Arabic Spelling & Vocabulary

For English Speaking Students

Unit 3: School Things

Table of Contents
Exercise 1: Pronunciation ......................................................................................... 2
Learn: ....................................................................................................................... 3
Your Arabic Notebook ............................................................................................... 3
Exercise 2: Reading Practice .................................................................................... 4
Exercise 3: Oral - Meaning Practice.......................................................................... 5
Exercise 4: Word Sort .............................................................................................. 6
Exercise 5: Alphabetizing .......................................................................................... 6
Exercise 6: Meaning Match ....................................................................................... 7
Exercise 7: Quiz ........................................................................................................ 7
Writing Practice ....................................................................................................... 8
Exercise 8 Enrichment: Islamic Connection ............................................................ 10
Flashcards or File Folder Matching Game Cards .................................................... 11
Daily Arabic Spelling/Vocabulary General Tips ........................................................ 14

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Unit 3: School Things

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Introduction

Pencil

Desk

Notebook

Book

Scissors

Eraser

Ruler

Paper

Exercise 1: Pronunciation
Listen to your teacher say each word. Repeat after your teacher.

School
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Learn:
Lets talk about roots again. Remember from our colors lessons, we learned that
Arabic words have root letters in them that can usually help us unlock an
approximate meaning of new words.
In this lesson, we are going to take a look two roots:

Write the words from your list that contain these letters:
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Darasa, the verb on the left, means to study. Madrasah, school, is a place where you study.
Kataba, the verb on the right, means to write. A book is a thing that is written, and a desk is where you
write.
So, if you come across a word with these roots, you may be able to figure out, along with the context
its used in, what the word means.

Your Arabic Notebook

Lets talk about organizing your Arabic notebook so you can review efficiently, insha Allah. You will want to have a vocabulary
section that is arranged by categories, like our lessons, so that you can find words quickly. Secondly, you should have a word
roots section, which lists the root letter combinations that we go over. For this section, fold your paper in half lengthwise.
Write the Arabic root letter combination on the right, and then the English translation on the left. This way, you can quiz
yourself easily, insha Allah. You might also like to have a phrases section as we will learn simple phrases related to your
words, insha Allah. Fold your paper in half, as before, for this section.
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Exercise 2: Reading Practice

Go back to the introduction page and read the words, from right to left.
Read it several times. Your teacher may point to random words for you to read as well.

Teacher Tip:
Time students readings each time to see how fluency increases and to make the reading exercise more fun!

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Exercise 3: Oral - Meaning Practice

Tell the name of each object in Arabic

Repeat the drill several times, naming the items in random boxes.
Teacher Tip:
If you have the actual items in your class, use these with younger students.

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Exercise 4: Word Sort

Sort your list according to the number of letters in each word.

3 letters

4 letters

5 letters

Exercise 5: Alphabetizing
Alphabetize the words on your list.

(Number the boxes in Arabic if you know the Hindi numerals)

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Exercise 6: Meaning Match

Write the word from your list to match each clue.

Something that you write with

Something that you study at
Something that you read
Something that you cut with
Where some kids go to learn
Something that you write on
Something that you use to measure length
Something that you write in

Exercise 7: Quiz
Your teacher will dictate your words to you in English. Write
the Arabic word to match.
Any that you miss, write either 10x or in pyramid fashion (your
teacher will tell you how many times, insha Allah) in your
notebook for homework. Write the misspelled words on your
misspelled words list.
Any words that you do not know the meaning of should go on
your Missed Meaning List. Quiz yourself with flashcards to
learn the meanings.

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Writing Practice
Word

Your Turn

Your Turn

Your Turn

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Word

Your Turn

Your Turn

Your Turn

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Exercise 8 Enrichment: Islamic Connection

See if you can find words related to your words in the Quraan in the ayaat listed below. Write the
words you find.
Remember to look for the roots as the words will not be of the same form as you learn here!

Meaning(s)

Words you find with kataba root

Meaning(s)

Words you find with darasa root

2:78
2:79
3:53
29:49
52:41
68:47
6:154
9:121
21:105
25:5

34:44

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Keeping Skills Sharp

Write the color of each object in Arabic. Pronounce the word as well.

sky

egg shell

the sky at night

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grass

ketchup

mustard

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Flashcards or File Folder Matching Game Cards

desk

pencil

paper

school

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notebook

scissors

ruler

book

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eraser

Daily Arabic Spelling/Vocabulary General Tips

Try to include the following activities into each session in general, no matter what the list is:

Review- Dictation (for spelling and meaning) ; flashcards; translation (English to

Arabic; Arabic to English)

Reading practice (oral)

Writing Practice

Practical use (environmental)

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