This document contains a detailed lesson plan for a 5th grade English class on using adjectives to compare. The objectives are to use regular adjectives in their positive, comparative, and superlative forms correctly in sentences. The lesson plan outlines preliminary activities like prayer, a song, and review. The learning activities include motivation with pictures, reading a selection and answering comprehension questions, skill development on identifying adjective forms, generalization of the three degrees of comparison, guided and independent practice exercises, and an evaluation. The assignment is for students to complete an exercise in their textbook.

1. Department of Education
Region III
Division of Pampanga
Macabebe East District
CADUANG TETE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Macabebe, Pampanga
A Detailed Lesson Plan in English 5
(Language)
I. OBJECTIVES:
* Use the positive, comparative and superlative forms of regular adjectives in sentences correctly
II. SUBJECT MATTER:
Using Adjectives to Compare
References:
English Expressways Language Textbook 5, pp. 189-199
English Expressways Teacher’s Manual, pp. 151-159
Basic and Beyond Language Textbook, pp.245
Materials:
Charts, pictures, song, and flashcards
III. LEARNING ACTIVITIES:
Teacher’s Activity Pupils’ Activity
A. Preliminary Activities:
1. Prayer:
Children, please all stand and let us pray.
2. Song
Class, be seated. Let us sing a song first
before we go straight to our today’s lesson.
3. Review:
Yesterday, we studied and discussed about
adjectives.
Now, class what are adjectives?
That’s right! Who can repeat?
(Pupils will say their prayers.)
“The Adjective Song”
Describe, describe
describe a noun
Using adjectives
Color, number, shape and size
Can tell about a noun.
Describe, describe
describe a noun
Using adjectives
Feeling words like glad and sad
Can tell about a noun.
Adjectives are words that describe or modify
a noun or a pronoun.
(Several pupils repeat the answer)

2. Class, I have here six sentences. I want you
to circle the adjective that modifies the underlined
noun in each sentence below.
1. He ran through the muddy field.
2. Sam has a new bicycle.
4. The beetle scampered down the green leaf.
5. Hand me the plastic bowl.
6. We ate fresh strawberries.
7. The girl has curly hair.
B. Learning Activities:
1. Motivation:
Class, I have here a picture. I want all of
you to look at it carefully.
 Who are in the picture?
 Where do you think are they going?
 Have you experience going out for an
outing?
 Where did you go?
 What did you do there?
 Did you enjoy?
 Why?
2. Presentation:
Today, we are going to read selection
about an experience of the whole family in an
outing. Please pay attention to the italicized
words while reading it aloud. We are going to
answer some questions after reading the
selection.
Are you ready now?
Father, mother, brother and baby sister.
They will go out for an outing.
Yes, teacher.
In a beach resort.
Go swimming with my family.
Yes, teacher.
(Pupils’ answer may vary)
Yes, teacher.
muddy
new
green
plastic
fresh
curly

3. 3. Comprehension Questions:
Let us answer some questions about the
selection.
a. Where did the family go?
b. What did they see along the way?
c. How did Mr. Cruz describe the place of
Dona?
d. What mountain did they see at Dona’s
place?
e. Do you think they will enjoy their stay at
Dona’s place?
One Sunday, the Cruz family traveled to
Arayat. In the car were Mr. and Mrs. Cruz, Peter
and baby sister Cora. They saw tall trees, rice
fields and a high mountain along the way. They
were so excited. They could not wait to reach
their destination.
At last, they arrived at Dona’s place.
Dona and her parents were happy to meet
them.
“Your place is very nice. The air here is
fresher than in the city,” said Mr. Cruz.
“The trees around here are taller than
those along the highway,” remarked Mrs. Cruz.
“But the tallest trees are in that
mountain. What do you call that mountain?”
Asked Peter as he pointed at the mountain.
“That is Mount Arayat.” answered Dona
“Let us Climb the mountain,” said Dona
“Come in and rest a while. I know you are
very tired because you have just come from a
long trip,” said Dona’s mother.
“We have prepared some native dishes
and delicacies for all of you,” exclaimed Dona’s
father “Thank you very much. I’m sure we will
all enjoy our stay here,” said Mrs. Cruz.
They go to Arayat.
They saw trees, rice fields and mountain.
Father said Dona’s place is very nice.
They saw mount Arayat.
Yes, teacher.

4. 4. Skill Development:
Let us read some sentences taken
from the selection. Study the italicized words are
used in each sentence.
1. What adjective is used in the first
sentence?
2. Was there a comparison?
3. What do we call this degree of comparing
adjectives?
4. In the second sentence, what is the
adjective used?
5. What are compared in the sentence?
6. How are they compared? What syllable
was added to the adjective to show
comparison?
7. What do we call this degree of comparing
adjectives?
8. Look at the third sentence, what is the
adjective used?
9. What are compared in the sentence?
10. How are they compared? What syllable
was added to the adjective to show
comparison?
11. What do you call this degree of comparing
adjectives?
5. Generalization:
Alright children let us now conceptualize.
a. What are the three degrees of comparing
adjectives?
b. When do we use the positive form of
adjectives?
c. When do we use the comparative form of
adjectives?
*tall
*Nothing. It only describes the trees along the
highway.
*This is called the positive form of comparing
adjectives.
*taller
*The trees along the highway and those around
the house of Dona.
*By adding –er to the adjective tall.
*This is called the comparative form of
adjectives.
*tallest
*All the trees they saw in Arayat.
*By adding – est to the adjective tall.
*This is called the superlative form of
adjectives.
 The three degrees of comparing
adjectives are the positive degree,
comparative degree and superlative
degree.
 The positive degree is used to describe
only one person, place, thing, idea or
event.
 The comparative degree or the –er form
is used to compare two persons, places,
things, ideas or events.
They saw tall trees along the high way.
The trees around here are taller than those along
the highway.
But the tallest trees are in the mountain.

5. a. When do we use the superlative form of
adjectives?
6. Application:
a. Guided Practice:
Make comparisons between and among
the pictures in the boxes. Construct your own
sentences using the three degrees of comparing
adjectives.
b. Independent Practice:
(Group activity) Work with your group
mates using the three degrees of comparing
adjectives, describe and compare the objects
inside the envelope.
 The superlative degree or the –est form is used
to compare three or more persons,
places, things ideas or events.
Pupils answer may vary.

6. (Pupils answer may vary)

7. IV. EVALUATION:
Choose the correct form of adjective to use
inside the parenthesis to complete the meaning of
the sentence. Write your answer on the ___.
1. The water in the bottle is __ to drink.
( safe, safer, safest )
2. I feel it is __ today than yesterday.
( warm, warmer, warmest )
3. Of the two lamps, this one is __.
( bright, brighter, brightest )
4. Lora is a __ girl.
( smart, smarter, smartest )
5. Ana’s bag is __ than mine.
( big, bigger, biggest )
6. I think I am __ than you are.
( young, younger, youngest )
7. I feel __ today.
( happy, happier, happiest )
8. The bamboo organ is the __ musical organ
in the Philippines.
( large, largest, largest )
9. Listening to its music can send the __
cares of a person away.
( heavy, heavier, heaviest )
10. Our heroes are __ men.
( great, greater, greatest )
V. ASSIGNMENT:
Answer exercise D on page 245 of your
Basic and Beyond Language Textbook. Write
your answers in your English Assignment
Notebook.
safe
warmer
brightest
smart
bigger
younger
happy
largest
heaviest
great
GENESIS ROMAN MANASALA MRS. HERMINIA M. BUNGAY
Student teacher / Observer Cooperating Teacher
(EnglishV Teacher)