The heavy letters and ayn
The answers are for checking your own work.
1
Copy the letters ض ط ظ ع غ slowly from right to left, three times each. Check the dots.
ض has one dot above, ط has none, ظ has one dot above, ع has none, غ has one dot above.
2
Read aloud: ضَ طِ ظُ عَ غِ
ḍa, ṭi, ẓu, ʿa, ghi.
3
Write the four pairs of a light and a heavy letter, light first.
س ص، د ض، ت ط، ذ ظ.
4
Read aloud and say the meanings: طِين، تِين، غَار، عَيْن
ṭīn, mud; tīn, figs; ghār, cave; ʿayn, eye.
5
Write the blocks of: غَار، نَاضِج، عَرَب
غَا · ر ; نَا · ضِج ; عَرَ · ب.
6
Say the pair aloud and feel the difference: خَيْر and غَيْر. Which one buzzes?
غَيْر (ghayr) buzzes in the throat; خَيْر (khayr) is only air.