Lesson 15

Adjective; Degrees of Adjectives

Topic/s

Topic 1: Adjective
Topic 2: Degrees of Adjectives

Performance Standard

At the end of this module, learners are expected to:

 Provide the correct form/degree of the adjective.
 Write sentences in comparative and superlative degree of the adjective.

Materials

 Book

Reference

Abesamis, C.,Mendez, M., & Penarroyo, M. R. (2016). EnglishTek5:Language (3rd ed.). TechFactors

Inc. page 109

Retrieved from: www.englishclub.com

https://www.turtlediary.com/lesson/degrees-of-adjectives.html

ESLlibrary.com

What do you already know?

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Complete the table below.

COMPARATIVE
POSITIVE DEGREE SUPERLATIVE DEGREE
DEGREE

smart smarter smartest

peaceful

most punctual

more gentle

merry

easier

good

healthiest

younger

strong

worst

Discussion

ADJECTIVE: a part-of-speech that modifies or describes a noun or a pronoun.

An adjective often comes BEFORE a noun:

a green car
a dark sky
an interesting story

And sometimes an adjective comes AFTER a verb:

My car is green.
The sky became dark.
His story seemed interesting.

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DEGREES OF ADJECTIVES
There are three degrees of comparison - positive degree, comparative degree, and superlative degree.
You don't need to know these terms, but you need to know how to use each in a sentence.

The positive degree is the normal adjective form, the one you probably think of when you
think of an adjective. You use this form when describing one thing or a group of things.

For example:

Jessica's backpack is really heavy!

The comparative degree is used to compare two people, places, or things.

The word "than" typically follows the comparative form.

You make comparative forms in the following ways:

 by putting more/less before the adjective

 if the adjective is one syllable long: by adding -er to the end
 if the adjective is two syllables long and ends in -y: by changing the -y to -i and adding -er to the end

For example:

Your grade is worse than mine.

Susan's backpack is heavier than Pedro's backpack.
Learning Japanese is more difficult than learning Italian.
The superlative degree can be used if you are comparing three or more people, places, or
things.

The word "the" typically comes before the superlative form.

You make superlative forms in the following ways:

 by putting most/least before the adjective

 if the adjective is one syllable long: by adding -est to the end
 if the adjective is two syllables long and ends in -y: by changing the -y to -i and adding -est to the
end

For example:

Jerry is the least worried about the game.

Sam is the most handsome boy in the whole school.

The heaviest backpack belongs to Luke, because he never cleans it out!

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 How much have you learned?

Exercise

Fill in the blanks with the correct degree of adjectives in parentheses.

1. Mason was the ____________ (tiny) baby in the class.

2. Those patties were the ____________(thick) I’d ever seen.

3. Who is _______________________(rich) man in the Philippines?

4. Of all the puppies in the shelter, Lala is the ____________(cute).

5. The basement is the ____________ (safe) place to be during a tornado.

6. Not doing my assignments on time is one of my _________(bad)habits.

7. Learn ESL is one of ______________________(good) websites in the world.

8. My nephew is ___________________________ (annoying) than my brother.

9. Can you name __________________________(large) province the country?

10. What is ___________________ (convenient)way to become filthy rich in your life?

11. My mom was the____________ (proud) parent in the audience when I won my award.

12. If you want to be much _________________________ ( healthy), you should exercise every day.

13. In order to become _____________(wealthy) than others, some people become greedy.

14. Our English class is ____________________________ (interesting)than your math class.

15. Chanel is one of the ___________________________ (expensive) international brand.

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more uglie How well did you perform?

Put a check in the box that shows how you feel about this module.

Very
Very poor Poor Fair Satisfactory
Satisfactory
I can already provide the correct
form/degree of the adjective.

I can already write sentences in

comparative and superlative degree
of the adjective.
I understand the lesson clearly.

I finished all the tasks given to me

on time.

A. Make your own comparisons using the words provided.

Example: biology/ interesting/ history

Biology is more interesting than History subject.

1 train/ fast/ airplane

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How do you extend your learning?
2. lemon/ sweet/ orange
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3. my neighbor/ friendly/ yours

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4. France/ beautiful/ Switzerland

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5. big cities/ safe/ small towns

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B. Write sentence in superlative form using the given words below.

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 Example: Devy/one of the/ cheerful person/ I know
Devy is one of the most cheerful person that I know.

