THE OAKWOOD MONTESSORI SCHOOL
WEEKLY LESSON PLAN
SUMMER TERM
CLASS: Year 6
SUBJECT: GRAMMAR
WEEK: 10
TOPIC: COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES
OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:
understand the concept of adjectives and their functions in
describing a noun.
learn about the different forms of comparison for adjectives –
positive, comparative and superlative.
practice using the comparative and superlative forms
correctly in both writing and speaking.
INTEGRATION – Pupils will also learn to Sharpen the Saw -
becoming better at providing the different forms of comparing
adjectives.
MATERIALS NEEDED: Fundamental Formulas in English, English
in Use and the internet, and Videos -
(https://youtu.be/wXiD0FdON7k https://youtu.be/DWeWXbPfack)
KEY VOCABULARY: Adjectives, comparison
PROCEDURES:
A. Pre- Activity/ Warm-up - Ask pupils to form sentences with
di-transitive verbs.
1. Greet the students and introduce the topic to them.
2. Ask the students if they know what adjectives are and their
purpose in a sentence.
3. Explain that adjectives are words that qualify or modify
nouns by giving more information about them.
4. Introduce the concept of comparison of adjectives and
explain that adjectives can be used to compare different
nouns.
5. Write three columns on the board with the headings –
positive, comparative and superlative.
6. Explain that the positive form is used to compare one noun,
the comparative form is used to compare two nouns while
the superlative is used to compare three or more nouns.
7. Provide examples on how to form comparative and
superlative forms of adjectives by adding “-er” and “-est”
respectively to short adjectives while long adjectives take
“more” and “most” respectively.
8. Discuss irregular adjectives that do not follow the normal
pattern of forming their comparative and superlative like
good/better/best and bad/worse/worst.
9. Review the objectives of the lesson and conclude the lesson.
AGE: 10-11
CONTROL OF ERROR: Teacher’s guide
GUIDED/INDEPENDENT PRACTICES: Independent
GROUP/INDEPENDENT EXERCISES: Individual exercise
EXTENDED ACTIVITES: Paperwork
TEACHER’S NOTE
COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES
Adjectives have three degrees of comparison- positive,
comparative, and superlative. These degrees of comparison are
applicable to both regular and irregular adjectives.
Regular adjectives that derive their comparative and superlative
degrees by adding ‘er’, ‘ier’, ‘est’, ‘more’, or ‘most’ to their base
form; while irregular adjectives do not follow this pattern.
Examples include:
Positive Comparative(-er) Superlative(-est)
Big Bigger Biggest
Fast Faster Fastest
High Higher Highest
Happy Happier Happiest
Wise Wiser Wisest
Neat Neater Neatest
Sweet Sweeter Sweetest
Positive Comparative(mor Superlative(most)
e)
Admirable More admirable Most admirable
Delicious More delicious Most delicious
Honest More honest Most honest
Serious More serious Most serious
Hard-working More hard-working Most hard-working
Beautiful More beautiful Most beautiful
Interesting More interesting Most interesting
As earlier mentioned, irregular adjectives do not derive their
comparative and superlative degrees by the regular principle.
Examples include:
Positive Comparative Superlative
Bad Worse Worst
Good Better Best
Many More Most
Much More Most
Little Less Least
The comparative degree is used for a comparison between two
things while the superlative degree is used for comparison of
more than two things. The superlative is always preceded by the
definite article ‘the’. Also, comparisons are made in either of the
degrees, through correlative constructions usually introduced by
‘than’, ‘more’, ‘less’, ‘as’. Sentence Example:
1. Luke is taller than John.
2. Mary is wiser than Solomon.
3. She is the youngest girl in the class.
4. New York is more peaceful than Lagos.
5. Ibadan is the most populous city in Africa.
Guidelines in Forming Comparative and Superlative Degrees
A. If the positive ends in ‘y’, change it to ‘I’, and then add ‘er’
for comparative and ‘est’ for superlative e.g.
Positive Comparative Superlative
Happy Happier Happiest
Dirty Dirtier Dirtiest
Pretty Prettier Prettiest
B. If the base ends in one consonant which comes after a
vowel, repeat the consonant and add ‘er’ to form
comparative or ‘est’ to form superlative e.g.
Positive Comparative Superlative
Sad Sadder Saddest
Thin Thinner Thinnest
Fat Fatter Fattest
C. Adjectives which have more than one syllable derive their
comparative and superlative degrees by being preceded by
‘more’ and ‘most’ respectively e.g.
Positive Comparative Superlative
Wonderful More wonderful Most wonderful
Intelligent More intelligent Most intelligent
Terrible More terrible Most terrible
EVALUATION
1. Choose the correct form of the adjective to complete the
sentence: The elephant is ____________ than the mouse.
a) big
b) bigger
c) biggest
2. Which of the following adjectives compares two things?
a) nice
b)nicest
c) nicer
3. Select the correct form of the adjective to complete the
sentence: My dog is ____________ than your dog.
a) friendly
b) friendlier
c) friendliest
4. Identify the correct form of the adjective in the sentence: The
blue dress is ____________ than the red dress.
a) beautiful
b) more beautiful
c) most beautiful
5. Choose the appropriate comparative form of the adjective in
the sentence: This book is ____________ than that one.
a) interesting
b) more interesting
c) most interesting
6. Which option correctly compares the two adjectives in the
sentence: The cheetah is ____________ than the turtle.
a) faster
b) fastest
c) more fast
7. Select the superlative form of the adjective in the sentence:
This is the
____________ cake I have ever tasted!
a) delicious
b) more delicious
c) most delicious
8. Identify the correct form of the adjective in the sentence: She is
____________ than her sister.
a) tall b) taller
c) tallest
9. Choose the appropriate comparative form of the adjective in
the sentence:
The weather today is ____________ than yesterday.
a) good
b) better
c) best
10. Which of the following adjectives compares three or more
things?
a) pretty
b) prettier
c) prettiest
