س and ش
Distinguish s from sh by sound and the three dots.
About this unit
س is s and ش is sh. They have the same shape; ش adds three dots.
- س
s, as in “sun”سَر · head - ش
sh, as in “ship”شَب · night
One letter, several shapes
A letter's shape depends on its neighbours. At the start it joins only the next letter, in the middle both neighbours, at the end only the letter before it.
Three dots above make ش.
Follow the whole wavy shape first, then look for the dots.
More words to read
سَبَد
basketsabadسَرد
coldsardشاد
happyshād
دَست
handdastپِسَر
boypesar
آتَش
fireātashمُشت
fistmoshtReading tips
ش has the same basic shape as س plus three dots. Follow the whole joined skeleton before counting dots.
Reading practice
Listen before looking
Do the two recordings sound the same or different?
Letters in words
Match each sign to the same sign in its example.
Shapes in the middle
Match each letter to its shape in the middle of a word.
Letters inside words
Match each letter to the marked shape in the word.
Find the sound
Match the sounds to the signs. Tap a sign to check.
Read with support
Match the words to their pictures.
Read with support
Match the words to their pictures.
Read without a sound cue
Match the words to their pictures.
Read without a sound cue
Match the words to their pictures.
Sound to spelling
Listen. Choose the spelling.
Spelling to sound
Read the word. Choose its sound.
Sound to spelling
Listen. Choose the spelling.
Spelling to sound
Read the word. Choose its sound.
Build the word
Listen and build the word in typing order.
Build the word
Listen and build the word in typing order.
Build the word
Listen and build the word in typing order.
Recall the spelling
Listen and build the word without its picture.
Recall the spelling
Listen and build the word without its picture.
Recall the spelling
Listen and build the word without its picture.
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Distinguish s from sh by sound and the three dots.
سَر
headسَبَد
basketسَرد
cold
شَب
nightشاد
happyدَست
handپِسَر
boyآتَش
fireمُشت
fistUse a Persian keyboard
Persian standard keyboard: Persian ی/ک, ordinary logical letters, and ZWNJ (half-space). Numbers keep their normal internal order.
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