Egyptian Arabic Curriculum — Grade 4, Semester 2 — Page 17

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الدَّرْسُ الثَّانِي: هَلْ فَكَّرْتَ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَنْشُرَ؟

(from previous page) ⟵ Lesson Two: Have you thought before publishing?

الْقَوَاعِدُ الْإِمْلَائِيَّةُ الْأَلِفُ اللَّيْنَةُ فِي الْحُرُوفِ.

Spelling Rules: The soft alif in prepositions.

أَوَّلًا أَقْرَأُ الْجُمَلَ التَّالِيَةَ:

First, read the following sentences:

ذَهَبَ طَارِقٌ إِلَى الْمَدْرَسَةِ.

Tariq went to school.

جَلَسَتْ أَمِيرَةُ عَلَى الْمَقْعَدِ.

Amira sat on the seat.

مَشَيْتُ مَعَ صَدِيقِي حَتَّى بَابِ الْمَدْرَسَةِ.

I walked with my friend to the school door.

ثَانِيًا أُلَاحِظُ مَا يَلِي:

Second, observe the following:

الْكَلِمَاتُ الَّتِي تَحْتَهَا خَطٌّ آخِرُهَا أَلِفٌ مَرْسُومَةٌ هَكَذَا (ى).

The underlined words end in an alif written as (ى).

الْكَلِمَاتُ الَّتِي تَحْتَهَا خَطٌّ نَوْعُهَا (حَرْفٌ) أَيْ أَنَّهَا لَيْسَتِ اسْمًا وَلَا فِعْلًا.

The underlined words are prepositions, meaning they are neither nouns nor verbs.

الْأَلِفُ اللَّيْنَةُ هِيَ أَلِفٌ سَاكِنَةٌ، قَبْلَهَا حَرْفٌ مَفْتُوحٌ.

The soft alif is a vowelless alif preceded by a letter with a fatha.

أَسْتَنْتِجُ: تَأْتِي الْأَلِفُ اللَّيْنَةُ فِي نِهَايَةِ بَعْضِ الْحُرُوفِ، مِثْلَ (إِلَى – عَلَى - حَتَّى).

Conclusion: The soft alif appears at the end of certain prepositions, such as (ila, 'ala, hatta).

الْأَلِفُ اللَّيْنَةُ فِي نِهَايَةِ هَذِهِ الْحُرُوفِ تُرْسَمُ هَكَذَا (ى).

The soft alif at the end of these prepositions is written as (ى).

أُكْمِلُ بِالْكَلِمَةِ الْمَكْتُوبَةِ إِمْلَائِيًّا بِشَكْلٍ صَحِيحٍ مِمَّا بَيْنَ الْقَوْسَيْنِ:

Complete the sentences using the correctly spelled word from the options provided:

(أ) ذَهَبْتُ إِلَى الْمَدْرَسَةِ.

(a) I went to school.

(ب) جَلَسْتُ عَلَى الْكُرْسِيِّ.

(b) I sat on the chair.

(جـ) انْتَظَرْتُ صَدِيقِي حَتَّى الْمَسَاءِ.

(c) I waited for my friend until evening.

انْتَبِهْ: الْأَلِفُ اللَّيْنَةُ تُكْتَبُ (ى) بِدُونِ نُقْطَتَيْنِ.

Note: The soft alif is written as (ى) without dots.

أَخْتَارُ الرَّسْمَ الصَّحِيحَ لِلْأَلِفِ اللَّيْنَةِ فِي الْحُرُوفِ التَّالِيَةِ:

Choose the correct spelling of the soft alif in the following prepositions:

(أ) قَرَأْتُ الْقِصَّةَ إِلَى النِّهَايَةِ.

(a) I read the story to the end.

(ب) وَضَعْتُ الْقَلَمَ عَلَى الْمَكْتَبِ.

(b) I put the pen on the desk.

(جـ) لَعِبْتُ حَتَّى تَعِبْتُ.

(c) I played until I was tired.

أَصَحِّحُ الْخَطَأَ الْإِمْلَائِيَّ فِي كُلِّ جُمْلَةٍ:

Correct the spelling error in each sentence:

(أ) سَلَّمْتُ عَلَى ضُيُوفِ أَبِي.

(a) I greeted my father's guests.

(ب) أُذَاكِرُ حَتَّى الصَّبَاحِ.

(b) I study until morning.

(جـ) أَرْجِعُ إِلَى بَيْتِي وَقْتَ الْعَصْرِ.

(c) I return home in the afternoon.

أُكْمِلُ الْجُمَلَ بِحُرُوفٍ تَنْتَهِي بِأَلِفٍ لَيْنَةٍ (ى):

Complete the sentences using prepositions that end in a soft alif (ى):

(أ) وَصَلْتُ مَعَ أُسْرَتِي إِلَى الْبَيْتِ.

(a) I arrived home with my family.

(ب) ظَلَّ الْمَطَرُ يَنْزِلُ حَتَّى الصَّبَاحِ.

(b) It kept raining until morning.

(جـ) وَضَعْتُ حَقِيبَتِي عَلَى الطَّاوِلَةِ.

(c) I put my bag on the table.

أَكْتُبُ ثَلَاثَ جُمَلٍ مِنْ إِنْشَائِي بِهَا حُرُوفٌ تَنْتَهِي بِأَلِفٍ لَيْنَةٍ (ى).

Write three original sentences containing prepositions that end in a soft alif (ى).

Vocabulary · المفردات (26 verbs · 33 nouns)

• فَكَّرَ — to think
• نَشَرَ — to publish
• قَرَأَ — to read
• ذَهَبَ — to go
• جَلَسَ — to sit
• مَشَى — to walk
• لَاحَظَ — to observe
• وَلِيَ — to follow
• رَسَمَ — to draw
• اِسْتَنْتَجَ — to conclude
• أَتَى — to come
• أَكْمَلَ — to complete
• كَتَبَ — to write
• اِنْتَظَرَ — to wait
• اِنْتَبَهَ — to pay attention
• اِخْتَارَ — to choose
• وَضَعَ — to place
• لَعِبَ — to play
• تَعِبَ — to get tired
• صَحَّحَ — to correct
• سَلَّمَ — to greet
• ذَاكَرَ — to study
• رَجَعَ — to return
• وَصَلَ — to arrive
• ظَلَّ — to remain
• نَزَلَ — to descend
• دَرْسٌ — lesson
• قَاعِدَةٌ — rule
• أَلِفٌ — alif
• حَرْفٌ — letter
• جُمْلَةٌ — sentence
• مَدْرَسَةٌ — school
• مَقْعَدٌ — seat
• صَدِيقٌ — friend
• بَابٌ — door
• كَلِمَةٌ — word
• خَطٌّ — line
• آخِرٌ — end
• اِسْمٌ — noun
• فِعْلٌ — verb
• نِهَايَةٌ — end
• شَكْلٌ — form
• قَوْسٌ — bracket
• كُرْسِيٌّ — chair
• مَسَاءٌ — evening
• نُقْطَةٌ — dot
• رَسْمٌ — drawing
• قِصَّةٌ — story
• قَلَمٌ — pen
• مَكْتَبٌ — desk
• خَطَأٌ — mistake
• ضَيْفٌ — guest
• بَيْتٌ — house
• وَقْتٌ — time
• عَصْرٌ — afternoon
• أُسْرَةٌ — family
• مَطَرٌ — rain
• حَقِيبَةٌ — bag
• طَاوِلَةٌ — table