A Detailed Lesson Plan

In English IV

I. Objectives
At the end of the one-hour lesson, the students should be able to:
 Determine the three degrees of comparison.
 Construct sentences using the degrees of comparison.
 State the importance of knowing the limitation of comparing persons and things

II. Subject Matter

Topic: Degrees of Comparison (Adjective)
Reference: Avenues in English (Imelda Labaco- Manzo, 2014), pages 332-335
Materials: Cut outs, realia
Value Infused: Respecting Individual Differences

II. Procedure

Teacher’s Activity Pupils’ Activity

A. Opening Activity

1. Prayer
2. Greetings
3. Checking of Attendance
4. Food for Thoughts:

Give a man a fish, and you feed him

for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you
feed him for a lifetime. - Lao Tzu

5. Song

Do you know the song “I am Happy”?

Yes, Teacher.
Now, let’s sing the song

I'm H-A-P-P-Y
I know I am, I'm sure I am.
I'm H-A-P-P-Y.
I'm (clap) -A-P-P-Y
I know I am, I'm sure I am.
I'm (clap) -A-P-P-Y.

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 I'm (clap, clap) -P-P-Y
I know I am, I'm sure I am.
I'm (clap, clap) -P-P-Y
I'm (clap, clap, clap) -P-Y
I know I am, I'm sure I am.
I'm (clap, clap, clap) -P-Y
I'm (clap, clap, clap, clap) -Y
I know I am, I'm sure I am.
I'm (clap, clap, clap, clap) -Y
I'm (clap, clap, clap, clap, clap)
I know I am, I'm sure I am.
I'm (clap, clap, clap, clap, clap)

6. Drill

Conduct a Spelling Game

Okay, teacher.
Please bring out your spelling notebooks.

I have here several words which I would

like you to spell correctly. Please listen
very well so you will be able to spell
them right.

(The teacher has to use each word in a ANSWERS:

sentence.)
a. prettiest
a. prettiest
b. industrious
b. industrious
c. magnificent
c. magnificent
d. brighter
d. brighter
e. least
e. least

7. Review

In our previous lesson, we have studied

about adjectives, isn’t it? Yes, teacher.

Adjectives are really useful to describe

things around us.

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 Now, I want you to pay attention
because I will ask you some questions.
Please provide one suitable adjective for
the objects that I will say. Understand? Yes, teacher

What can you say about the shape of Teacher, its shape is rectangle.
our board?

Very Good

What can you say about the color of my

dress? It is color pink, Teacher.

That is right.

Can you describe the smell of our

classroom? Our classroom smells nice, Teacher.

Correct.

How about the taste of a ripe mango? Teacher, a ripe mango tastes sweet.

Good observation!

Now is adjective clear to you already?

Yes, Teacher

8. Motivation

I have a special short story for today

and I want you to listen very carefully
because after this, you will have to learn
how to catch three fishes for today.
Yes, ma’am.
Are you ready?

Before we start please pay

attention to the adjectives that you are
Noted, Teacher.
going to encounter in the story.

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 The Two Fishermen

Once upon a time, two

fishermen went fishing. One was
more experienced fisherman than
the other. Every time the
experienced fisherman catch a big
fish, he puts it in his ice chest to
keep it fresh. Whenever the
inexperienced fisherman catch a
big fish, he throws it back.

The more experienced

fisherman watched this go on all
day. He tried his best to ignore but
he finally got tired of seeing the
man waste good fish. “Why do you
keep throwing back all the big fish
you catch?” he asked.

The inexperienced fisherman

replied, “I only have a small frying
pan.”
The experienced fisherman
got the answer he least expected.

-End of Story-

Yes we did!
Did you enjoy the story?

What does the story want to teach us? We always have to be prepared and ready.

Great insight.

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The story tells us that we will only get
what we expect and prepared for.
We can only get the best if we prepared for
the best.

B. Development Activity

1. Presentation

Now class, look at the adjectives

that I posted on the board. Those are
the adjectives that we heard from the
1. more experienced than the other
story. Please read them aloud.
2. big
3. fresh
4. best
5. good
6. small
7. Least

What can you observe with our

first example? Does it only
No, Teacher. It also compares.
describe?

Very good.

Adjectives could also be used to

show comparison and it has three
degrees.

2. Discussion

Now we will start to catch the three big

fish that we need to put in our pan
today.

The three Degrees of Comparison.

The first fish is called Positive.

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Can you please use our second example Our school is big.
in a sentence Paolo?

Only one teacher.

Good job Paolo.

How many things did you describe?

Correct. And that is a perfect

example of adjective in the positive
degree.

An adjective in the
positive degree compares how many
Only one.
things again?

Right.

