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# 1.1 Letters with articulation points

There are several letters that have very close articulation points. Articulation points refer to the location in the vocal tract where a sound is produced. These letters may be a bit more difficult for beginners to pronounce, and to practice you will find these letters along with examples of words they occur in in the table below. Listen carefully and try to notice the difference. Repeat the words you hear.

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Audio 4

## Table 2 Letters with close articulation points

Examples | Letters
--- | ---
تِلْمِيذ - طَالِب | ت - ط
ثَمَرَة - ذَهَب | ث - ذ
حَدِيقَة - هَدِيَّة | ح - هـ
ذُرَة - زَرَافَة | ذ - ز
سَيف - صَيف | س - ص
ذُرَة - ظَبْي | ذ - ظ
قَلَم - كَلَام | ق - ك

## Activity 2

15 minutes

Listen to the audio and choose which of the three words that contain a ح letter.

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Audio 5
هِجْرة
حَدِيقَة
حَمَل

Listen to the next audio and choose which of the three words contain a ق letter.

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Audio 6
قَلِيل
كَاتِب
قَمَر

Listen to the audio and choose which of the following words contain a س letter.

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Audio 7
صَدِيق
سَفِير
سَمِير
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