Development D5 — Hobbies, Sport & Leisure
Name eighteen hobbies with their correct verb collocations, state how often you do them, and express preference with three distinct structures.
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Recognise · organise · retrieve
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Feminine; the plural is sound feminine.
An iḍāfa: no tanwīn on وَقْتُ.
The activity noun is the direct object, so it is accusative.
يَلْعَبُ is used with ball games.
The syllabus lists the verbal noun السِّبَاحَةُ.
The syllabus lists the verbal noun الرَّسْمُ.
عَلَى is followed by the genitive.
The oud is central to Arabic music.
The adjective agrees with the masculine noun.
إِلَى is fixed with يَسْتَمِعُ.
An iḍāfa: الجِبَالِ is genitive.
Form V, reflexive in meaning.
مَرَّةً is adverbial, so it is accusative.
مَرَّتَيْنِ is the dual — revise the dual from F3.
Numbers 3–10 take a genitive plural: مَرَّاتٍ.
The thing preferred less follows عَلَى.
بِـ is followed by the genitive.
حَقًّا adds emphasis.
Followed by a noun or attached pronoun in the accusative.
The adjective agrees with its noun.
Vocabulary mission
Move between Arabic and meaning without relying on the order of the cards.
Explain · notice · apply
التَّلَازُمُ اللَّفْظِيُّ وَالتَّكْرَارُ وَالتَّفْضِيلُ
Three systems carry this lesson: choosing the right verb for the activity, saying how often, and ranking two activities against each other. Study each in context and compare an accurate sentence with a plausible but wrong one.
What does the structure communicate?
Which word or ending changes?
What must match the noun or person?
Can you use it with new vocabulary?
Ball game after يَلْعَبُ, and the object is accusative.
عَلَى is fixed with يَعْزِفُ, and the instrument is genitive.
مَرَّتَيْنِ is the dual of مَرَّةٌ, not a plural.
يَلْعَبُ + accusative ball-game noun
يَلْعَبُ is used for games played with a ball or a board. The noun that follows is the direct object and therefore accusative.
يُمَارِسُ + accusative activity noun
يُمَارِسُ suits a sustained activity or discipline rather than a game. The activity noun that follows is accusative.
يَعْزِفُ عَلَى + genitive instrument
The preposition عَلَى is fixed with يَعْزِفُ, and the instrument after it is genitive. The Cambridge list also records the verbal noun form العَزْفُ بِـ, so recognise both.
مَرَّةً / مَرَّتَيْنِ / ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ + فِي + period
مَرَّةً is adverbial and accusative. مَرَّتَيْنِ is the dual. From three to ten the counted noun becomes a genitive plural: ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ.
| Verb | What follows it | Example |
|---|---|---|
| يَلْعَبُ | accusative ball-game noun | يَلْعَبُ كُرَةَ السَّلَّةِ |
| يُمَارِسُ | accusative activity noun | يُمَارِسُ رِيَاضَةَ اليُوغَا |
| يَعْزِفُ عَلَى | genitive instrument | يَعْزِفُ عَلَى العُودِ |
| يَسْتَمِعُ إِلَى | genitive sound noun | يَسْتَمِعُ إِلَى المُوسِيقَى |
Arabic chooses a different verb for different kinds of activity. يَلْعَبُ goes with ball games, يُمَارِسُ with an activity noun, يَعْزِفُ عَلَى with an instrument and يَسْتَمِعُ إِلَى with sound. Store the verb, the preposition and the noun together as one unit.
The Cambridge list gives السِّبَاحَةُ، الرَّسْمُ، القِرَاءَةُ، الغِنَاءُ، رُكُوبُ الدَّرَّاجَةِ — verbal nouns rather than verbs. Learn both shapes: the verbal noun for lists and headings, the verb for saying what you personally do.
Grammar laboratory
Every answer checks a stated rule, change or agreement decision.
Build · transform · justify
The guided builder develops flexible sentence construction. The three independent tasks then test different skills: grammatical transformation, meaning and coherence, and original sentence production.
Combinatorial builder studio
This guided builder accepts 27 accurate combinations. Build 3 different sentences, changing one meaningful chunk each time. Compare the grammar and meaning before moving to the independent tasks.
اِخْتَرْ جُزْءًا مِنْ كُلِّ قَائِمَةٍ.
0/3 different sentences built.
Every combination keeps the collocation, the frequency phrase and the reason accurate, so any three different sentences are correct.
Change the verb to match the activity
Replace the ball-game collocation with the swimming collocation, keeping every ending accurate.أَلْعَبُ كُرَةَ السَّلَّةِ مَرَّتَيْنِ فِي الأُسْبُوعِ.
كُرَةَ السَّلَّةِ ← السِّبَاحَةَSwimming is an activity noun, so the verb becomes يُمَارِسُ while the object stays accusative.
Add the missing preposition
Repair the sentence so the instrument follows the fixed preposition.أَعْزِفُ البِيَانُو كُلَّ مَسَاءٍ.
يَعْزِفُ + ؟ + آلَةيَعْزِفُ is fixed with عَلَى in this lesson's collocation set.