Now let us catch the second and

bigger fish for today. It is called the
Comparative degree.

The first adjective in our list

is an example of the comparative
degree.
We compared two men. The more experienced
How many things did we compare?
and the one with less experience.

Exactly.
The Comparative degree shows us the
What the is the comparative comparison of two things.
degree of adjective?

You hit the mark!

There are three ways on how to
change the adjective into the
comparative degree.

1.We add -er for regular nouns that

has one to two syllables.

Example:
Tall = Taller Long = Longer
Pretty = Prettier
Short = Shorter

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 Can you cite other examples?

2. We add ‘more’ to nouns that has two

or more syllables.

Example:
Intelligent= More intelligent
Responsible = More responsible
Creative= more creative
Any other examples?

Great!

3.We change the spelling of irregular

nouns.

Example:

Bad = Worse
Much/ Many = More

Good= better
Do you know any other examples?

Nice one!
Yes teacher.

Can you still follow?

Okay ma’am.

Jamila and Annson, please go in front.

Annson’s hair is longer than Jamila.

Who can compare the length of hair of
Jamila and Annson? Yes Mirra?

Very good.
Jamila’s eyes are rounder than Annson’s eyes.
How about their eyes?

Excellent!

Now let us catch the third and the

biggest fish for today. It is called the
Superlative degree.

I will give you an exmple of a sentence

using the superlative degree.

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 Kiesha is the most competitive among
the 7 contestants
7, Teacher.
How many things did I compare?

Correct.
The Superlative degree shows us the
What can you say then about
comparison of three or more objects.
superlative degree?

Precisely!

There are also three ways on how to

change the adjective into the superlative
degree.

1. We add -est for regular nouns that

has one to two syllables.

Example:
Tall = Tallest
Pretty = Prettiest
Fair =fairest
Loud = Loudest
Can you cite more examples?

Great!

2. We add ‘most’ to nouns that has

two or more syllables.

Example:
Intelligent= Most intelligent
Responsible = Most responsible
Creative = Most creative
Can you think of another example?
Expensive = Most expensive

Wonderful!

3.We change the spelling of irregular

nouns.

Example:

Bad = Worst
Less = Least
Much/ Many = Most

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 Other examples?

Last but not the least.

Very good! Please use it in a sentence.

Yes, Teacher. We do.

Do you get it?

3. Fixing skills

The class will be divided into three

groups. The group members have to
form a straight line at the back part of
the classroom. Each group will be given
a pen and a printed table of degrees of
comparison that will be put in front of
the classroom. One by one, the
members has to proceed in front and
answer one item on the table by
supplying the correct comparative and
superlative degrees of the written
adjectives. The first group to finish will Noted, Teacher.
win the game.

Class, I want every member to

cooperate and participate with your
group. Yes, we do.

Do you understand?

It is fun teacher!
How did you find the different activities
that we had?

Yes, Teacher.
Did you enjoy doing it.

C. Closing Activity
1. Generalization The 3 degrees of comparison are positive,
comparative and superlative degree.
What are the three degrees of
comparison?

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 When we are describing 1 object.
When do we us positive degree?

When we are comparing two objects.

How about comparative degree?

How about superlative degree? When we are comparing 3 or more objects.

Yes, teacher.
Do you understand our lesson?

No, because we are all created unique and

Based on our lesson, do you think it is
right to always compare people? Why? different from one another.

Very Good!

2. Application
Complete the table below by writing the correct degrees of comparison of the given
adjectives.
Positive Comparative Superlative

1. honest

2. bad

3. fragrant

4. weak

5. much

6. comfortable

7. polite

8. brave

9. sleepy

10. slim

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 III. Evaluation
A. Underline the adjectives in each sentence. Then write its degree of comparison on the blank.

1. Filipinos are the most hospitable people in the Far East.

2. The sea is deeper than the river.

3. It is better to give than to receive.

4. Dishonesty is the worst behavior of all.

5. Draw a straight line.

6. Do not vote a corrupt official.

7. Yo are the most beautiful girl in the world.

8. She is a good actress.

9. BlackPink is the most famous Kpop group now.

10. God is the best father of all.

B. Use the given adjectives to construct sentences for each degree of comparison.

1. quiet
Positive-
Comparative-
Superlative-

2. delicious
Positive-
Comparative-
Superlative-

3. good
Positive-
Comparative-
Superlative-

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V. Assignment
On your student’s diary, write a composition about the worst day and the best day of your
life.

Rubrics
Sentences 1 2 3 4
(Clear meaning)
Conventions 1 2 3 4
(Spaces, Capitals,
Punctuations)
Illustration 1 2 3 4
Hand writing 1 2 3
Total /20

Prepared by:

ANGELIE C. ALCANATARA
Teacher Applicant

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