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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
To compose clear and coherent sentences using the different degrees of adjectives appropriately
To write paragraphs showing comparison and contrast
To revise writing for clarity
SUCCESS CRITERIA
compose clear and coherent sentences using the different degrees of adjectives appropriately
write paragraphs showing comparison and contrast
revise writing for clarity
DISCUSSION
A. Read each item and circle the correct form of the adjective to make the sentence correct.
1. Mount Apo is the (high, higher, highest) mountain in the Philippines.
2. It is (cold, colder, coldest) in Baguio than in Tagaytay.
3. Life in the province is (quiet, quieter, quietest) than life in the city.
4. The white beach of Boracay is a (popular, more popular, most popular) beach in the country.
5. There are many (beautiful, more beautiful, most beautiful) diving sites in the Philippines.
6. Whale sharks, the (large, larger, largest) fish in the sea, may be found in Oslob, Cebu.
7. The San Agustin Church in Intramuros is the (old, older, oldest) church in the country.
8. Sinulog in Cebu is one of the (big, bigger, biggest) festivals celebrated in the Philippines.
9. Leche flan is (sweet, sweeter, sweetest) than turon and bibingka.
10. I think that adobo tastes (good, better, best) than sinigang.
Have you ever noticed that sometimes even similar objects and experiences have some differences among them? Being able to recognize these
similarities and differences help us understand and connect our experiences with one another. When we describe the things around us and compare them
with other similar experiences, we often use the different degrees of adjectives.
B. Read the sentence below.
Cebu is a beautiful province in the Philippines. What do you notice about the underlined word? That’s right, it is an adjective that describes Cebu. When an adjective describes only one noun, it is in the positive degree.
Now read the next sentence. Check if the adjective is still in the positive degree.
I think Zambales is more beautiful than Cebu.
How many nouns are being described in the sentence right now? That’s right, the sentence is now describing two places — Cebu and Zambales. Both of them are beautiful, but the writer thinks that Zambales is more beautiful than Cebu.
Just like in the sentence, you use the comparative degree of adjectives when you are talking about two nouns that may have similar qualities. You can form the comparative degree of adjectives in different ways. The most common is to add -er at the end of the adjective. Look at the sample below.
The beaches in Cebu are cleaner than the ones in Zambales.
The beaches in Zambales are calmer than the beaches in Cebu.
Take note that when an adjective ends with a -y, you must change the -y to an i and add the suffix -er. There are also times when you would need to double the last consonant of the word before adding -er. Look at the following examples. 1.We had a bumpy boat ride when we went island hopping in the morning.
2. Our boat ride in the afternoon was bumpier!
3.I saw a big starfish when I went swimming at the beach.
4. I saw a bigger starfish when I went diving near a reef.
You may also compare three or more nouns. Read the sentence below.
I read somewhere that Mount Pulag is the coldest place in the country.
The sentence above compares Mount Pulag with all the other cold places in the Philippines. When you are comparing three or more nouns, you use the
superlative degree of adjectives. The superlative degree may be formed in different ways. The most common way is to add -est at the end of the word.
Just like in the comparative degree, there are also some words whose last consonants have to be doubled before adding -est. If an adjective ends in -y,
you also have to change it first to an i before adding -est. Read the following examples.
Filipinos are friendly.
I think that we may be the nation with the friendliest
people.
There are also some words that you cannot add -er or -est to. To form the comparative degree of these adjectives, you may add the words “more” or “less.”To form the superlative degrees of these adjectives, you may use the words “more” or “least.” Look at the examples below.
There are many interesting places in the Philippines.
Some may think that the city is more interesting than the province.
I think that the most interesting place in the Philippines is Intramuros because of its history.
There are words that do not follow the rules above. Some of those words are:
ACTIVITY A.
Exercise 1: Read each item carefully. Circle the form of the adjective that will make the sentence correct. Look at the example below.
Example: I find history (fascinating, most fascinating) than other subjects I study.
1. A trip to the museum is an (easy, easier, easiest) way to get to know human history.
2. The National Museum of the Philippines in Manila is (large, larger, largest) than any other museums in the Philippines.
3. My family and I often visit it because it is (near, nearer, nearest) our house.
4. Its collection of artifacts is (big, bigger, biggest) than other museums in the country.
5. The (early, earlier, earliest) evidence of humans living in the Philippines may be traced back to 750,000 years ago!
6. Metal tools are (efficient, more efficient, most efficient) than stone tools.
7. The Butuan balangay boat is the (ancient, more ancient, most ancient) watercraft found in the country so far.
8. Out of all of Juan Luna’s paintings, the Spoliarium may be the (popular, more popular, most popular). It may be found in the National Art Gallery.
9. The (old, older, oldest) artworks in the museum’s collection show strong Spanish influences.
10. The National Museum has classified (many, more, most) birds than mammals in their catalogue.
CO CURRICULAR LINK
Mathematics : Comparing of Numbers
REAL LIFE APPLICATION
The students will give 5 examples of adjectives and follow the degrees of comparison of adjectives in their notebook. 5 examples each.
EVALUATION
The students will answer the activity after the discussion.
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