Detailed Lesson Plan for English Grade VI

I. Objectives
At the end of the lesson the students should be able to:
a. Identify the degrees of comparison of adverbs: comparative and
superlative
b. Give the correct degrees of comparison of adverbs: positive, comparative
and superlative.
c. Recognize the degrees of comparison of adverbs: comparative and
superlative.
II. Subject Matter
Topic: Three Degrees of Comparison for Adjectives and Adverbs
Reference: English for All Times Language (6) Page: 240-245
English for You and Me Language (6) Page: 145-147
Rainbows in English (6) Page: 278-279
Materials: Tarp paper, Picture
III. Procedure
A. Preparatory Activities
 Drill
(Let them read the dialogue)
Albert and Benjie have just watched a basketball game. Read what have they said about the
game.
Albert: How did you like the basketball game?
Benjie: Very much. The Blue Team played well.
Albert: I’m sorry but I don’t think so. I would say the Red Team played better.
Benjie: I’m afraid I don’t agree with you. The Blue Team played skilfully.
Albert: I think the Red Team played skilfully than the Blue Team. Its player were better
prepared for the game.
Benjie: Oh, well. We don’t have the same opinion. But, we both agree that the game was
really exciting.
Albert: And we’ll have to see which team really plays better in the next game.
B. Developmental Activities
Teacher’s Activities Pupil’s Activities
a. Review
ACT OUT THE WORDS GAME
- Let them choose one verb from the list
on left and one adverb from the list on
the right. They mission is to act out the
two words.

WALK QUIKLY
RUN SLOWLY
EAT LOUDLY
 SPEAK QUIETLY
DANCE CAREFULLY
SING RECKLESSLY
WRITE BEATIFULLY
SLEEP SADLY
SIT HAPPILY
STAND ANGRILY

- What do you call those words on the - Those words are adverbs.
right side?
- What is adverb? - Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or
other adverbs.
- What are the five kinds of adverbs? - The five types of adverbs are adverb
of manner, time, place, frequency,
intensity.
b. Motivation
- Let us go over the conversation of two
girls who are watching a swimming
competition. Find out how they compare
the participants.
(Let the pupils read the objectives)

Rico swims fast, but Dexter The crowd cheers more

swims faster. Revel swims excitedly for Rico than for
the fastest in the race. Dexter. But they cheer the
most excitedly for Revel.

C. Presentation
- Who swims faster? Rico or Dexter?
- Who swims fastest?
- For whom is the crowd cheering more
excitedly?
- Not excitedly?
- What have you notice while reading the
dialogue of the girls?
- What words did they use to compare
them?
- What did you notice to those words?
- What parts of speech do you think those
words belong? Why?
- What verb does the dialogue has?
- What is the function of those adverbs in
the dialogue?
- By looking in the dialogue, what is our
- It’s Dexter
- Revel swims fastest among the tree.
- For Rico.
- To Dexter.
- The two girls comparing the
swimmers.
- They use fast, faster, fastest, more
excitedly, most excitedly.
- It was added – er , – est, more and
most.
- Those words are part of speech
adverb. Because adverbs modify
verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.
- Swims and cheers.
- It modifies the verbs.
 topic for today or what is all about? - Our topic for today is comparison of
adverbs.
- Comparison of adverbs or degrees of
comparison of adverbs.

- We have three types of comparison of

adverbs the positive, comparative and
superlative.
- So, I have here a sentence.
A.
1. Rico swims fast. - Positive degree of adverb.
- What degree of comparison of adverb is
the sentence above? - Comparative degree of adverb.
2. Dexter swims faster.
- What degree is the sentence 2? - Superlative degree of adverb.
3. Revel swims the fastest.
- What degree is the sentence above?
B.
1. The crowd cheers excitedly for Dexter.
2. The crowd cheers more excitedly for Rico. - Positive degree of adverb.
3. The crowd cheers the most excitedly for - Comparative degree of adverb.
Revel. - Superlative degree of adverb.

- When adding –er or –est word ending in

y following a consonant, change y to I
then add the suffix.
- Give me an example of a word ending - Happy
in y. and add the –er and –est. - Happier
- Happiest

- Adding –er to one syllables adverb.

- Give me an example of one syllable - Loud –louder

adverb.
- Successfully –more successfully
- Adding more or less to adverbs ending
in –ly and have three or more syllables. - Louder-loudest

- Same as in the superlative just add –est

to a one syllable adverbs.
- Successfully –most successfully.
- Add most or least to adverbs ending in
–ly and have three or more syllables.

D. Application

Group 1 – Underline the adverbs in the following sentence and identify the degree of
comparison of each adverb that can be compared.

____________1. Wilma sang more softly as the baby’s eyes closed.

____________2. Influenza strikes most often when children are malnourished.
____________3. The engine purred smoothly as she drive.
____________4. Mark has never spoken more sincerely.
____________5. Paolo was the least frightened of us all.

Group 2 – Give the correct degree of comparison of adverb: positive, comparative and
superlative.

Positive Comparative Superlative

1. Much
2. Gently
3. Late
4. better
5. fatter

Group 3 – Use the comparative or superlative form of the following adverbs in the parenthesis
to best complete each sentence.

1. The man arrived (earlier, earliest) than the others.

2. The man drove (farther, farthest) than he had to.
3. Jason jumped (higher, highest) of all the students in the class.
4. I run (shorter, shortest) distance in the morning.
5. He is the (taller, tallest) boy in the class.

E. Generalization

- How many degree of comparison - There are three the positive,

do adverbs have?
- What is the positive degree of
comparison of adverb?
- What is comparative degree of
comparison of adverb?
- What is superlative degree of
comparison of adverb?
- What are we going to add to make
comparative form?
- How about the superlative degree
of adverb?
- What are we always remember on
comparative and superlative.
- This degree is the one used most
often because it describes one
person or thing.
- This degree used to compare two
people, place or things.
- This degree is used to compare
three or more people, place or
things.
- We are going to add –er or more to
the positive degree.
- To make superlative form, add –
est or most to the positive degree.
 how to know if it is comparative - It is comparative if one or two
or superlative degree of adverb? syllables and superlative if two or
more syllables.

IV. Evaluation
Direction: Complete each of the following sentences correctly by filling in the blanks
with the positive, comparative and superlative form of the adverb given in the
brackets.
1. Cheetahs run the _________ of all the animals. (fast)
2. We describe our experience as ___________ as we could. (vividly)
3. He practices the ___________ of all the members of the team. (diligently)
4. I have written out the assignment ___________ than you have. (neatly)
5. He explains his ideas ______________ than you do. (convincingly)
6. Seagulls fly ___________ than ducks do. (well)
7. Birds of prey soar the ______________ of all birds. (impressively)
8. The ______________ you exercise, the stronger you will become. (much)
9. Advanced skiers complete the course twice as ______________ as beginners. (rapidly)
10. The ______________ I walk the more refreshed I feel.
11.
V. Assignment

Give the degrees of comparison of adverbs in each words.

Positive degree Comparative degree Superlative degree

1. Near
2. Soon
3. Early
4. Loudly
5. often