Using Qualifying… · B5 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B5.5.5.1.1 - Use comparative forms of regular and irregular adjectives to make comparisons

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify the positive, comparative, and superlative forms of regular adjectives (tall, taller, tallest) and irregular adjectives (good, better, best).
Use comparative forms of regular adjectives (-er and “more”) correctly when comparing two people or things.
Use comparative forms of irregular adjectives (good/better, bad/worse, far/farther, little/less) correctly in sentences.
Write three to five sentences comparing family members, using both regular and irregular comparative adjectives accurately.
Edit a partner’s written work to check the correct use of comparative adjectives, giving helpful feedback.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Using Writing Conventions/grammar Usage (Strand 5)
Sub-strand: Using Qualifying Words-Adjectives (5.5)
Content standard: B5.5.5.1 - Demonstrate understanding of adjectives in speech and in writing
Indicator: B5.5.5.1.1 - Use comparative forms of regular and irregular 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. 145
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Show a picture of a family and guide the learners to talk about the people using the positive comparative and superlative forms of adjectives.
- In groups, learners write a description of the members in each group. Let them edit their work focusing on the use of forms of adjectives appropriately.
- Learners can add the group picture to their presentation and publish in their class magazine.
- Learners now write individually by describing the members of their nuclear families demonstrating their knowledge of the positive, comparative and superlative forms.