Region I

Dagupan City Division

District III
LEON-FRANCISCO MARAMBA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Dagupan City, Pangasinan

Prepared by:
DANICA P. NARVASA
Teacher 1
Noted:
PERPETUA V. BARONGAN
Head Teacher II

LIEZL S. CANCINO, Ph. D.

EPS/ OIC-PSDS
VENUS MARIA SM. ESTONILO, Ed. D.
Education Program Supervisor

Introduction:

Hello! Im teacher Danica. Welcome to this

knowledgeable module in English 5.
This module is to develop your understanding
on the concepts and skills in using the positive,
comparative and superlative forms/degrees of
adjectives. I hope youll learn much with this
material.

OBJECTIVE:
After youre done with this module, you will be able to use the positive,
comparative and superlative degrees of comparison of adjectives.
Learner Time Allocation

Suggested Time allotment: 60 minutes

Please follow these reminders
1. Read each page correctly.
2. Understand well the instructions on the different exercises.
3. Answer all exercises on each page before you go to the next
page.
4. If possible, dont ask the help of others. Do the exercises on
your own.
5. Use another sheet for your answers in all the tests and
exercises.
Now, answer the PRE-TEST below.

PRE-TEST
Direction: Complete the chart by supplying the missing form of regular adjectives.
POSITIVE
Great
Dynamic
1. hungry
2. high
3. famous
4. talkative
5. easy

COMPARATIVE
Greater
More dynamic

SUPERLATIVE
Greatest
Most dynamic

Please check honestly your answers. Look for the

key answer found on page 8.
If you got 4-5, very good! If you got lower, dont
worry, you will learn more. Just read on and study
the lesson carefully.
Read the following sentences. Find out how
the degrees of comparison of adjectives are used.

Please read the sentences:

SET A
Positive: A Japanese spitz is large.
Comparative: A beagle is larger than a Japanese spitz.
Superlative: The German shepherd is the largest of the
three.

SET B
Positive: A Japanese spitz is popular.
Comparative: A beagle is more popular than a Japanese spitz.
Superlative: The German shepherd is the most popular of the
three.
What is the adjective in set A? ( large)
What letter is added to the word large in
comparative degree to compare two animals? ( r )
In superlative degree, what syllable is added to the
word large to 2
compare three or more animals?
( est )
What adjective is used in set B? ( popular )
What word is added to popular to make it in
comparative degree or to compare two animals?
( more )
In superlative degree, what word is added to

Adjectives have three degrees o comparison the positive, the comparative,

and the superlative.
The positive degree is the simplest form of adjectives. It is used to describe
only one person, place, animal or thing / one group of persons, places, things or
animals.
The comparative degree or the er form is used to compare two persons,
places, animals or things.
The superlative degree or the est form is used to compare three or
more persons, places, animals or things.
When using regular adjectives in comparisons, remember the
following:
1. Adjectives with one syllable, form the comparative degree by adding er
and the superlative degree by adding est.
Study the chart below:
POSITIVE
COMPARATIVE
SUPERLATIVE
Bright
Brighter
Brightest
Long
Longer
Longest
Loud
Louder
loudest
Her skin is smooth.
Marias skin is smoother than hers.
The babys skin is the smoothest.
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2. Adjectives with two syllables ending in y, change y to i before adding
er for comparative or est for superlative.
Study the chart below:

POSITIVE
COMPARATIVE
Hungry
Hungrier
Heavy
Heavier
Pretty
Prettier
Maria is pretty.
She is prettier than her sister.
She is the prettiest woman in their town.

SUPERLATIVE
Hungriest
Heaviest
prettiest

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3. Adjectives with two or more syllables, form the comparative degree by
using more/less and the superlative degree by using most/least before the
adjective.
Study the chart below:
POSITIVE
Beautiful
Generous
Cooperative

COMPARATIVE
More beautiful
More generous
More cooperative

SUPERLATIVE
Most beautiful
Most generous
Most cooperative

Give the comparative and superlative degrees of the following. Write your
answers on a piece of paper.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

POSITIVE
interesting
dusty
lonesome
new
difficult

COMPARATIVE

SUPERLATIVE

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If your answers are:
COMPARATIVESUPERLATIVE1.
More interestingmost interesting2.
dustierDustiest3. more
lonesomeMost lonesome4.
newerNewest5. more difficultMost
difficult
You got them all! Excellent!
You try this another exercise.

Choose the more suitable adjective form.

1. The Almanac is the (more, most) interesting book I have ever
read.
2. I read about the (larger, largest) continent in the world.
3. A dog is (bigger, biggest) than a cat.
4. He is the (greater, greatest) companion there can ever be.
5. Jellie is (more, most) intelligent than Jimboy.

Here are the correct

answers:
1. most
2. largest
3. bigger
4. greatest
5. more

Always
Remember
Adjectives describe nouns or pronouns.
Adjectives have three degrees of comparisons the positive degree
( describe only one person, place or thing), the comparative degree (compares two
persons, places or things) and the superlative degree ( compares three or more
persons, places or things).
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I hope that after going through all

the learning activities, you have learned
much about the degrees of comparison
of adjectives. Now, you are ready to
answer PRACTICE EXERCISE.
Read the direction carefully and do
it yourself.

PRACTICE EXERCISE
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Give the correct form of the adjective in each of the sentences using the
degrees of comparison.
Example: My mother prepared the (delicious) ____________ meal Ive ever had.
Answer: most delicious
1. It is the (delectable) _______________ meal I have ever tasted.
2. She served (hot) ______________ soup on our plate.
3. The beef stew is (delicious) _________________ than the roasted chicken.
4. The fruits were (crispy) _______________ than the vegetables.
5. Maybe I am the (appreciative) _____________________ consumer my mother has
ever had.

Find out if you answered Practice

Exercise correctly. See the key answer on
page 8.
Did you get a high score?
Congratulations if you did! I am sure you
are now ready to have the final test,
POST TEST.
Read the direction carefully. I hope
you can get a perfect score. Good luck!
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POST TEST
Complete the sentences below by writing the correct degrees of comparison of
adjectives using
the word in the parenthesis.
1. A knife is a (deadly) ___________________ weapon.
2. Volleyball is the (tiresome) _______________ ballgame of all.

3. A bus is a (fast) ___________________ means of travel than a ship.

4. Playing the piano is (difficult) ___________________ than playing the guitar.
5. Marco is (intelligent) _____________________ than his sister

Are you done? If yes, try to check your

answers from the key answer found on page
8.
Look for the equivalence of your score.
4-5 Excellent
Congratulations, you may proceed to
other modules.
2-3 Review your mistakes.
0-1 Go over this module again, or ask for
similar module on adding and subtracting
mixed decimals.
Congratulations, you have learned new
skills.

KEY ANSWERS

PRETEST
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

COMPARATIVE
hungrier
higher
more famous
more talkative
easier

SUPERLATIVE
Hungriest
Highest
Most famous
Most talkative
easiest

PRACTICE EXERCISE
1. most delectable
2. hot
3. more delicious
4. crispier
5. most appreciative

POST TEST
1. deadly
2. most tiresome
3. faster
4. more difficult
5. more intelligent
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REFERENCES

Evelyn B. Angeles
Alicia R. Bambico
English for All Times Language 5
JTW Corporation 1999

Girlie Grace S. Desuasido

Hermelina A. Carolino
English Made Easy 6
Cultural Publisher, 2005