MODEL LESSON PLAN: COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES
NAME OF THE CLASS V SUBJECT:ENGLISH
TEACHER
MRS.P. NEERAJA
DURATION:70 MINUTES DATE: PRINCIPAL’s SIGNATURE
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INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES:
To learn how to use three degrees of adjectives in phrases and sentences
COMPETENCIES TO BE DEVELOPED:
LISTENING SPEAKING
To enable the students to listen to To enable the pupils to speak
common conversations and English naturally and fluently
comprehend them thoroughly.
TEACHING AIDS:
1. Power point presentation using LCD
2. Class room objects
3. Flash cards
PARTICIPATION: Whole class (in groups)
INTRODUCTION ( By testing the previous knowledge):
The teacher will introduce the topic by asking several questions on nouns
and adjectives. She will do this by eliciting adjectives from pupils with the
help of flash cards.
DEVELOPMENT:
Afterwards the teacher will introduce the three degrees of adjectives using
PPT. In the first few slides she will reconfirm what has been taught on nouns
and adjectives and then she will explain what is meant by comparison,
An adjective is a word that tells us more about a noun or a pronoun.
An adjective describes or modifies a noun.
Comparison of adjectives:
Positive degree – the simplest form.
Comparative degree – comparing two things or persons.
Superlative degree – comparing three or more things or persons.
Positive Comparative Superlative
large larger largest
horrible more horrible most horrible
EVALUATION/ACTIVITIES PLANNED:
Activity 1: Fill up comparative and superlative forms to the following
adjectives.
Eg. Large ________ ___________
Activity 2: complete each of the following sentences using suitable form of
adjective.
Eg: Sharada is _________ than Lalita. (tall)
Activity 3: Make sentences using comparative form of adjective
Eg: Tokyo /big/ New York.
Activity 4: Write at least one adjective using the following alphabets.
Eg: L M B etc
Activity 5: Group the following adjectives into positive, comparative and
superlative form of adjectives.
Eg. Most honourable wild more industrious..Etc
How to compare adjectives
Add er and est to short adjectives of one syllable (sometimes two
syllables)
Positive Comparative Superlative
short shorter shortest
great greater greatest
small smaller smallest
old older oldest
If a short adjective ends with consonant and y, change the y to i and
add er and est.
Positive Comparative Superlative
lucky luckier Luckiest
heavy heavier Heaviest
happy happier Happiest
silly sillier Silliest
ugly uglier Ugliest
3. If a short adjective ends with e, add r and st.
Positive Comparative Superlative
fine finer finest
cute cuter cute
4. Put more (less) and most (least) in front of longer adjectives (with two
or more syllables) to show comparison.
Positive Comparative Superlative
alert more alert most alert
appealing less appealing least appealing
remarkable more remarkable most remarkable
beautiful more beautiful most beautiful
Some adjectives are irregular adjectives and don't follow thee rules.
They change form considerably from one degree to the next.
Irregular adjectives.
Positive Comparative Superlative
bad worse worst
far further furthest
far farther farthest
good better best
many more most
little less least
old elder eldest
good better best
Never use er or est at the same time you use more or most. These are
incorrect: more shorter, most alertest.