Correct the number phrase
Repair the frequency phrase so the counted noun follows the number rule.أَقْرَأُ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّةٍ فِي الشَّهْرِ.
٣ + مَرَّة ← ؟Numbers three to ten take a genitive plural, and مَرَّة is feminine so the number keeps no tāʾ.
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Read · understand · respond
Every round depends on reading the whole Arabic phrase. Check the verb, the preposition and the ending before you choose.
Every round depends on reading the whole Arabic phrase. Check the verb, the preposition and the ending before you choose.
Spot · explain · repair
Strong learners do not only recognise an error: they identify the system and repair it.
أَلْعَبُ السِّبَاحَةَ.
أُمَارِسُ السِّبَاحَةَ.
السِّبَاحَة is an activity, not a ball game, so it takes يُمَارِسُ.
أَعْزِفُ البِيَانُو.
أَعْزِفُ عَلَى البِيَانُو.
يَعْزِفُ needs the preposition عَلَى before the instrument.
ثَلَاثَ مَرَّةٍ فِي الشَّهْرِ
ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ فِي الشَّهْرِ
Numbers from three to ten are followed by a genitive plural.
Repair check
Predict · listen twice · verify
Read the questions first. Listen once for the main message and again for the exact detail.
Which person, time, frequency, sequence, contrast or changed detail might you hear?
Catch the speaker, setting and overall message.
Confirm the exact detail and reject close distractors.
أَنَا سَلْمَى، وَأُمَارِسُ السِّبَاحَةَ مَرَّتَيْنِ فِي الأُسْبُوعِ لِأَنَّهَا تُرِيحُنِي بَعْدَ الدِّرَاسَةِ. وَفِي وَقْتِ فَرَاغِي أَقْرَأُ الرِّوَايَاتِ. أَمَّا أَخِي يُوسُفُ فَيَعْزِفُ عَلَى العُودِ يَوْمِيًّا، وَيَقُولُ إِنَّهُ يُفَضِّلُ المُوسِيقَى عَلَى الرِّيَاضَةِ. وَصَدِيقَتِي لَيْلَى تَلْعَبُ كُرَةَ السَّلَّةِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ فِي الشَّهْرِ فَقَطْ، لٰكِنَّهَا تَهْوَى التَّصْوِيرَ الفُوتُوغْرَافِيَّ حَقًّا.
Preview · scan · prove
Read once for meaning, then return to the exact Arabic evidence before choosing an answer.
Identify the text type and likely purpose.
Locate names, numbers, repeated words and question cues.
Choose only an answer supported by the text.
Model · rehearse · respond
Use the model to notice the structure, then answer a randomly selected prompt without reading a full script.
اِضْغَطْ لِاخْتِيَارِ سُؤَالٍ.
مَا هِوَايَتُكِ المُفَضَّلَةُ؟
Opening questionأُمَارِسُ السِّبَاحَةَ مَرَّتَيْنِ فِي الأُسْبُوعِ، وَأَسْتَمْتِعُ بِهَا كَثِيرًا.
Activity with frequencyوَهَلْ تُفَضِّلِينَهَا عَلَى القِرَاءَةِ؟
Follow-upنَعَمْ، أُفَضِّلُ السِّبَاحَةَ عَلَى القِرَاءَةِ لِأَنَّهَا تُرِيحُنِي بَعْدَ الدِّرَاسَةِ.
Preference with a reasonPlan · draft · improve
Write eight sentences about your hobbies. Use five different collocation verbs, four different frequency expressions and all three preference structures. Give a reason with لِأَنَّ for your favourite hobby.
فِي وَقْتِ فَرَاغِي أُمَارِسُ السِّبَاحَةَ مَرَّتَيْنِ فِي الأُسْبُوعِ، وَأَلْعَبُ كُرَةَ السَّلَّةِ مَرَّةً فِي الأُسْبُوعِ. وَأَعْزِفُ عَلَى العُودِ يَوْمِيًّا لِأَنَّ المُوسِيقَى تُرِيحُنِي. أُفَضِّلُ الأَنْشِطَةَ الهَادِئَةَ عَلَى الأَلْعَابِ السَّرِيعَةِ، وَأَسْتَمْتِعُ بِالقِرَاءَةِ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ مُشَاهَدَةِ الأَفْلَامِ. أَمَّا هِوَايَتِي المُفَضَّلَةُ فَهِيَ الرَّسْمُ، وَأَهْوَاهُ حَقًّا لِأَنَّهُ يَجْعَلُنِي سَعِيدًا.
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Retrieve · judge · transfer
The final check mixes vocabulary, grammar and communication rather than repeating one exercise type.
Use the vocabulary vault and the sentence frames to produce six accurate sentences with one collocation and one frequency phrase each.
Link your sentences into a paragraph, adding a preference structure and a reason with لِأَنَّ.
Compare two hobbies in one sentence, qualify your view with مَعَ ذٰلِكَ or أَمَّا … فَـ, and keep every case ending accurate.
Final self-marking check
Record one secure achievement and one precise next step.