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Arabic is written right-to-left in a connected script where most letters change shape depending on their position in a word — isolated, initial, medial, or final. Each of the 28 alphabet sheets cycles through the letter's forms so children see how the shape changes, while the six letters that never join to the next letter (ا د ذ ر ز و) practise just their isolated and final forms.
The sheets use a dotted tracing font with stroke-direction arrows, so the order and direction of each movement is always clear. Every letter's page also explains how it sounds, which letters it is easily confused with, and everyday words that start with it.
Trace all 28 Arabic letters from Alif to Yaa — every positional form, with stroke-direction arrows on lined, print-ready sheets.
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Stroke-direction arrows show how each letter is formed, written right to left.
Each sheet cycles through the isolated, initial, medial and final forms of its letter.
ا د ذ ر ز و practise only their isolated and final forms, so the exception is clear from the start.
Each letter's page explains the letters it is confused with, such as ب ت ث or ج ح خ.
Everything you need to know about our free Arabic worksheets.
One of the most persistent difficulties in Arabic handwriting is the joining rule — not all letters connect on both sides. Letters such as Alif, Dal, Dhal, Raa, Zain, and Waw only connect to the preceding letter, never the following one. Learners who don't internalise this distinction early make consistent word-formation errors, which is why these six letters are practised here in only the forms they really take.
Arabic script carries more than a thousand years of calligraphic tradition, but early handwriting practice is about clear, legible letterforms rather than calligraphy. Children who learn well-formed letters and correct stroke direction from the start are better placed to develop calligraphic skills later if they choose to.