A DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN ENGLISH II

(Adjectives and the Degrees of Comparison)

I. Objectives: At the end of the discussion, the students should be able to:
1. Describe degrees of comparison;
2. Identify the rules for degrees of comparison;
3. Illustrate the rules in forming the degrees of comparison by answering correctly the
given exercises; and,
4. Point out the importance of adjectives in their daily lives.

II. Subject Matter

Topic: Adjectives
A. Three Degrees of Comparison
B. Basic Rules
Reference: Going Beyond, Internet
Author: Rogelio L. Marmol, Irvin M. Vargas
Materials: Visual Aids, Power point presentation, Chalkboard, Chalk

III. Procedure

A. Motivation

Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity

Good morning class! Good morning sir!

Let’s stand. Ej, kindly lead us the prayer. (The students will stand and Ej will
lead the prayer.)

Class, may I know who among you are familiar with

the game Pairs of Memory in cellphone? Sir.

Now, we will be going to play that game. I will group

you first into three.

(After grouping)

Group one will stay here, group two will stay there,
group three will stay at the back of group one. Is that
clear?

Class, the group who will get the highest score will be
winner. Now, are you ready? Yes, sir!
 Okay. Let’s start.

(After the game)

Group one got three points, while group two got four
points. Group three got seven points. It means that the
winner is Group three! Let’s clap for them! Yehey!

B. Presentation

Did you enjoy the game? Yes, sir!

Class, based on our activity, what are the things you

have noticed? Sir.

Yes, Erickson? Based on the activity, there are

descriptive words.
Very good. If we say descriptive words, what comes
into your mind? Sir.

Yes, Christian? It is an adjective.

Exactly!

C. Lesson Proper

Class, based on the given examples in our activity, who

can tell me what is an adjective? Sir.

Yes, Acel? It is use to add information in nouns.

Excellent!

Adjective- is a word used to describe a person, place or

thing.

Now, who can give me an example? Sir.

Yes, Chabelita? He is tall.

Aha. Another? Sir.

Yes, Rigor? Jake is more creative than Alondra.

Very good.
Another? Sir.
Yes, Mizziel Mae? Kelly in the strongest man in the
world.
Good.

Class, based on the given examples you had given, what

have you noticed? Sir.

Yes, Ej? I noticed that there are comparisons.

Very good.

We have three degrees of comparison in Adjective.

What do you think are those? Sir.

Yes, Noli? The three degrees of comparison of

adjectives are Positive, Comparative
Very good. and Superlative.

Let’s have the first degree, the positive. Who can tell
something about positive degree? Sir.

Yes, Rachelle? It is describing only one person, place

or object.
Absolutely!

1. Positive – it is an ordinary form of adjectives.

Examples:
o Jomar is brave.
o Acel is an old person.
o Mary is a bright student.
o
Who can give me an example? Sir.

Yes, Kelly? Rose is beautiful.

Aha. Another? Sir.

Yes, Efren? Marjoree’s hair is short.

Very good.

2. Comparative – shows when two persons or objects

being compared.
 Examples:

o Mark is braver than Jomar.

o Alona is older than Acel.
o Rose is brighter than Mary.

Who can give me an example? Sir.

Yes, Alona Cristy? Dahlia is more beautiful than Rose.

Very good. Another? Sir.

Yes, Mark Ghlenn? Gold is heavier than Diamond.

Very good.

3. Superlative – indicates that the quality or quantity

is at its highest or is most intense.

Examples:

o This is the oldest book.

o Physics is the most difficult subject.
o Angelo is the bravest person.

Who can give me an example? Sir.

Yes, Kyle? Lead is the heaviest of all metals.

Aha. Good. Another? Sir.

Yes, Darren? Sarah is the oldest girl in the class.

Very good.

Class, there are rules in forming the degrees of

comparison. Now, who can give me an example of an
adjective that has only one syllable? Sir.

Yes, Chabelita? fat

Okay. Who can give the comparative degree of fat? Sir.

Yes, Lovely Dimple? Fatter.

Good. How about the superlative degree? Sir.

Yes, Lovely Jane? Fattest.

Good.

Now, what have you noticed on the comparative and

superlative degree? Sir.

Yes, Marry Rose? In comparative, we add –er while in

superlative, we add –est.

Exactly. That is the first rule in forming the degrees of

comparison.

