The biggest, the best: the superlative in Arabic

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• The Nile is the longest river in the world. Complete: اَلنِّيلُ ___ نَهْرٍ فِي الْعَالَمِ
• Cairo is the biggest city in Egypt. Complete: اَلْقَاهِرَةُ أَكْبَرُ ___ فِي مِصْرَ
• Sami is the best student in the class. Complete: سَامِي ___ طَالِبٍ فِي الصَّفِّ
• What does هُوَ الْأَكْبَرُ فِي الْعَائِلَةِ mean?
• مُفِيدٌ (useful) does not fit the aFʿaL pattern. How do you say “more useful”?
• What does اَلْقِطَارُ أَقَلُّ سُرْعَةً مِنَ الطَّائِرَةِ mean?
• أَحْسَنُ and أَفْضَلُ can both mean “better”.
• Match each superlative to its translation.