المشاركة اهتمام · Programme: Comparing places and people · Grammar: Superlative: the + short adjective + -est
By the end of this lesson, I can:
- I can name people and places in my neighbourhood.
- I can compare people and places with the + adjective + -est.
- I can say how neighbours share and help each other.
- I can write about my neighbourhood.
🖼️ Picture dictionary قاموس مصوّر
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📖 Read: The friendliest street in Bizerte أقرأ
Dear Lina,
I live in Jasmine Street in Bizerte. It isn’t the biggest street in the city, but it is the friendliest!
Our neighbours are great. Mr Hedi is the oldest man in the street. He is 85 and he lives alone, so I buy his bread every morning and I help him cross the road. Baby Amira is the youngest. She is only two months old!
Every Friday, our mums cook and we share the food with a poor family. On the first Sunday of the month, all the neighbours come together and we clean up the little garden. Now it is the cleanest garden in our neighbourhood.
Sharing is caring! Do you help your neighbours too?
Write soon,
Yasmine
Do you understand? أفهم
Answer in your copybook first, then check.
- Where does Yasmine live?
Answer
In Jasmine Street, in Bizerte.
- Who is the oldest man in the street?
Answer
Mr Hedi. He is 85.
- How does Yasmine help Mr Hedi?
Answer
She buys his bread and helps him cross the road.
- Who is the youngest?
Answer
Baby Amira.
- What do the neighbours do on the first Sunday of the month?
Answer
They come together and clean up the little garden.
🧩 Grammar القواعد
We use the superlative to say that one person or thing is number one in a group of three or more.
the + short adjective + -est: old ➡️ the oldest, young ➡️ the youngest, clean ➡️ the cleanest
Spelling: nice ➡️ the nicest (adjective ends in -e) · big ➡️ the biggest (double the letter) · friendly ➡️ the friendliest (y ➡️ i).
Don’t forget the: Mr Hedi is the oldest man in the street.
صيغة التفضيل المطلق: the + الصفة القصيرة + est، للدلالة على الأوّل في مجموعة: the oldest (الأكبر سنًّا)، the cleanest (الأنظف).
Who is the oldest?
| Adjective | Superlative | Example |
|---|---|---|
| old | the oldest | Mr Hedi is the oldest. |
| young | the youngest | Amira is the youngest. |
| clean | the cleanest | Our garden is the cleanest. |
| tall | the tallest | Sami is the tallest boy in my class. |
Spelling the superlative
- Most adjectives: + est ➡️ smallest, longest
- Ending in -e: + st ➡️ nicest, largest
- One vowel + one consonant: double ➡️ biggest, hottest
- Ending in -y: y ➡️ iest ➡️ happiest, friendliest
Good neighbours
| They share 🍲 | They help 🤝 | They care ❤️ |
|---|---|---|
| food on Fridays | old people cross the road | visit people who live alone |
| fruit from their garden | clean up the street | give clothes to poor families |
💬 Useful expressions عبارات مفيدة
Comparing in a group
Talking about neighbours
🔊 Pronunciation النطق
Worked examples أمثلة محلولة
Try first, then read the solution.
Complete: Mr Hedi is … (old) man in the street.
Step-by-step solution
- old is short ➡️ add -est.
- Put the before it.
✓ Mr Hedi is the oldest man in the street.
Complete: Mrs Zohra is … (nice) neighbour.
Step-by-step solution
- nice ends in -e ➡️ add only -st.
✓ Mrs Zohra is the nicest neighbour.
Complete: Tunis is … (big) city in Tunisia.
Step-by-step solution
- big: one vowel + one consonant ➡️ double the g.
- big ➡️ biggest.
✓ Tunis is the biggest city in Tunisia.
⚠️ Common mistakes أخطاء شائعة
⭐ Remember أحفظ
- The superlative = number one in a group.
- the + short adjective + -est: the oldest, the cleanest.
- nice ➡️ the nicest; big ➡️ the biggest; happy ➡️ the happiest.
- Good neighbours share, help and care.
- Sharing is caring!
Quick quiz اختبار سريع
4 questions · instant feedback1. Mr Hedi is … man in the street.
2. The superlative of “big” is…
3. How does Yasmine help Mr Hedi?
4. Who is the youngest in Jasmine Street?
✍️ Write: My neighbourhood أكتب
Write 5 or 6 sentences about your neighbourhood and your neighbours. Use at least two superlatives.
Steps
- Say where you live (street, town or city).
- Describe a neighbour: old, young, kind…
- Use the oldest / the youngest / the nicest.
- Say how you help your neighbours.
- Say what neighbours do together.
A model text to compare with (after writing mine)
I live in a small street in Kairouan. My neighbourhood is quiet and green. Our neighbour Mrs Zohra is the oldest woman in the street. She is very kind and she lives alone, so I carry her shopping bags. Little Rayen is the youngest boy. He is three. On Saturdays, the neighbours come together and clean up the street. Now it is the cleanest street in our neighbourhood!
One good example among many: compare, don’t copy.
😊 The lighter side استراحة
A good neighbour is better than a far brother.
I am the biggest thing in the sky at night. What am I?
Answer
The moon.
Teacher: “Who is the tallest pupil in the class?” — Ali: “Me, when I stand on my chair!”
✅ Exercises تمارين
All exercises →6 exercises on three levels, with new questions every time.
- Choose the right answerTo do
- ClassifyTo do
- Situation 1To do
- Situation 2To do
Practise: Sharing Is Caring
True or false, complete, choose, classify and situations: instant correction with explanations.
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6 exercises · instant correction · new questions every time
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