This detailed lesson plan aims to teach students how to identify word meanings using synonyms and antonyms. The lesson begins with an introductory activity where students describe pictures using words. The teacher then presents the lesson on using context clues like synonyms and antonyms to define unfamiliar words. Students practice this through an activity where they identify synonyms and antonyms of underlined words in sentences. At the end, students demonstrate their understanding through an evaluation activity and are assigned homework applying new skills.

1. DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN ENGLISH 9
I. Objectives
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
1. Identify the meaning of words using synonym and antonym
2. Appreciate the importance of identifying the correct idea about context clues
3. Work in groups in identifying the word signals and the synonym/antonym of
the underlined word
II. Subject Matter
Topic: Defining Words from Context Using Synonym and Antonym
Reference: English Expressways Textbook, pp. 144
http://www.edhelper.com/language/Context_Clues603.html
Instructional Materials: teacher-made visuals, pictures, strips of cartolina
Value Focus: Cooperation and Importance of understanding words clearly
NCBTS Domain:Social Regards for Learning and Curriculum
III. Instructional Activities
A. Preparatory Activities
a. Prayer
b. Unfreezing Activity
c. Checking of Attendance
d. Checking of Assignment

2. B. Learning Activities
Teacher’s Activity
a. Review
Good morning, class!
Before we proceed to our discussion, let us
first have a short recall about what we had
last meeting. Who can share something about
what we have discussed before? Anybody
from the group who can share something
about our previous lesson?
Yes, that’s correct! What are those ways?
That’s right! What about the climactic order?
Some more ideas about climactic order?
Well said! Do you still have queries about the
previous lesson?
a. Motivation
Since you don’t have any question, let us
learn something new today. But before that, I
want all of you to take a look at these
pictures. Then, give me words which you
think best describes what you see.
Picture 1
Students’ Activity
Good morning ma’am!
Possible responses from the students:
We have discussed all about the ways of
developing a paragraph.
We have learned that climactic order is one
of the ways how a paragraph is developed.
In climactic order, the most important or
dramatic series is found at the end part of the
paragraph.
From the word itself ma’am, it suggests that
the climax or the dramatic part could be
found at the end of the paragraph.
There’s none, ma’am!

3. .
Picture 2
Okay, what is the first word that came into
your mind upon seeing the pictures?
Very good! Beautiful is the first word. Another
word.
(The teacher notes the students’ responses
on the board.)
Yes, ugly is the second word. Other answers?
Yes, that’s another word – small. Is there
anything else?
Nice observation. What have you noticed with
the words you have given that I have noted
here?
Wow, so observant! The answers you have
given are similar in meaning, just like beautiful
and pretty; while others are opposite, such as
modernized and old.
What do you call words with the same
meaning?
Possible answers raised by the students:
The first picture is beautiful.
The house in the second picture is ugly.
Aside from being ugly, the second house is
also small.
The first house looks pretty and modernized
while the second house is old.
Teacher, the given answers are related or
almost the same in meaning, while others are
opposite.
Teacher, they are called synonyms.

4. Very good! How about those words with
opposite meanings?
B. Presentation of the lesson
I told you earlier that we will be learning
something new today and the activity earlier
is just the “appetizer” of our new lesson -
Defining Words from Context using
Synonym and Antonym.
C. Discussion
You learned in the lower grade levels that you
can learn the meaning of an unfamiliar word
by paying attention to surrounding words and
sentences. These are called context clues or
the parts of the statements that occur just
before and just after specific words.
What are context clues?
Sometimes, contexts provide obvious clues to
the meanings of the words, but oftentimes
you need to verify word’s meaning by looking
it up in the dictionary. However, context clues
sometimes do not appear in the same
sentence as the unfamiliar word.
There are at least four types of context clues
that are quite common but our discussion will
focus on the two most commonly used
context clues - the synonym and antonym.
What is a synonym?
There are word signals which indicate that
there is a synonym clue such as: in other
words, that is, also known as, sometimes
called and or.
They are called antonyms.
Context clues are the parts of the statements
that occur just before and just after specific
words.
Synonym – another word or phrase with the
same or a similar meaning is used.

