Semi-Detailed Lesson Plan (ADVERB)

I. OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, the students are expected to:
A. Identify the different types of adverbs;
B. Write sentences with appropriate adverbs;
C. Demonstrate teamwork and responsibility towards learning.

I. SUBJECT MATTER
Topic : Adverb
Source: Gabriel, Jossefina. English III. Quezon City: St. Bernadette.2011,
p.346.
Materials: manila paper, colored pictures and textbook.

II. PROCEDURES
A. Preparatory Activities
1. Prayer
2. Checking of attendance
3. Recall of Past Lesson

B. Motivation
The teacher shows a picture. The students will be asked some
questions to engage them in formulation of the lesson. Varied answers
are expected from the students. The teacher will make a graphic
organizer to present the similar ideas regarding the lesson.

1. What can you say about this picture?

2. What does this picture symbolize?
3. Are colors important to this picture?
Why?

C. Discussion
After formulation of the lesson which is all about adverb, the teacher
posts sentences on the board and the students read and analyse the
following sentences which will lead them to the definition of the
adverb.

Sentence 1: Tom walks slowly.

(What is the verb in the sentence? What is your adverb? What
does your adverb modify?)
 Sentence 2: The coffee is too hot to drink.
(What is the adjective in the sentence? What is the adverb in
sentence? What does your adverb modify?)

Sentence 3: She is move very quickly.

(What are the adverbs in the sentence? What does your adverb
modify?)

OBSERVE and ANALYZE...

Sentences 4: The lady here wants to talk with you.
Our field trip today has been called off.
(What are the adverbs in the sentence? What do your adverbs
modify?

Types of Adverb
MANNER FREQUENCY PLACE TIME
(How) (How) (Where) (When)
quickly often upstairs yesterday
eagerly seldom here today
gracefully always there tomorrow
honestly sometimes near morning
creatively never inside afternoon
intelligently occasionally under at night
beautifully regularly above

Sentence sample: She dances gracefully. (How does she dance?)

Sentence sample: He often goes to bed late.
Sentence sample: I wanted to go upstairs. (Where did he want to
go?)

Sentence sample: I called him yesterday. (When did you call him?)
Sentence sample: I am almost ready. (To what extent are you
ready?)
Sentence sample: He is very busy person.
Sentence sample: I am too young to fall in love.
Sentence sample: It was so cold that we wore our jackets.

D. Drills
Drill 1: Identify the type of adverb used in the sentence.
1. We headed to the north. (Place)
2. The contestant arrived too late. (Degree)
3. The laborers felt entirely exhausted. (Manner)
4. The stranger suddenly disappeared. (Manner)
5. I seldom see her in the market. (Place)

Drill 2: Properly use of So, Too and Very.

1. The mother was (so, very, too) happy that tears fell down from
 her eyes.
2. The story was (so, very, too) difficult for the students to
understand.
3. I was (so, very, too) nervous that I shook like a leaf.
4. I am (so, too, very) much pleased with your fine attitude.
5. The night was (so, too, very) dark that we could not see
anything.
6. The movie was (so, too, very) dull to be appreciated by the
children.

Drill 3: Connect Me: Complete the sentence fragments below by

connecting to its proper adverb phrase. (p. 342)
A B
1. We pondered a. queerly today.
2. I remember that incident b. seriously on the problem.
3. The accident victim bed c. gleefully at the clown’s
acts.
4. He is acting d. profusely.
5. The kinder pupils chuckled e. very distinctly.

E. Application
Group Activity: The students will be grouped into three and each
group will pick pictures which they will be describing using adverbs.
The pictures are common activities or actions we done every day.

F. Generalization
What part of speech does an adverb modify? What are the kinds of
adverbs? How do you differentiate adverb from adjective? What is the
importance of adverb in sentence construction?

III. EVALUATION
TEST1. Direction: Identify adverb type of adverb used in the sentence.
Encircle the adverb and underline the word it modifies.

___________1. Nikki politely answered the question.

___________2. The family wholeheartedly offered the room.
___________3. The Filipino citizens voted wisely in the national elections.
___________4. We see other quite often.
___________5. The pupils listened to the lecture very attentively.
___________6. I arrived rather late for the seminar.
___________7. Tia Maria will visit us now.
___________8. The film will be shown later.
___________9. Mydie can play anywhere.
___________10. “Please move forward,” said the corps commander.
___________11. A young gentleman unselfishly offered his seat to the old
man.
___________12. The opening of the game was quite late.
___________13. Archie will deliver newspaper today.
 ___________14. The troublemaker moved away.
___________15. The bystander is often seen everywhere.

IV. ASSIGNMENT
Make a list of most frequent activities you are doing every weekend and
describe it vividly using adverbs.