Vocabulary Development - Junior Secondary 2 - Word focus- Adjectives ending with -ous, -ious, -eous, -uous
Word focus- Adjectives ending with -ous, -ious, -eous, -uous
Word focus- Adjectives ending with -ous, -ious, -eous, -uous
TERM: 1ST TERM
WEEK: 5 & 6
CLASS : Junior Secondary School 2
AGE: 13 years
DURATION : 1 period of 40 mins
DATE:
TOPIC : Vocabulary development
CONTENT : Word focus- Adjectives ending with -ous, -ious, -eous, -uous
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: By the end of the lesson, Learners should be able to;
a.) Discuss how some adjectives are formed
INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES : Discussion, group activities,
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS : New Concept English for Junior Secondary School 2 page 31-32
INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES
Week 5 and 6: Vocabulary development
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TEACHER’S ACTIVITY |
LEARNERS ACTIVITY |
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1 |
Week 5 |
The teacher revises the previous lesson and introduces the new topic by discussing how some adjectives are formed.
Many adjectives are formed by the addition of suffixes -ous, -eous, -ious and uous. Examples Courageous gracious dangerous conscious disastrous anxious fabulous officious continuous sensuous righteous copious
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Learners observe, learn and participate |
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Week 6 |
The teacher gives more examples of adjectives formed by the addition of the suffixes Adjectives with the suffix -ious: 1. Curious 2. Delicious 3. Ambitious 4. Cautious 5. Suspicious 6. Gracious 7. Vicious 8. Anxious 9. Mysterious 10. Precious Adjectives with the suffix -eous: 1. Courageous 2. Spontaneous 3. Gorgeous 4. Outrageous 5. Advantageous 6. Hideous 7. Simultaneous 8. Miscellaneous 9. Homogeneous 10. Subcutaneous Adjectives with the suffix -ous: 1. Dangerous 2. Famous 3. Generous 4. Glorious 5. Numerous 6. Nervous 7. Marvelous 8. Hazardous 9. Fabulous 10. Tremendous Adjectives with the suffix -uous: 1. Continuous 2. Sensuous 3. Incongruous 4. Virtuous 5. Strenuous 6. Ambiguous 7. Unctuous 8. Superfluous 9. Tenacious 10. Assiduous
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Learners observe, learn and participate |
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3 |
EVALUATION |
The Learners are asked to 1. Give 5 examples each of adjectives that can be formed by the addition of suffixes -ious, -eous, -ous and -uous |
- Learners observe, learn and participate |
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CLASS-WORK |
Learners are asked to answer the Exercise on page 32 of the New Concept English for Junior Secondary School 2
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Learners observe, learn and participate |
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ASSIGNMENT |
Learners are asked to answer the exercise on page 31 1-9 of the New Concept English for Junior Secondary School 2
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Learners participate |
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CONCLUSION |
The teacher marks their books, corrects it and commends the Learners |
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