Further Practice on Comparison of Adverbs Primary 6 (Basic 6) Third Term Week 2 English Studies

FURTHER PRACTICE ON COMPARISON OF ADVERBS PRIMARY 6 (BASIC 6) THIRD TERM WEEK 2

ENGLISH STUDIES – GRAMMAR

THIRD TERM

WEEK 2

PRIMARY 6

TOPIC: COMPARISON OF ADVERBS

LEARNING AREA

1. Introduction

2. Meaning of Adverb

3. Types of Comparison of Adverbs

4. Forming Comparison of Adverbs

5. Making Sentences

6. Revision and Lesson Evaluation

7. Test Questions and Answers

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, most pupils should be able to:

1. define comparison of adverbs.

2. identify short and long adverbs.

3. form the comparative and superlative degrees of adverbs correctly.

4. use “-er / -est” and “more / most” appropriately.

5. construct correct sentences using different degrees of adverbs.

6. avoid common mistakes in the comparison of adverbs.

ENTRY BEHAVIOURS

The pupils can compare and differentiate between two or more objects.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

• Course book

• Supplementary reader

METHOD OF TEACHING – Choose a suitable and appropriate methods for the lessons.

Note – Irrespective of choosing methods of teaching, always introduce an activities that will arouse pupil’s interest or lead them to the lessons. 

REFERENCE MATERIALS

• Scheme of Work

• 9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum

• Course Book

• All Relevant Material

• Online Information

CONTENT OF THE LESSON

LESSON INTRODUCTION 

Adverbs tell us how, when, or where an action is done. Some adverbs can be compared to show different levels.

TYPES OF COMPARISON OF ADVERBS

• Positive Degree – shows no comparison. Example: She runs fast.

• Comparative Degree – compares two actions. Example: She runs faster than her sister.

• Superlative Degree – compares more than two actions. Example: She runs the fastest in the class.

FORMING COMPARISON OF ADVERBS

A. Short Adverbs (add -er / -est)

We can use the suffixes er and est to make comparison with adverbs. For example, the following are adverbs: early, late, fast, hard, close, far, soon, etc.

• fast → faster → fastest

• hard → harder → hardest

• soon → sooner → soonest

• late → later → latest

• near → nearer → nearest

• early → earlier → earliest

B. Long Adverbs (use more / most)

We use more (comparative) and most (superlative) before long adverbs—generally those ending in -ly or having two or more syllables—to compare actions.

• quickly → more quickly → most quickly

• carefully → more carefully → most carefully

• beautifully → more beautifully → most beautifully

• slowly → more slowly → most slowly

• happily → more happily → most happily

• quietly → more quietly → most quietly

• easily → more easily → most easily

EXAMPLES IN SENTENCES

Short Adverbs 

He works hard. (Positive)

He works harder than his friend. (Comparative)

He works the hardest in the class. (Superlative)

Long Adverbs 

She sings beautifully.

She sings more beautifully than Ada.

She sings the most beautifully of all.

Short Adverbs 

He arrived early.

He arrived earlier than me.

He arrived the earliest in the class.

Long Adverbs 

She writes carefully.

She writes more carefully than her friend.

She writes the most carefully in the class.

COMMON MISTAKES TO AVOID

• Do not say: more faster, Say: faster

• Do not say: most quickest, Say: quickest

CLASS ACTIVITIES

• Pupils identify adverbs in sentences.

• Pupils form comparative and superlative forms.

• Pupils make sentences using each degree.

• Pupils correct wrong sentences.

LESSON PRESENTATION

To deliver the lesson, the teacher adopts the following steps:

1. To introduce the lesson, the teacher revises the previous lesson. Based on this, he/she asks the pupils some questions.

2. The teacher organizes the pupils into groups or pairs depending on the size of the class.

Pupils’ Activities: Each pupil belongs to a group.

3. The teacher displays objects of different sizes for each group to examine and compare together.

Pupils’ Activities: The groups examine and compare the objects together.

4. The teacher uses the chart/flashcards and the pupils’ responses to introduce the lesson and explains the meaning and types of comparison of adverbs.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils pay attention to the lesson introduction, understand, and explain the meaning and types of comparison of adverbs in their own words.

5. The teacher leads and guides the pupils on how to form the comparison of adverbs from given words.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils follow the teacher’s guidance to form the comparison of adverbs from given words.

6. The teacher uses a chart to illustrate and guide the pupils to make sentences with the words they formed.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils confidently make sentences with the words they formed.

7. The teacher summarizes the lesson on the board and gives appropriate evaluation.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils participate actively in the summary of the lesson by responding correctly to most of the questions as instructed.

CONCLUSION

To conclude the lesson for the week, the teacher revises the entire lesson and links it to the following week’s lesson.

LESSON EVALUATION

Teacher asks the pupils:

1. What is an adverb?

2. Give the comparative form of “fast.”

3. Give the superlative form of “quickly.”

4. Use “harder” in a sentence.

5. Identify the adverb: “She sings beautifully.”

WEEKLY ASSESSMENT

INSTRUCTION – Choose the correct answer from the options A – D. 

1. An adverb tells us how, when or where an action is _____.

A. done

B. eaten

C. written

D. drawn

2. The comparative form of “fast” is _____.

A. fastest

B. most fast

C. more fast

D. faster

3. The superlative form of “quickly” is _____.

A. quicker

B. quickest

C. most quickly

D. more quickly

4. Short adverbs usually take _____.

A. more / most

B. -er / -est

C. -ing / -ed

D. do / does

5. Long adverbs usually take _____.

A. -er / -est

B. more / most

C. less / least

D. do / did

6. Which is a correct comparative form?

A. more faster

B. fastly

C. fastest more

D. faster

7. “She runs faster than me” is an example of _____.

A. positive degree

B. comparative degree

C. superlative degree

D. past tense

8. The superlative form of “hard” is _____.

A. harder

B. more hard

C. most hard

D. hardest

9. “Carefully” becomes in comparative form _____.

A. carefuller

B. more carefully

C. most carefully

D. carefully more

10. “He works the fastest in class” is _____.

A. positive

B. comparative

C. superlative

D. negative

11. Which of these is a short adverb?

A. carefully

B. quickly

C. fast

D. beautifully

12. Which of these is a long adverb?

A. fast

B. hard

C. soon

D. quickly

13. The correct superlative of “early” is _____.

A. earliest

B. earlier

C. more early

D. most early

14. “More quickly” is the comparative form of _____.

A. quick

B. quickly

C. quicklier

D. quickest

15. Which sentence is correct?

A. He runs fastest

B. He runs more faster

C. He runs most fast

D. He runs fastly

16. “The most carefully” is the superlative of _____.

A. careful

B. carefully

C. care

D. carefulness

17. The word “than” is used in _____.

A. positive degree

B. superlative degree

C. comparative degree

D. past tense

18. Which is wrong?

A. faster

B. fastest

C. more faster

D. more quickly

19. “He works harder than his brother” is _____.

A. superlative

B. comparative

C. positive

D. future tense

20. The correct form of “beautifully” in superlative is _____.

A. beautifuller

B. more beautifully

C. most beautifully

D. beautifulest

ANSWER KEYS

1. A 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. B

6. D 7. B 8. D 9. B 10. C

11. C 12. D 13. A 14. B 15. A

16. B 17. C 18. C 19. B 20. C