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Rubrics for the Activity

The class will be divided into two groups. Within 5 minutes, each group will be looking for either a persons or objects inside the classroom and after which, you are going to construct a descriptive paragraph describing the persons or objects qualities using the three degrees of comparison. The paragraph must contain 5 or more paragraph. You may consider as many qualities as you can depending on the objects/persons qualities.

Evaluation:

Assignment:

Identification: In a crosswise sheet of paper, underline the descriptive word used in the sentence and tell whether it is in the positive form, comparative form or superlative form.

Construct sentences using the positive, comparative and superlative degree of adjectives with the use of the following adjectives:

Example: Lead is the heaviest of all the metals. (Superlative Form)

1. The Wabbash River flows faster in spring than in fall. (____________)

2. Christine has bought an old car. (______________)

3. Jay is taller than Joy. (_____________)

4. A rhinoceros is larger than a cow. (_______________)

5. King Solomon was the wisest of the kings we ever heard of. (_______________)

6. Kilimanjaro in Africa is taller than the Mount Blanc in Europe. (______________)

7. The Ipil-ipil tree is taller than the Atis tree. (______________)

8. Athena is more beautiful than Divina. (______________)

9. Bryan who used to be on top of the class is clever. (__________________)

10. Very few American cities are so/as big as New York. (______________)

1. strange

2. dull

3. handsome

4. shy

5. blue

Provide the correct degree of comparison of adjectives in the parenthesis to complete the following sentences.

1. Patty is (short) ________ than her brother.

2. The Jones family is (rich) ____________ than the Smith Family.

3. My room is (clean) ____________ than hers.

4. His cellphone is the (expensive) _________ of them all.

5. The sea is (calm) __________.

Certain adjective have the irregular forms in the comparative and superlative

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Superlative Form

  • It compares three or more persons, places, things or events.
  • The highest degree of comparison.

Ways to show Superlative Form/Degree:

1. Use -est to most words with one or two syllables show the superlative form.

2. Word most or least is added to form superlative degree with the words having three or more syllables.

The Turtle moves so slow.

The Centipede is slower than the turtle.

The Snail is the slowest among the three.

Examples for one or two syllables:

Examples for three or more syllables:

1. Mr. Chua is the richest among other bussinessmen.

2. Maria is the simpliest among them all.

3. LET for teachers is the hardest examination among other examinations.

1. Sam is the most qualified for the pageant among the three.

2. Honesto is the most honest among others in the class.

3. Rob is the most courageous among the boys.

In the third sentence the word (the) 'slowest' is an adjective form used to compare the 'slowness' of the snail and to tell us that the snail has the most quality of 'slowness'

  • The Orange bottle is big.
  • The Yellow bottle is bigger than the orange bottle.
  • The Pink bottle is the biggest among the three bottles.

Three Degrees of Comparison

Construct a sentence describing the picture using the degrees of comparison.

  • First girl's hair is long.
  • Second girl's hair is longer than the First Girl's.
  • Third Girl has the longest hair among them.

Comparative Form

  • It is used when we compare two persons or two things with each other.

Example:

(ii) Progressive Degree

It is used to show that the qualities of a thing talked about in the given sentence increases or decreases as the time passes.

Example:

It's getting hotter and hotter day by day.

Tom is taller than his brother.

There are two more degrees of comparison with the 'comparative form'.

The word 'taller' is an adjective used to compare the 'tallness' of these two persons - Tom and his brother - and to tell us that Tom has more quality of 'tallness'.

(i) Parallel Degree

It is used to show that the qualities of two items (adjectives) talked about in the sentence go parallel, i.e if one quality increases, the other quality increases.

Example:

The bigger the box, the heavier it is.

NOTE:

Ways to show Comparative Degree:

Orange is bigger than the Apple.

The word than is always in the comparative degree.

1. Add -er to most words that have one or two syllables.

2. Add more or least to words that have three or more syllables.

The first man is stronger than the second man.

Examples for three or more syllables:

Examples for one or two syllables:

Three pineapples are bigger than the three tomatoes.

a. Ms. Jessica is more beautiful than Ms. Dora.

b. Christine is more intelligent than Joshua.

c. Kate's hat is less expensive than Sandra's.

a. Mr. Sy is richer than Mr.Dy

b. Martha is lovelier than Diana.

c. A musk ox is larger than a cow.

Positive Form

  • It is used when simply describing a persons or things.
  • It is used to denote or say the mere existence of some quality of what we speak or write all about.
  • It is used when no comparison is made.

Example:

Tom is a tall boy.

The blue book is thick.

The umbrella is colorful.

(i) Degree of Equality

This comparison is used to compare two persons, animals or things to tell us that they are equal - having the same quality.

Example:

There are two cats with the same height and weight but different color.

The brown cat is as beautiful as the grey cat.

The lion has a sharp teeth.

There are two more comparisons with the 'positive form' of the adjective words.

Taylor Swift has a curly hair.

In this sentence the word 'tall' is an adjective telling us how Tom is. There is no other person in the sentence used to compare Tom with. The adjective word 'tall' is said to be in the "positive form".

(ii) Degree of Inequality

Example:

The brown cat is not as beautiful as the black and white cat.

This comparison is used to compare two persons, animals or things to tell us that they are not equal - not having the same quality.

Daniel Padilla is fat.

This dress is a beautiful dress.

Degrees of Comparison

are used when we compare one person or one thing to another

Comparison can be made using the three forms of adjective

Degree

of

Comparison

Positive, Comparative and Superlative

Adjective is a word which modifies a noun or pronoun

Three Degree of Comparison

  • Positive Form
  • Comparative Form
  • Superlative Form

5. Describe the flower based from it’s appearance.

4. Describe the girl considering her body size.

6. Compare the two flowers based from their appearance.

3. Compare the blue whale the other animal considering their sizes.

2. Compare the third girl to the other girls considering their hair length.

7. Compare the two books from each other.

8. Describe the children based from their moods.

1. Compare the two house considering their sizes

Activity

9. Compare the 6th gadget to the other gadgets.

Lesson Objectives

At the end of the session, atleast 75% of the students are expected to:

A. Differentiate the Three Degree of Comparison

B. Describe a persons, places, animals or things,

C. Identify descriptive words used in a sentence;

D.Construct sentences using the degrees of comparison

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