Name: ________________________________________ Date: ____________________
Write the letter (A, B, or C) next to each word.
إِنَّ
كَانَ
مِنْ
لَعَلَّ
صَارَ
عَلَى
لَيْتَ
لَيْسَ
فِي
كَأَنَّ
CATEGORIES
A. حَرْف جَرّ — preposition
B. حَرْف مُشَبَّه بِالفِعْل — particle resembling a verb
C. فِعْل نَاقِص — defective verb
Add the missing ḍammah ( ـُ ), fatḥah ( ـَ ), kasrah ( ـِ ), or tanwīn to each blank.
i.
إِنَّ الوَلَدَ__ ذَكِيّ__
Which word does إِنَّ change?
ii.
كَانَ المُعَلِّم__ صَابِر__
Which word does كَانَ change?
iii.
ذَهَبْتُ إِلَى المَسْجِد__
What does a preposition give?
iv.
لَيْسَ الجَوّ__ بَارِد__
لَيْسَ follows كَانَ's rule.
v.
لَعَلَّ الاِمْتِحَان__ سَهْل__
لَعَلَّ follows إِنَّ's rule.
Write the grammatical role below each word (e.g. اِسْم إِنَّ ، خَبَر كَانَ ، حَرْف جَرّ ، مَجْرُور , etc.).
إِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ
Indeed, Allah is Forgiving.
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كَانَ البَيْتُ نَظِيفًا
The house was clean.
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كَتَبْتُ بِـ القَلَمِ
I wrote with the pen.
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Each sentence has ONE i'rāb mistake. Circle the error and write the correction.
i.
إِنَّ الكِتَابُ مُفِيدٌ
ii.
كَانَ الطَّالِبَ مُجْتَهِدًا
iii.
سَافَرْتُ مِنْ المَدِينَةُ
iv.
لَيْسَ العَامِلَ نَشِيطًا
Write a complete Arabic sentence using the given word. Make sure your final vowels are correct!
a) Use إِنَّ to write a sentence meaning: "Indeed, the student is hardworking."
b) Use كَانَ to write a sentence meaning: "The weather was cold."
c) Use a preposition ( فِي or عَلَى ) to write a sentence meaning: "The book is on the desk."
Identify the grammatical structure and explain why each word has the vowel it has.
إِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ
Multiple sūwar
a) Why does اللَّه have a fatḥah? Why does غَفُور have a ḍammah?
كَانَ اللَّهُ غَفُورًا رَحِيمًا
Sūrah al-Nisā' · 4:96
b) Same words as above — but different vowels! Why does اللَّه now have a ḍammah? Why does غَفُور now have a fatḥah?
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