5. Example:
1. The dromedary, commonly called a
camel, stores fat in its hump.
What is the synonym clue in this sentence?
What is the synonym of the word dromedary?
Yes, very good!
Let’s try another sentence:
2. My friend’s argument is fallacious,
misleading, plain wrong.
What have you noticed with the second
sentence?
Yes, nice observation! So, what do you think
is the synonym of the word fallacious?
What made you think these are the
synonyms?
Wow! Another very good observation!
Let’s now proceed with antonyms.
What is an antonym, by the way?
Yes, that’s correct! Just like synonyms, there
are also word signals which indicate that
there is an antonym clue such as: but, in
contrast, however, instead of, unlike and yet.
Example:
1. Unlike his quiet and low key family,
Brad is garrulous.
What is the opposite of the word garrulous?
The synonym clue in this sentence is
commonly called.
Camel, ma’am.
There is no word signal present.
Ma’am, words misleading and plain wrong
are the synonyms of the word fallacious.
Teacher, these words follow after the word
fallacious and they are just separated by a
comma.
Antonym – a word or group of words that has
the opposite meaning reveal the meaning of
an unknown term.

6. 2. It’s true that women are loquacious,
others hardly talk at all.
What is the antonym clue in the
second sentence?
D. Application
To give you additional knowledge about our
lesson, let us have a short activity. Let’s first
divide the group into two. The teacher gives
strips of cartolina and a pentel pen for each
group.
Choose your leader and writer. I’ll be giving
sentences written on a cartolina with an
underlined word. Read each sentence
carefully, then on those cartolina strips which I
gave you, write the synonym/antonym of the
underlined word and on the other strip, write
the word signaling the synonym/antonym. At
the count of three, paste the strip in the
corresponding column. Clarifications?
1. His rancor or hatred of his brother has
caused him to live his life as a lonely
person.
2. There was crazy pandemonium as
people were trying to leave the rock
concert.
3. Although Tom was anxious about the
test, Tina was not worried at all.
4. If you don’t conquer your fears, they will
beat you.
5. Although the princess is familiar to
those in London, she is unknown to the
rest of the world.
The opposite or the antonym of garrulous is
quiet and low, which means talkative. The
antonym clue used is unlike.
The antonym clue in the sentence is the
phrase “hardly talk at all”, which the antonym
or opposite is loquacious meaning talkative
and chattering.
Students count off 1 -2 then those with same
number stay in one place.
Students follow the teacher’s instruction.
There’s none, ma’am!

7. Answer key:
1. Hatred
2. Craziness or chaos
3. Worried
4. Win
5. Well – known
The teacher gives reward/incentive to the
winning group.
E. Generalization
What have you gained from today’s lesson?
Very good! Other answer?
Okay! Another?
Ok class, how about synonyms and
antonyms? Can somebody from the class give
its definition?
That’s right! How about antonyms?
Yes, that’s correct!
Do you still have questions about our lesson
today?
Students will present their answers one after
the other.
I learned about the use of context clues in
defining unknown or unfamiliar words.
I learned that surrounding words can be of
great help in unlocking the meaning of
difficult words.
I also learned that synonyms ad antonyms
can be of great help in defining unknown
words.
Ma’am, synonym is another word or phrase
with the same meaning or another meaning is
used.
Antonyms are words which has the opposite
meaning revealing the meaning of the
unknown term or word.
There’s none, Ma’am!

8. IV. Evaluation
Encircle the synonym in each sentence that helps you understand the meaning of
the underlined word or phrase. If there is a signal word or phrase in the sentence,
underline it twice. Do the same with antonyms.
1. The indigo bird’s feathers shone deep blue in the sunlight.
2. He was the most hapless person Laura had ever known. In other words, he had
no luck at all.
3. When she accidentally pushed the beautiful cake off the table, the child
demolished what her mother had created.
4. “I’m not groggy”, Ana insisted. “I’m wide awake”.
5. “Spot” was an apt name for the dog. It was fitting name because he had brown
spots on his fur.
Answer Key:
1. Deep blue
2. Unlucky
3. Destroyed
4. Sleepy
5. Appropriate
Mastery Level –
Instructional Decision –
V. Assignment
In a ½ sheet of paper, crosswise, use the following words in a sentence giving
its synonym and antonym.
1. Reluctant
2. Plump
3. Courageous
4. Brilliant
5. Diligent