I.

Objectives
A. Identify the three degrees of comparison of regular adjectives (positive,
comparative and superlative degrees);
B. Determine the rules used in changing positive degree of regular adjectives to
their comparative and superlative degrees;
C. Find enjoyment in doing the activities; and
D. Construct sentences using the degrees of comparison of adjectives.

II. Subject Matter

A. Topic: Degrees of Comparison of Regular Adjectives
B. References: PELC V
Abalos, Juliet et al, My World of English, pp. 120-127
Feliciano, Anna et al, Journey into the World of English Language V
(Second Edition), pp. 124-126
Abalos, Juliet et al, My World of English Teacher’s Manual, pp. 144-
149
A DepEd-BEAM Distance Learning Program supported by the
Australian Agency for International Development, Module 32, pp. 64-71
C. Materials: real objects, power point presentation, pictures, flashcards,
downloaded video, worksheets, magic box, mystery box, teacher-
made story

III. Procedure:

Teacher’s Activities Student’s Activities

A. Preliminary Activities
 Prayer
 Energizer
 Greetings
 Checking of attendance
 Passing of assignment

1. Review
Class I want to know how well you have
learned our lesson last Friday. (The teacher
will show the downloaded video to the class.)

Now class, what is the song all about?

(name of the pupil)
The song is all about The Little Teapot
That`s Right!

(The teacher will show a copy of the lyrics

of the song.)

I’M A LITTLE TEAPOT

I'm a little teapot
Short and stout
Here is my handle
Here is my spout
When I get all steamed up
Hear me shout
 Just tip me over and pour me out!

Looking back to our song, what do you call

the underlined words little, short and stout?
(Name of the pupil)
Ma’am, the underlined words in the song
are called adjectives.

Very Good! Now who can tell me what

adjectives are? (name of pupil)
Adjectives describe a person, animal,
place, thing and event.

That’s great! In addition, it gives more

information about a noun or a pronoun.

I am very glad to know that you really

understood our previous topic. And for that
give yourselves an excellent clap!
(The pupils will do the excellent clap.)

Now, let us proceed to our new lesson.

B. Development of the lesson

1. Unlocking of Difficulty
Hangman Game:
I have here some words which I want you to
learn. These words will be used in the story
that you will hear later. To make it more
exciting, we are going to guess these words
through the hangman game. Here’s what you
are going to do. Using the word clue, you will
choose a letter that will complete the word. If
your guess is wrong, a part of the man’s body
will be hung in the gallows.

Are you ready for our game?

Yes we are ready, ready, ready, ready!
(tune of girl/boy scout)
Our first word has 9 letters. It means
to go along or in company with. It starts with a
letter a, ends with y and has a letter m in the
middle. Who would like to guess a letter?
(name of the pupil)
ACCOMPANY
Our next word means an act or instance of
traveling from one place to another. It consists
of 7 letters. This word has a letter o, n, and y.
Can you give me a letter that belongs to this
word? (name of pupil)
JOURNEY
2. Motivation

Class, I have a friend whom I want you to

meet? She lives in a beautiful garden. Are you
eager to meet her?
 Yes, we are!
Ok, here she is!

Riddle:
(The pupil wearing a butterfly costume will
stay behind the silhouette and say the
following:

“Good morning!
I have wings of different colors. I
visit your garden everyday to sip
nectar from the beautiful flowers.
Can you guess who I am?
Yes, we can!
What am I?
A butterfly!
You are correct!”

(The butterfly will come out of the

silhouette and dances.)

Class, meet our friend Molly.

“Hi everyone!”
Hello, Molly!
Sad to say, she can’t stay long for she needs
to visit her grandmother.

“See you next time. Goodbye!”

Goodbye, Molly!
3. Presentation
Motive Question:
Class, do you want to hear a story about our
friend Molly, the butterfly?
Yes, we do!
Before I begin, what are the rules we need
to follow when we are listening to a story?
(Name of pupil)
When listening to a story we need to:
Zip your mouth
Sit properly
Jot/List down the important details, and
Listen attentively.
(Answers may vary)
Very well said! I think you are now ready to
listen to our story.

So sit back and relax!

Class, how do you sit?

We sit properly!
(The teacher will present the story using role
playing.)

Our story for this morning is entitled:

MOLLY, THE BUTTERFLY

What is the title of our story?
Molly, the butterfly

Once upon a time, in a beautiful garden,

there lived a colorful butterfly named Molly.

Who is the main character in the story?

The main character in the story is Molly.

One day, Molly decided to visit her

grandmother who lives in a nearby garden. So
she asked her friend Terry, the bee to
accompany her.
Molly: Terry, I would like to visit my
grandmother. Can you go with
me?
Terry: Of course, I’d love to go with you.

Where will Molly and Terry go?

They will visit Molly’s grandmother in a
nearby garden.
So off they went to grandmother’s place.

On their way, they passed by some flowers.

They looked so tempting that Molly and Terry
stopped to sip some nectar.
Terry: These flowers are attractive. Their
nectar is sweet, too!
Molly: Come and look at these flowers
Terry. Don’t they look more
attractive?
Terry: Indeed! Their nectar is sweeter
than those flowers. (pointing to the
first group of flowers)
Molly: Oh, these flowers are the most
attractive of all. (looking at the third
set of flowers with admiration)
Terry: Not only that, they produce the
sweetest nectar, too!

What did they see along the way?

They saw attractive flowers with sweet
nectar.
After sipping some nectar, Molly and Terry
became full so they continued their journey to
grandmother’s place.

