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English
Quarter 4–Module 1: Week1
Using the Degrees of Adjectives in Making
Comparisons

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 What I Need to Know

This module provides activities that will help you how

to use degrees of adjectives - positive, comparative, and
superlative - in making comparisons
At the end of this module, you are expected to:
1. recognize adjectives in sentences;
2. identify the degrees of comparison used in
sentences; and
3. use the degrees of adjectives in making comparisons
(positive, comparative, superlative).

What I Know

Choose the correct adjective in parenthesis to

complete each sentence. Write your answer in your
answer sheet.
1. The red light is __________ than the green light.
(bright, brighter, brightest)
2. Basketball is the __________ sports in the country.
(popular, more popular, most popular)
3. Lalaine is the __________ pupil in the class.
(active, more active, most active)
4. Nida is always __________.
(happy, happier, happiest)
5. My hat is __________ than my jacket.
(soft, softer, softest)
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Lesson
Using the Degrees of Adjectives in
1 Making Comparisons

Adjectives are used to describe, identify, modify or

quantify nouns or pronouns. Adjectives have three
degrees that compare one thing to another.
The three degrees of adjectives are positive,
comparative, and superlative. The comparative degree is
used in comparing two subjects or objects while the
superlative degree is used in describing three or more.

What’s In

Draw a heart ( ) if the underlined word is an

adjective and a star ( ) if it is not. Do this in you answer
sheet.
_______1.Lino pulled the long rope.
_______2.My friend reads funny books.
_______3.A tiny bug landed on my sandwich.
_______4. A frog hops into the cold pond.
_______5. The energetic team won the game.

What’s New
Do you know how to compare? Do you think you’ll
be able to use the degrees of adjectives in making
comparisons? Look at the pictures, then read and study
the sentences about them.
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 long longer longest
- The ruler is long.
- The belt is longer than the ruler.
- The rope is the longest among the three.

P1,800 P2,800 P23,500

expensive more expensive most expensive

- The Jansport backpack is expensive.
- The Guess backpack is more expensive than the
Jansport backpack.
- The Chanel backpack is the most expensive among
the three bags.

What do you call the underlined words in the

sentences?
What are they used for? What do they describe? Are
they also used to compare nouns?

What Is It

Adjectives are compared in many ways. They have

different degrees of comparison namely: positive,
comparative and superlative.
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 Positive Degree: An adjective is in the positive degree
when there is no comparison. It is the normal adjective
form which is used in describing nouns and pronouns.
ex: She is beautiful.
A tiny bud landed on my sandwich.
Comparative Degree: An adjective is in the
comparative degree when it is used to compare two
nouns or pronouns.
ex: I am taller than my sister.
Health is more important than money.
Superlative Degree: An adjective is in superlative
degree when it is used to compare more than two
nouns/pronouns. We use the article 'the' before the
superlative degree.
ex: Nica is the eldest of the four sisters.
He is the most generous person I have ever met.
Most one or two-syllable adjectives form their
comparative by adding -er, and their superlative by
adding -est.
Most two or multi-syllable adjectives form their
comparative and superlative by adding more and most
to the positive degree.

What’s More
Guided Practice 1
Choose the correct adjective to complete each
sentence. Write your answer in your answer sheet.

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 1. Eliana is the (beautiful, more beautiful, most
beautiful) girl in the school.
2. Uncle Lance got (angry, angrier, angriest) because
his favorite NBA basketball team lost.
3. The province of Pampanga is (big, bigger, biggest)
than the province of Bataan.
4. My cupcakes are (delicious, more delicious, most
delicious) than your cookies.
5. January is the (cold, colder, coldest) month of the
year.

Guided Assessment 1

Choose the letter of the correct adjective in the

parenthesis to complete each sentence. Write your
answer in your answer sheet.
6. The test is __________ than playing video games.
A. important C. most important
B. more important
7. Mountains are __________ than hills.
A. high C. highest
B. higher
8. Whales are the __________ animals in the world.
A. large C. largest
B. larger
9. Father drives __________ than his brother.
A. careful C. most careful
B. more careful
10. Mary is the __________ girl I know.
A. wise C. wisest
B. wiser

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Independent Activity 1
Fill in the chart with the missing degree of adjectives.
Write your answer in your answer sheet.
Positive Comparative Superlative
1. strong strongest
2. more polite most polite
3. young younger
4. handsome more handsome
5. weak weakest

Independent Assessment1

Complete each sentence by using the correct form

of adjectives written on the left. Write your answer in your
answer sheet.

tall

Tina Rose Grace

1. Rose is the __________ among the three girls.
2. Tina is a ___________ girl.
3. Grace is __________ than Tina.

slow

4. The worm is __________ than the snail.

5. The turtle is a __________ animal.

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Independent Activity 2
Read the sentences below. Choose the correct
degree of adjectives from the box to complete each.
Write your answer in your answer sheet.