BASIC RULES

1. For one-syllable adjective, add –er to form

comparative and –est for superlative.
Examples
clear clearer clearest
dark darker darkest

Who can give me an example? Sir.

Yes, Bryan? White whiter whitest

Good. Another? Sir.

Yes, Ralph Kenneth? Tall taller tallest

Good.

2. For most two-syllable adjectives, add –er for

comparative and –est for superlative.
Examples
simple simpler simplest
gentle gentler gentlest

Who can give me an example? Sir.

Yes, Gemmalyn? Pretty Prettier Prettiest

Good. Another? Sir.

Yes, Stephen John? Happy Happier Happiest

 Good.

3. For three or more syllables, always use more and

most to form the comparative and superlative
degrees.
Examples
creative more creative most creative

Who can give me an example? Sir.

Yes, Ahmilton? Responsible more responsible most

responsible

Good. Another? Sir.

Yes, Acel? Beautiful more beautiful most

beautiful
Good.

4. Some adjectives end with a consonant letter y,

change y to I and add –er or -est.
Examples
busy busier busiest
merry merrier merriest

Who can give me an example? Sir.

Yes, Rodel? Jolly Jollier Jolliest

Good. Another? Sir.

Yes, Geraldine? Flaky Flakier Flakiest

5. Some adjectives end with a single vowel and single

final consonant letter. Double the final consonant
and add –er/-est.
Examples
thin thinner thinnest
fat fatter fattest
wet wetter wettest

Who can give me an example? Sir.

Yes, Mary joy? Big Bigger Biggest

 Good. Another? Sir.

Yes, Moses? Glad Gladder Gladdest

6. When the adjectives end in “e”, add –r for the

comparative and –st for the superlative.
Examples
wise wiser wisest
simple simpler simplest

Who can give me an example? Sir.

Yes, Walter? Gentle gentler gentlest

Good. Another? Sir.

Yes, Rachelle? Blue bluer bluest

7. Irregular comparisons of adjectives are compared

irregularly.
Examples
good better best
ill worse worst

Who can give me an example? Sir.

Yes, James? Bad worse worst

Good. Another? Sir.

Yes, Angel? Well better best

Good.

D. Generalization

Did you understand our lesson class? Yes, sir!

Now, who among you can summarize our lesson for

today? Sir.

Yes, Marry Rose? We learned about adjective which is a

word used to describe a person, place
or thing. It has three degrees, namely;
positive, comparative and superlatives.
 We also tackled the basic rules.

Excellent!

E. Infusion of Values

Class, what do you think is the importance of studying

adjectives in our lives? Sir.

Yes, Acel? It is important for us to know the

proper ways on how to describe a
person or object and how to compare
different things.
Very good.

F. Application

Class, this activity will determine if you really

understood our lesson. I will group you into three.
(After grouping)
This game is entitled “DO I BELONG HERE?” Here
are the mechanics of the game. In the WALL OF
ADJECTIVES, there are lots of adjectives. All you have
to do is to get the right adjective and place it in your
own wall to complete the sentence. If you chose the
wrong one, points will be deducted for your total score.

Did you understand class? Yes, sir.

Okay, you have five minutes to do it and timer starts
now.
(After ten minutes)

Class, let’s check your outputs.

The winner is Group two. Let’s clap for them. Yehey!

IV. IV. Evaluation

On a one-half sheet of paper crosswise, identify the

correct form of the adjective in the parenthesis.
Exercise 1:

A. Comparative

1. Apples are _______ than chips. (healthy)

2. Elephants are ______ (big) than bears.
 3. Gold is _______ than silver. (expensive)
4. Bikes are _____ than cars. (slow)
5. I am ______ at English than my brother .(good)

B. Superlative

6. Peter is the _____ teacher in the school. (good)

7. I am the ______ boy in the class. (tall)
8. You are the _______ girl in the class. (funny)
9. This is the ________ beach in the island. (cold
10. This is the __________ car in the garage. (bad)

Exercise 2: Provide the comparative and superlative

forms of the following adjectives.

POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

well 1. 2.
3. 4. Shortest
5. More stubborn 6.
cooperative 7. 8.
9. better 10.

V. V. Assignment
Class, compose at least three paragraphs about “Love”
using adjectives. Then, underline all the adjectives used.

Goodbye class!
Goodbye sir!

Prepared by:

GILBERT N. BERSOLA
Student-Teacher

Noted by:

ELSIE GRACE S. BATARA

Pre-Service Teacher Mentor