينَةٌزِيـ/ـنَـ/ـةٌ
  • زُوْرٌزُو/رٌ

In the middle

  • جَـزَرٌجَـ/ـزَ/رٌ
  • مَنْزِلٌمَنْـ/ـزِ/لٌ
  • أزْرَقٌأزْ/ رَ/ قٌ
  • غَـزَالٌغـَ/ ـزَا/لٌ
  • حَـزِينٌحَـ/ـزِيـ/ـنٌ
  • مَوْزُونٌمَوْ/زُو/نٌ

At the end

  • بَرَزَبَـ/ــرَ/زَ
  • يَعْجَـزُيَعْـ/ـجَـ/ـزُ
  • اِنْـتَهِـزْاِنْـ/ـتَـ/ـهِـ/ـزْ
  • رِكْـزَارِكْـ/زَا
  • لَوْزِيلَوْ/زِي
  • عِـزُوعِـ/ـزُو
  • عَزِيزًاعَـ/ـزِيـ/ـزًا
  • عَزِيزٍعَـ/ـزِيـ/ـزٍ
  • عَزِيزٌعَـ/ـزِيـ/ـزٌ

Write the letter ز