Grammer - Junior Secondary 1

TERM: 2^ND TERM

WEEK: 7

CLASS : Junior Secondary School 1

AGE: 12 years

DURATION : 2 periods of 40 mins each

DATE:

TOPIC : Adverbs

CONTENT : Formation of Adverbs

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: By the end of the lesson, Learners should be able to;

) Discuss how adverbs are formed citing examples

SET INDUCTION: The teacher uses practical illustrations to describe the how adverbs are formed

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES : Discussion, group activities, Interactive sessions, Explanations, Demonstrations

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS : New Concept English for Junior Secondary School 1 page 124-125 , Contemporary English Grammar by Jayanthi Dakshina Murthy page 186-187

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1 AND 2: Formation of Adverbs

S/N	STEPS	TEACHER’S ACTIVITY	LEARNERS ACTIVITY
1	INTRODUCTION	The teacher revises the previous lesson and introduces the new topic by explaining how adverbs are formed Formation of adverbs 1. Adverbs of manner are formed by adding ‘ly’ to the adjective e.g a. Clever – cleverly b. Wise – wisely c. Kind -. Kindly d. Foolish – foolishly e. Quick – quickly f. Beautiful – beautifully 2. When the adjective ends with ‘y’ preceded by a consonant, ‘y’ is changed into ‘I’ and ‘ly’ is added e.g a. happy – happily b. ready – readily c. heavy – heavily 3. When the adjective ends with ‘le’, ‘e’ is changed into ‘y’ e.g a. Single – singly b. Double – doubly 4. Final ‘e’ is retained and ‘ly’ is added e.g a. Extreme – extremely b. Intensive – intensively c. Extensive – extensively d. Comprehensive – comprehensively Exceptions a. True – truly b. Due – duly c. Whole - wholly	Learners observe, learn and participate
2	EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION/TEACHER MODELLING	The teacher further explains more formations of adverbs 5. For adjectives ending with able-ible, the final ‘e’ is dropped and ‘y’ is added e.g a. Sensible – sensibly b. Capable – capably c. Able – ably d. Considerable – considerably e. Probable – probably 6. Some adverbs are compounded with a noun or adjective e.g a. Sometimes b. Meantime c. Meanwhile d. Midday e. Midnight f. Midway 7. Some adverbs are compounded with ‘a’ e.g afoot, asleep, ahead, aboard, away etc 8. Some adverbs are compounded with ‘to’ and ‘be’ e.g today, tonight, behind, below, beyond, besides etc	Learners observe, learn and participate
3	EVALUATION	The Learners are asked to 1. List and discuss how adverbs are formed 2. Give examples of each formed adverb	- Learners observe, learn and participate
4	CLASS-WORK	Learners are asked to answer the multiple choice questions on page 125 of the New Concept English for Junior Secondary School 1. Questions 1-5	Learners observe, learn and participate
5	ASSIGNMENT	Learners are asked to answer the Exercise III on page 125 of the New Concept English for Junior Secondary School 1.	Learners participate
6	CONCLUSION	The teacher marks their books, corrects it and commends the Learners

Grammer - Junior Secondary 1 - Adverbs