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.