Learning Objectives
Form and use أَكثَر/أَقَلّ + adj + مِن accurately
Form and use أَفعَل comparative forms
Form and use superlatives (الأَفعَل / الأَكثَر)
Write comparisons of people using a range of structures
📌 Key grammar milestone: The أَفعَل comparative is a major Cambridge grammar point.
Revision plan
⏳ 8 minWarm-up: Better or worse? – English warmup
⏳ 15 minStep 1: Two comparative systems – systematic teaching
⏳ 18 minStep 2: Person comparison activity
⏳ 9 minStep 3: Superlative sentences – class records
⏳ 10 minPlenary: Comparison challenge
Comparative & Superlative Vocabulary
الأَكثَر
the most
superlativeالأَقَلّ
the least
superlativeمُقارَنةً بِـ
compared to
prepبِكَثير
by far / much more
adv
📌 Irregular أَفعَل Forms
أَكبَر
older / bigger
irregularأَصغَر
younger / smaller
irregularأَجمَل
more beautiful
irregularأَذكى
more intelligent
irregular
📝 Example Sentences
أَحمد أَكثَر طُموحاً مِن سامي.
فاطمة أَصغَر مِن أُختِها.
هو الأَفضَل في الصَّف.
Grammar: Comparatives & Superlatives
📌 System 1: Analytical (أَكثَر/أَقَلّ + adj + مِن)
Works for ALL adjectives – including long ones.
أَكثَر طُموحاً مِن
أَقَلّ اِجتِماعِيَّةً مِن
📌 System 2: Synthetic (أَفعَل form)
For simple adjectives: C1-C2-C3 → أَC1C2َC3
جَميل → أَجمَل
كَبير → أَكبَر
صَغير → أَصغَر
ذَكي → أَذكى
📌 Irregular Forms – Must Memorise
جَيِّد → أَفضَل (better)
سَيِّئ → أَسوَأ (worse)
📌 Superlatives – الأَفعَل or الأَكثَر
الأَجمَل (the most beautiful)
الأَكبَر (the biggest)
الأَكثَر طُموحاً (the most ambitious)