1. Karen ran __________ than I did.

2. Miss Santos is the __________ teacher in our school.
3. The Elephant is the __________ animal in the zoo.
4. I was sad because I got a _____________score in the
Mathematics test.
5. My grandpa is the ______________member in the
family.

heaviest faster oldest

most famous low

Independent Assessment 2
Fill in each blank with the correct comparative or
superlative form of the given adjective. Write your answer
in your answer sheet.
1. The fish I caught is __________ than the one you sold.
(big)
2. Mr. Rivera is the __________ driver of the
company.(careful)
3. The rooms are __________ than they used to be.
(clean)
4. She is __________ than her brother. (imaginative)
5. The book I read yesterday was the ___________
(interesting) book I have ever read.

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 What I Have Learned

Draw an arrow up ( ) if the sentence tells a correct

idea about degrees of comparison of adjectives and
arrow down ( ) if it doesn’t. Write your answer in your
answer sheet.
___ 1. Most two or multi-syllable adjectives form their
comparative and superlative by adding more
and most to the positive degree.
___ 2. Adverbs are compared in many ways: positive,
comparative and superlative.
___ 3. Most one or two-syllable adjectives form their
comparative by adding -er, and their superlative
by adding -est.
___ 4. An adjective is in the comparative degree when
it is used to compare two nouns or pronouns.
___ 5. An adjective is in its positive degree when it is
used to compare more than two noun or
pronouns.

What I Can
Do
Put a check(√ ) on the blank before each number if
the underlined adjective is correct and cross (x) if it is not.
Write your answer in your answer sheet.
___ 1. My father is the most generous of all the people I
know.
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___ 2. He is the bravest of the two soldiers.
___ 3. Out of the five girls, Rona has the longest pair of
shoelaces.
___ 4. The sun is brighter than the moon.
___ 5. I had the more wonderful evening with my
mom.

Assessment

Compose sentence using the comparative and

superlative forms of adjectives from the sentences inside
the boxes. Use the adjectives given at the left of your
sentences. Write your answer in your answer sheet.
Example:
Grace won in the beauty contest.
pretty Rose was the third runner-up. Joy was the
second runner-up while Fe was the first
runner-up.

a. Joy is prettier than Rose.

b. Grace is the prettiest among the contestants.

1. The school auditorium is 5 square meters

wide wide. The school canteen is 6 square
meters wide and the library is 3 square
meters wide.

a. ________________________________________________
b. ________________________________________________
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2.
The dictionary has 300 pages. The Science
thick
book has 200 pages and the Math book has
only 150 pages.

a. _______________________________________________
b. _______________________________________________

3.
Lara has an average grade of 95.
intelligent Noreen has an average grade of 98.
Paula has an average grade of 97.

a. _______________________________________________
b. _______________________________________________

Additional Activities

Re-write each sentence below using the

comparative or superlative form out of the adjectives in
parentheses. Write your answer in your answer sheet.
1. My hair is (short) than my sister’s hair.
__________________________________________________
2. Liza is the (lazy) girl in the group.
__________________________________________________
3. Of all the men in town, Ben is the (courageous).
__________________________________________________
4. Oliver is the (helpful) member of the family.
__________________________________________________
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Additional Activities Assessment What I Can Do
6. My hair is shorter than my 10. A. The school auditorium 1. √
sister’s hair. is bigger than the library 2. X
7. Liza is the laziest girl in the B. The school is the 3. √
group. biggest among the three. 4. √
8. Of all the men in town, 11. A. The Science book is 5. X
Ben is the most thicker than the Math
courageous. book.
9. Oliver is the most helpful B. The dictionary is the
member in the family. thickest among the three.
12. A. Paula is more
intelligent that Lara.
B. Noreen is the most
intelligent among the
three
What I Know Guided Assessment 1 Independent Activity 1
1. brighter 1. more important 1. faster
2. most popular 2. higher 2. most famous
3. most active 3. largest 3. heaviest
4. happy 4. more careful 4. low
5. softer 5. wisest 5. oldest
What’s In Independent Activity 1 Independent Assessment 2
1. heart 1. stronger 1. bigger
2. heart 2. polite 2. Most careful
3. star 3. youngest 3. cleaner
4. heart 4. most handsome 4. more imaginative
5. star 5. weaker 5. most interesting
What’s More Independent Assessment 1 What I Have Learned
1. tallest
Guided Activity 1
2. tall
1. more beautiful
3. taller
2. angry
4. slower
3. better
5. slow
4. more delicious
.
5. coldest
Guided Assessment 1
Answer Key