Eastern Quezon College, Inc.

R. Marco St., Brgy. Peñafrancia Gumaca, Quezon

SY 2021-2022
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT

LESSON PLAN IN ENGLISH 8

I. Objectives

At the end of the lesson, the students are expected to:

a. Identify synonyms, antonyms and homonyms.
b. Recognize the importance of synonyms, antonyms and homonyms in vocabulary development;
c. Produce words that are synonyms, antonyms and homonyms.

II. Subject Matter

Topic: Synonyms, Antonyms and Homonyms

Reference: ECAS 8 p.175, https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-fiction
Materials: Laptop, chalk, chalkboard, PowerPoint presentation, projector
Time Frame: 1 hour
Values Integration: Cooperation.

III. Procedure
A. Preliminary Activities
Teacher’s Activities Student’s Activity
Daily Routine
1. Prayer
Let us pray. The students pray.

2. Greetings Good morning, Sir!

Good morning, class!

3. Classroom Management (The students follow.)

Arrange first the alignment of your
chairs and desks before taking your seats.
Please pick up also the piece of papers and
plastics under your chairs.
4. Checking of Attendance
Do we have any absentees for today?
(The secretary of the class tells the teacher
who are the students that are not present at
class.)
Sir, what we have tackled last meeting is
about suffixes that can form a noun, adjective,
verb or adverb

5. Review of the Previous Lesson

Can any of you in the class remember
what we discussed last meeting?
B. Motivation
The teacher shows some pair of picture and the
students should guess the word.

Colossal-Massive
Hot-Cold

Right-Write
The first pair of words has the same meaning.
What have you noticed from the pair of words
given? The second pair of words has the opposite
meaning.

The third pair of words has the same

pronunciation but different in meaning.
C. Lesson Proper
A. Activity
The teacher gives the students a pair of words
that should be posted to the board in their
respective classifications (synonyms, antonyms
and homonyms)

The students are given 2 minutes to finish the

game.

SYNONYMS ANTONYMS HOMONYMS

Large – Big Alive – Dead Meat – Meet
Small – Tiny Asleep – Hour – Our
Fast – Quick Awake Knew – New
One – Single Defeat – Pray – Prey
Alike – Same Victory One – Won
Rich – Healthy – Hear – Here
Wealthy Unhealthy
Speak – Talk Under – Over
Autumn –
Spring
Smooth –
Rough

Do you think that the words are in the right place? Yes sir

a. Analysis
Discussion of the lesson

The teacher presents a PowerPoint presentation.

Defeat – Victory Sir the meaning of defeat is losing a game

while victory is winning a game.
Can you tell me the meaning of defeat and
victory? Yes sir

Sir they are called synonyms

So do these two words have the same meaning?

 Therefore they are called a what?

Now let’s have another pair of words

Large – Big Sir the meaning of large is having a great size

and big is just like the meaning of large.
Can you tell me the meaning of Large and Big?

Sir they are called antonyms

Therefor they are called a what?

Okay another pair of words.

Pray – Prey Sir the meaning of pray is the expression of

thanking a deity or worshiping while prey is a
Can you tell me the meaning of pray and prey? food of predators.

Sir both words have the same pronunciation.

What about their pronunciation? Sir they are called homonyms.

Therefore they are called a what?

b. Abstraction
The teacher asks the students some questions of
what have they learned from the topic

1. What are those three semantics that we Sir they are synonyms, antonyms and
have learned today? homonyms.

Sir synonyms are words that have the same

meaning then antonyms are words that have the
2. What is the difference of synonyms, opposite meaning while homonyms are words
antonyms and homonyms? that have the same pronunciation or spelling
but different in meaning.

3. Why do you think learning synonyms, Sir because learning them can expand our
antonyms and homonyms are helpful in vocabulary.
our life?
1. Application
The teacher provides a box containing words and
the students should pick one. The students should
give the synonyms, antonyms or homonyms of the
words they picked. The word has indicators if the
words want to find its synonyms, antonyms or
homonyms.

The students are given 10 minutes to finish the

task.

Sir the activity is fun.

How do you find the activity?
Yes, sir since we need give the synonyms,
Does the activity tests your vocabulary skills? antonyms and homonyms of different words.
IV. Evaluation
I. Identify the pair of words if it is a
synonym, antonym or homonym. Put
your answer on the box.
 1. Student- Scholar
2. Sudden- Unexpected
3. Fast- Slow
4. Sell- Cell
5. Weather- Whether
6. Rich- Wealthy
7. Wood- Would
8. Cruel- Kind
9. Rage- Anger
10. Fine- Fine

Prepared by:

KIM DARYL A. DIONCO

Practice Teacher

Checked by:

RENDEL M. Cortez
Mentor / Grade 8 English Teacher