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Letter 22 of 28

The letter ك

How ك 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.
  • كـStart of a word
  • ـكــMiddle of a word
  • ـكEnd, joined
  • كEnd, unjoined

Letter sounds

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

كَ

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

  • كِتَابكِـ/ـتَا/بٌ
  • كَـمَالكَـ/ـمَـا/لٌ
  • كُرْسِيكُرْ/سِي
  • كَاتـِبكَا/تـِ/ـبٌ
  • كِيوِيكِيـ/ـوِي
  • كُوخكُو/خٌ

In the middle

  • فَاكِـهَةفَا/كِـ/ـهَـ/ـةٌ
  • سَـمَـكَـة ٌسَـ/ـمَـ/ـكَـ/ـةٌ
  • يَأكُـليَأ/كُـ/ـلُ
  • أكْـتُبُأكْـ/ـتُبُ
  • مَـكَاتِـبمَـ/ـكَا/تِـ/ـب
  • مِسْـكِيـنمِسْـ/ـكِيـ/ـنٌ
  • كَتـْكُوتكَتـْ/ـكُو/تٌ

At the end

  • ضَحِـكَضَـ/ـحِـ/ـكَ
  • دُكْدُكْ/
  • دَكَّادَكْـ/كَا
  • يَبْـكِييَبْـ/ـكِي
  • يَدْكويَدْ/كو
  • دِيكًادِيـ/ـكًا
  • دِيكٍدِيـ/ـكٍ
  • دِيكٌدِيـ/ـكٌ
  • يَـتـَحَـرَكُيَـ/ـتـَ/ـحَـ/ـرَ/كُ

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