Using Qualifying Words… · B4 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B4.5.5.1.1 - Use adjectives to make comparisons

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify comparative adjectives in given sentences and short passages.
Form the comparative form of common adjectives by adding -er or using “more”.
Use “than” correctly when making comparisons between two people, places or things.
Write their own sentences comparing two things using comparative adjectives.
Distinguish between the base form of an adjective and its comparative form.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Using Writing Conventions/ Grammar Usage (Strand 5)
Sub-strand: Using Qualifying Words - Adjectives (5.5)
Content standard: B4.5.5.1 - Demonstrate understanding of adjectives in speech and in writing
Indicator: B4.5.5.1.1 - Use adjectives to make comparisons
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 10 (Week 34 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: English Language Curriculum (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 63
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

e.g.
- fast /slow
- good/bad
- fast/faster
- slow/slower
- Guide learners with several examples and situations to identify the comparative forms of adjectives in sentences, e.g. Ama is fast but Kofi is slow.
- Have learners identify adjectives in a given passage.
- Let learners write sentences using comparative and superlative forms of adjectives.