1. James/ kind person/ have met.

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2. Gucci/ expensive bag/ ever bought

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3. Jollibee/ popular fast food chain/ in the country.

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4. Baguio /one of the/ cold place/ in the Philippines.

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5.Taylor Swift/ one of the/ inspiring artist/ ever met.

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Lesson 16
Gerunds and Infinitives

Topic/s

Topic : Gerunds and Infinitives

Performance Standard

At the end of this module, learners are expected to:

 Distinguish the use of gerund from infinitive I the sentence.
 Write Own example sentences using gerund and infinitive in different functions in the
sentence.

Materials

 Book

Reference

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 Abesamis, C.,Mendez, M., & Penarroyo, M. R. (2016). EnglishTek5:Language (3rd ed.). TechFactors
Inc. page 109

Retrieved from: https://webapps.towson.edu/ows/verbals.html#:~:text=A%20verbal%20is%20a

%20word,SUBJECT

https://7esl.com/gerunds/

https://7esl.com/infinitives/

What do you already know?

She tried They tried I regret He tried

_____________ (reach) _____________ (get) to _____________ (tell) _____________ (get) a
the book on the high the party on time but Nikka my secret; now job in a newspaper
shelf, but she was too the bus was delayed. she has told everyone. firm but he still wasn’t
small. satisfied.

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 Marcel enjoys We tried I couldn’t sleep so I Please don’t forget
________ (read) novel _____________ (open) tried _____________ _____________ (pick)
and comic under the the window, but it was (drink) some hot milk. up some juice on your
tree. so hot outside it way home.
didn’t help.
Write the correct gerund or infinitive to complete the sentneces below.

Discussion

A verbal is a word formed from a verb but functioning as a different part of speech.

Gerund is verbal that function as nouns and have an –ing ending.

Examples:

Diving
Crawling
Typing
The gerund form of verbs is used as follows:

Subject
Examples:
Writing in English is difficult.
Watching TV is my favorite pastime.

Direct Object
Examples:
I like writing in English.
I love going out to restaurants.

Subject Complement
Examples:

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 My cat’s favorite activity is sleeping.
The group’s main goal is eliminating poverty.

Infinitive is a verbal consisting of to + a verb, and it acts like a subject, direct object, subject
complement, adjective, or adverb in a sentence. Infinitives are easy to identify because they’re written
with to + a verb.

Infinitive examples:

To give
To run
To wait

An infinitive is used as follows:

Subject

Examples:

To swim in that sea may be dangerous.

To wait seemed foolish when decisive action was required.

Direct Object

Examples:

I like to write in English.

Everyone wanted to go.

Subject Complement

Examples:

His ambition is to fly.

What is essential is to maintain a healthy diet.

 Subject shows what the sentence is about, or who or what is performing an action in
the sentence.
 A direct object is the noun or noun phrase that's receiving the action of the verb.
 A subject complement is a word or phrase that follows a linking
verb and identifies or describes the subject.

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Exercise

Box the correct gerund or infinitive from the parenthesis at the end of the sentence.

1. Marco enjoys (inviting / to invite) people to dinner.

2. I don't mind (calling/ to call) them if you don't want to.

3. When I finish (writing/ to write) this letter, I'll come and help you.

4. Grace always volunteers (baking / to bake) cakes every occasions.

5. Would you consider (giving/ to give) the speech at our graduation?

6. Don’t waste my time (complaining/ to complain) about your boyfriend.

7. I remember (eating/ to eat) on this same cafeteria the day I graduated.

8. As the famous saying goes, there’s no use (crying / to cry) over spilt milk.

9. I will never forget ( walking/ to walk) on that amazing beach for the first time.

10. You won’t forget (picking up /to pick up) the newspaper on your way home, will you?

How well did you perform?

Put a check in the box that shows how you feel about this module.

Very
Very poor Poor Fair Satisfactory
Satisfactory
I know how to distinguish the use
of gerund from infinitive I the
sentence.
I can already write own example
sentences using gerund and
infinitive in different functions in
the sentence.
I understand the lesson clearly.

I finished all the tasks given to me

on time.

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Write your own sentences based on the functions of gerund and infinitive stated below.

SUBJECT
Gerund: __________________________________________________________________
Infinitive: __________________________________________________________________

DIRECT OBJECT
Gerund: __________________________________________________________________
Infinitive: __________________________________________________________________

SUBJECT COMPLEMENT
Gerund: __________________________________________________________________
Infinitive: __________________________________________________________________

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