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Exam Skills X9 · Targeted Gap-Filling

X9-L08

Spelling — Hamza, Tā' Marbūṭa & the Definite Articleالإِمْلَاءُ — الهَمْزَةُ وَالتَّاءُ المَرْبُوطَةُ وَأَلْ

Repair frequent spelling slips: the hamza, the tied tā' (ة) versus open tā' (ت), and joining the definite article.

ListeningReadingSpeakingWriting
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Orient · target · prepare

Objectives and exam focus

In this lesson you will

  • Diagnose exactly where spelling goes wrong for you.
  • Learn the rule from wrong/right examples.
  • Drill the rule until it is automatic.
  • Apply the rule across all four skills and log the fix.

You are exam-ready when…

Tick each as you secure it.

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The gap & the rule

Small spelling slips cost accuracy marks. Learn the tied **tā' marbūṭa (ة)** on feminine nouns (مَدْرَسَةٌ), the correct **hamza** seat (سُؤَالٌ، مَسْؤُولٌ), and that the definite article is written joined to its noun (الكِتَابُ), not detached.

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See the rule in action

Wrong → right

WrongRightRule
مَدْرَسَتْمَدْرَسَةٌfeminine ending → tā' marbūṭa (ة)
بِنْتُهُ ذَهَبَةْبِنْتُهُ ذَهَبَتْverb ending → open tā' (ت)
سُءَالٌسُؤَالٌhamza on wāw seat: ؤ
الْ كِتَابُالكِتَابُjoin the article to the noun
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Recognise · reuse

Correct-forms vault

Correct forms to keep6 terms
مَدْرَسَةٌa school (tā' marbūṭa)
ذَهَبَتْshe went (open tā')
سُؤَالٌa question (hamza on wāw)
مَسْؤُولٌresponsible (hamza on wāw)
الكِتَابُthe book (joined article)
شَيْءٌa thing (hamza on the line)
Repair drill

Fourteen mixed-retrieval rounds drilling this rule — a wrong answer costs a life.

Round 1♥ ♥ ♥ 0 points

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Listening — spot the correct form

Transcript-based practice — read the script, then answer.

Listen for the rule

Choose the correct option

5 marks
Listening script

تَقُولُ المُعَلِّمَةُ: الإِمْلَاءُ يَحْمِي دَرَجَةَ الدِّقَّةِ. لِلتَّمْيِيزِ بَيْنَ التَّاءِ المَرْبُوطَةِ وَالمَفْتُوحَةِ، قِفْ عَلَى الكَلِمَةِ: إِذَا سَمِعْتَ صَوْتَ الهَاءِ فَهِيَ مَرْبُوطَةٌ مِثْلَ مَدْرَسَةٍ، وَإِذَا سَمِعْتَ صَوْتَ التَّاءِ فَهِيَ مَفْتُوحَةٌ مِثْلَ ذَهَبَتْ. وَاكْتُبِ الهَمْزَةَ عَلَى كُرْسِيِّهَا الصَّحِيحِ.

1What does spelling protect?

2How do you test the tā'?

3If you hear 'h' when pausing, it is…

4If you hear 't', it is…

5What about the hamza?

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Reading — apply the rule

الأَخْطَاءُ الإِمْلَائِيَّةُ صَغِيرَةٌ لَكِنَّهَا تَتَكَرَّرُ، فَتُنْقِصُ الدَّرَجَةَ فِي كُلِّ سَطْرٍ. اخْتَرْ خَطَأَكَ الإِمْلَائِيَّ الأَكْثَرَ تَكْرَارًا، وَاكْتُبِ الكَلِمَةَ الصَّحِيحَةَ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ، ثُمَّ اسْتَخْدِمْهَا فِي جُمْلَةٍ. المُرَاجَعَةُ قَبْلَ التَّسْلِيمِ تُمْسِكُ أَكْثَرَ الأَخْطَاءِ.

Read for the rule

Prove each answer from the text

5 marks
1Why are spelling errors costly?

2Which error should you pick?

3How do you drill a word?

4Then use it in…

5What catches most errors?

0/5
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Say it correctly

Speak — use the rule

Prompts

  1. اقْرَأْ خَمْسَ كَلِمَاتٍ فِيهَا تَاءٌ مَرْبُوطَةٌ.
    Read five words with a tied tā'.
  2. اهْجِ ثَلَاثَ كَلِمَاتٍ فِيهَا هَمْزَةٌ.
    Spell three words containing a hamza.

Model exchange

Examiner

اهْجِ كَلِمَةَ (مَسْؤُول) وَاسْتَخْدِمْهَا.

Question
You

مَسْؤُول: مِيمٌ، سِينٌ سَاكِنَةٌ، هَمْزَةٌ عَلَى الوَاوِ، وَاوٌ، لَامٌ. الجُمْلَةُ: المُعَلِّمُ مَسْؤُولٌ عَنْ طُلَّابِهِ.

Correct hamza seat + use
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Write — apply the rule

Task

Write about 80–90 words on a topic of your choice, then proofread specifically for tā' marbūṭa, hamza and the joined article. List any word you corrected.

  • Apply the target rule correctly throughout.
  • Use at least two tenses and an opinion with a reason.
  • Check agreement, verb forms and spelling.
  • Write 80–90 words.
Reveal a model answer

أَعْتَقِدُ أَنَّ المَدْرَسَةَ مَكَانٌ مُهِمٌّ لِبِنَاءِ المُسْتَقْبَلِ. فِيهَا نَتَعَلَّمُ القِرَاءَةَ وَالكِتَابَةَ، وَنُصْبِحُ مَسْؤُولِينَ عَنْ تَعَلُّمِنَا. المُعَلِّمَةُ الجَيِّدَةُ تَطْرَحُ عَلَيْنَا كُلَّ سُؤَالٍ بِوُضُوحٍ، وَتُشَجِّعُنَا عَلَى المُشَارَكَةِ. بَعْدَ أَنْ أَنْتَهِيَ مِنَ الكِتَابَةِ، أُرَاجِعُ التَّاءَ المَرْبُوطَةَ فِي كَلِمَاتٍ مِثْلَ (مَدْرَسَة) وَ(مُعَلِّمَة)، وَأَتَأَكَّدُ مِنْ كُرْسِيِّ الهَمْزَةِ فِي (سُؤَال). المُرَاجَعَةُ الدَّقِيقَةُ تَحْمِي دَرَجَتِي.

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Diagnose · correct · remember

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Reflection

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