Upon reaching the garden, Molly excitedly

told her grandmother about the flowers.

That ends our story about Molly, the

Butterfly.

Did you enjoy listening to our story?

Yes, we did!

4. Discussion and Analysis

 Let us have some of the sentences in the
story.

1. These flowers are attractive.

2. Their nectar is sweet, too.
3. Don’t they look more attractive?
4. Their nectar is sweeter than those
flowers.
5. Oh, these flowers are the most attractive
of all.
6. They produce the sweetest nectar, too!
The underlined words: attractive, sweet,
more attractive, sweeter, most attractive, and
sweetest are all adjectives but were written in
different ways. Let us group these adjectives
into three columns. (The teacher will post the
flashcards on the board)

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3

More Most
Attractive
attractive attractive
sweet Sweeter Sweetest

Adjectives have three degrees of

comparison.

Take a look at Column 1. What do you

notice with the words? (name of pupil)

Exactly! We call this group as positive They are written in the simplest form.
degree of adjectives. The positive degree is the
simplest form of adjectives. It is used to
describe only one person, place or thing/one
group of persons, places or things.

POSITIVE Column 2 Column 3

more most
attractive
attractive attractive
sweet sweeter sweetest

How about the words in Column 2? (name

of pupil)
In column 2, the first word uses more
while the second word ends with –er.
Good observation! We call this group as
comparative degree. The comparative degree
or the –er form is used to compare two persons,
places or things.

POSITIVE COMPARATIVE Column 3

more most
attractive
attractive attractive
sweet Sweeter sweetest

Now, what can you say about Column 3?

(name of pupil)
Column 3 uses word most. The other
word ends with –est.

You are a great observer! This last column

is what we call as superlative degree of
adjective. The superlative degree or the –est
form is used to compare three or more persons
or things.

POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

more most
attractive
attractive attractive
sweet Sweeter sweetest

When using regular adjectives in

comparison, we need to remember some rules:

a. Adjectives with one syllable, form the

comparative and the superlative degrees
by adding-er and –est, respectively.
(Teacher shows some real objects.)

b. Adjectives with two syllables ending in

–y, change –y to –i before adding –er or
–est. (Teacher shows some real
objects.)

c. Adjectives with two or more syllables,

form the comparative degree by using
more and the superlative degree by
using most before the adjective.
(Teacher shows some real objects.)

d. If the positive degree of an adjective

consists of one syllable ending in a
single consonant preceded by a single
vowel, the consonant is doubled before
–er or –est is added. (Teacher shows
some real objects.)

5. Practice Exercises
Complete Me!
Fill in the table using the degrees of
comparison.
POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
1. clean
2. easiest
3. more honest POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

1. clean cleaner cleanest

2. easy easier easiest
more
3. honest most honest
honest
 Excellent!

C. Generalization

What are the three degrees of comparison of

an adjective? (Name of pupil)
The three degrees of comparison of an
adjective are: the positive, comparative
and superlative degrees.
Great! When do we use the positive degree
of adjective?
We use the positive degree/form of
adjective when nothing is being compared.

Good! Moreover, it is the simplest form of

an adjective.

How about the comparative degree of

adjective?
We use the comparative degree/form of
adjective when we are comparing two
persons, groups, places or things.
Very Good! What about the superlative
degree/form. When do we use it?

We use the superlative/form of adjective

when we are comparing three or more
persons, things, places, or groups.
That’s right!

D. Application

Individual Activity

Magic Time!
If the sentence properly uses the degree of
comparison enclosed in the parenthesis, the
children will raise the green butterfly with the
word correct and blue butterfly with the word
incorrect if not.

The teacher will only use 3 out of the 5

sentences based on what the pupil will be able
to pick from the magic box.

1. The clown is funnier than the comedian.

(comparative)

2. Who is the more intelligent in your

class? (superlative)

3. A Cebuano got the highest score in the

medical examination. (superlative)

4. The sun is hot. (positive)

 5. My mother prepares the most delicious
meal. (comparative)

Great job kids! And for that, give

yourselves a butterfly clap. (The teacher will
demonstrate first how to do the clap.)

Group Activity
Card Hunt

The teacher will divide the class into 3

groups. Using a fish bowl ask the leaders to
pick 1 paper strip containing the degree which
they will use. In 5 minutes, let each group look
for 3 adjective cards under their chairs and
tables and write sentences to complete the
worksheets.

IV. Evaluation:

Fill me!

Complete the paragraph with the positive, comparative, or superlative form of the
words in parentheses.

Flying used to be the ______ (expensive) way to travel, but now most cruise
ships are even ________ (big) than planes. Ships maybe the _______ (slow) means
 of travelling, but they are ________ (comfortable) than the others and the food is
_______ (healthy) because it doesn’t have to be prepared ahead of time.

V. Assignment:

Make Me!

Create sentences using the positive, comparative and superlative degrees of the
following words:

1. loud
2. generous
3. interesting
4. lovely
5. young
 Department of Education
Region III – Central Luzon
School Division of Tarlac Province
Victoria West District
Victoria West Central Elementary School
Victoria,Tarlac
S.Y. 2017 – 2018

(Degrees of Comparison of Regular

Adjectives)

Prepared by:

SYLVIA G. MANLISIS
Student Teacher

Checked by:

ROSELILI A. MANIEGO Ph.D.

Cooperating Teacher

Approved by:

ROSEMARIE J. INALVEZ Ed. D.

Principal III

Noted by:

DR. ZURIEL ROSS TABIAN

Supervisor