Word Formation: Adjectives formed from Nouns Primary 6 (Basic 6) Second Term Week 1 English Studies

WORD FORMATION: ADJECTIVES FORMED FROM NOUNS PRIMARY 6 (BASIC 6) SECOND TERM WEEK 1 ENGLISH STUDIES

ENGLISH STUDIES

SECOND TERM

WEEK 1

PRIMARY 6 (BASIC 6) 

THEME – GRAMMAR 

PREVIOUS LESSON – 

TOPIC – ADJECTIVES FORMED FROM NOUNS 

LEARNING AREA

1. Introduction

2. Adjectives Formed from Nouns

3. Common Suffixes Used

4. Making Sentences with Adjectives Formed from Nouns

5. Revision and Lesson Evaluation

6. Practice Excerise

LEARNING OBJECTIVES 

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

1. explain the meaning of word formation.

2. define adjectives correctly.

3. identify adjectives formed from nouns.

4. form adjectives from simple nouns using suffixes.

5. mention common suffixes used in forming adjectives from nouns.

6. use adjectives formed from nouns in meaningful sentences.

7. differentiate between nouns and adjectives in sentences.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

The pupils can differentiate between nouns and adjectives.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

1. Charts and flashcards

2. Course books

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

1. Scheme of Work

2. 9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum

3. Course Book

4. All Relevant Material

5. Online Information

CONTENT OF THE LESSON

INTRODUCTION

Word formation is the process of forming new words from existing words.

ADJECTIVES FORMED FROM NOUNS

Some adjectives are formed by adding suffixes to nouns. These adjectives describe people, places, animals, or things.

COMMON SUFFIXES USED

Noun ⇒ Adjective ⇒ Suffix

1. Beauty ⇒ Beautiful ⇒ -ful

2. Danger ⇒ Dangerous ⇒ -ous

3. Care ⇒ Careful ⇒ -ful

4. Power ⇒ Powerful ⇒ -ful

5. Fame ⇒ Famous ⇒ -ous

6. Help ⇒ Helpful ⇒ -ful

7. Poison ⇒ Poisonous ⇒ -ous

8. Hope ⇒ Hopeful ⇒ -ful

9. Courage ⇒ Courageous ⇒ -ous

10. Joy ⇒ Joyful ⇒ -ful

EXAMPLES IN SENTENCES

1. The garden is very beautiful.

2. Lions are dangerous animals.

3. The teacher is helpful to the pupils.

4. The soup contains a poisonous substance.

5. My brother is hopeful about the examination.

6. Importance of Adjectives

7. They describe nouns clearly.

8. They make sentences more meaningful and interesting.

9. They improve spoken and written English.

PRESENTATION

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

1. To introduce the lesson, the teacher revises the previous lesson on nouns and adjectives by asking pupils to give examples of each.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils respond to the teacher’s questions and mention examples of nouns and adjectives.

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 writes examples of nouns and their adjective forms on the board, such as beauty – beautiful and danger – dangerous.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils read the words aloud and identify the changes made to form the adjectives.

4. The teacher explains how adjectives can be formed from nouns by adding suffixes such as -ful and -ous.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils listen attentively and identify suffixes used in the examples.

5. The teacher guides the pupils on how to use adjectives formed from nouns in meaningful sentences.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils practise forming adjectives and using them correctly in sentences.

6. The teacher gives pupils exercises on word formation and corrects mistakes where necessary.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils actively participate in the exercises and make corrections.

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 pupils,

1. what is word formation?

2. what are adjectives?

3. form adjectives from the following nouns:

a. Beauty

b. Danger

c. Hope

d. Care

4. use any two adjectives in sentences.

5. mention two suffixes used in forming adjectives from nouns.

PRACTICE EXERCISE

A. Fill in the Blanks

1. Word formation is the process of forming new ______ from existing words.

2. Adjectives are words used to describe ______.

3. The suffix -ful is used to form some ______ from nouns.

4. The adjective form of “danger” is ______.

5. The adjective form of “hope” is ______.

B. Choose the Correct Answer

6. Which of these is an adjective formed from a noun?

A. Run

B. Beautiful

C. Quickly

D. Jump

7. Which suffix is used in the word “dangerous”?

A. -ful

B. -less

C. -ous

D. -ive

8. The adjective form of “care” is _____.

A. careful

B. caring

C. careless

D. cared

9. Which of these nouns forms an adjective with -ful?

A. Beauty

B. Danger

C. Fame

D. Power

10. Which sentence contains an adjective formed from a noun?

A. The boy runs fast.

B. She sings well.

C. The flower is beautiful.

D. We came early.

C. Form Adjectives from the Following Nouns

11. Beauty → __________

12. Danger → __________

13. Power → __________

14. Courage → __________

15. Help → __________

D. Use the Following Adjectives in Sentences

16. Beautiful

17. Dangerous

18. Helpful

19. Courageous

20. Hopeful

ANSWERS

A. Fill in the Blanks

1. words

2. nouns

3. adjectives

4. dangerous

5. hopeful

B. Multiple Choice

6. B

7. C

8. A

9. D

10. C

C. Word Formation

11. Beautiful

12. Dangerous

13. Powerful

14. Courageous

15. Helpful

D. Sample Sentences

16. The garden is beautiful.

17. Snakes can be dangerous animals.

18. Our teacher is very helpful.

19. The courageous soldier saved many people.

20. The pupils are hopeful about their results.