English Grade 5 Using Descriptive Words and Phrases as+adj+as

1. Use descriptive words and phrases – as+adj.+as.

2. Who Am I
Call a pupil to draw one rolled
paper, read the written sentence
then answer it. Select the answer
from the words written in colorful
cardboard.

3. Review
• How do you form the comparative
degree of adjectives?
• When do we use the comparative
degree?

4. Motivation
Do you wear expensive jewelry
when you go to school? Why?

5. A Text A Day / Presentation
Cornelia’s Jewels
Place: In the beautiful garden of a neat little
White House.
Time: One bright morning in summer.
(Cornelia was talking with her pretty
guest. Darius and Marcus are watching
the two ladies.)

6. Darius: Mother is the prettiest lady in Rome.
Mrs. Barrera isn’t as tall as Mother and
look, Her face isn’t as kind as Mother’s
either.
Marcus: You’re right, but her dress is more
expensive than Mother’s. She wears a
lot of jewelry. Look at the sparkling
diamonds on her head.
Cornelia: (Calls out) Boys, come here.

7. Mrs. Barrera: (holds up a necklace) See this
necklace? It is made of the
biggest and whitest pearls in the
world.
Marcus: The pearls are as white as milk.
Cornelia: (Touches the pearls) and as smooth
as silk, too.
Mrs. Barrera: See these glittering red rubies?
Cornelia: They’re as red as glowing coals.

8. Mrs. Barrera: Don’t you have any jewel,
Cornelia?
Cornelia: (Smiling) Of course I have.
Mrs. Barrera: (Surprised) Really! Can I see
them?
Cornelia: (Draws her two boys beside her) Here
they are. They are the finest sons a
mother could ever have. To me they
are more precious than all costly
jewels.

9. Comprehension
1. What are Cornelia’s jewels?
2. What words describe Cornelia?
3. The guest’s dress?
4. Cornelia’s dress?
5. The diamonds?
6. The pearls?
7. Was Mrs. Barrera as tall as Cornelia?
8. Were her pearls as white as milk, etc?

10. Comprehension
9. Who among the character do you like best?
Why?
10. Who among the characters do you like best?
Why?
11. If you were Mrs. Barrera are you going to
show your jewelry to the Cornelia Family? Why?
12. What will you do if you like to own jewelry like
Mrs. Barrera?

11. Read the following sentences:
a. The pearls are as white as milk and as
smooth as silk too.
b. Look at these glittering red rubies. They’re as
red as glowing coals.
c. Mrs. Barrera isn’t as tall as mother.
What are the adjectives in sentence No. 1?
What things are compared to pearls?
What is compared to red rubies?
Who is compared to Mrs. Barrera?

12. Read the phrases:
as sweet as as helpful as
as clean as as cold as
as beautiful as as fast as

13. Read the sentences:
a. The fir tree is as tall as the pine tree.
b. Wally’s hair is as curly as Betty’s hair.
c. The coat is as warm as the sweater.
d. The living room is as dark as the
kitchen.
e. Nadia’s bag is as heavy as Noel’s
bag.

14. Oral Practice
Use real objects. Have the pupils give their own
sentences.
Examples:
1. I am as tall as Liza.
2. My teeth are as white as pearls.
3. My hair is as black as charcoal.
4. Angela is as beautiful as Perla.
5. The rose is as red as the gumamela flower.

15. Enrichment Activity
Use the phrase, sentence, question strategy.
Call three pupils in front of the class.
Pupil 1 - Gives an adjective phrase – as blue as
Pupil 2 - Uses in a sentence – The sky is as
blue as the sea.
Pupil 3 - What is as blue as the sea?
The class answers. The sky.

16. 1. Aurora’s dress is red as _________.
2. Her eyes are as bright as the _________.
3. The avocado tree is as tall as the _________.
4. His teeth are as white as a _________.
5. The orange is as round as a __________.
Evaluation
Complete the sentences with the words
suggested by the picture

17. Evaluation
Fill in the box with an adjective that will
make the statement correct.
My Sister
Marita is my sister. She is as
as my mother. She is as as
Marian Rivera. Her voice is as as
Sarah Geronimo’s voice. She runs as
as our dog. When she gets angry her voice is
as as the thunder.

18. Assignment
Cut out any color picture from a magazine.
Paste it in a short bond paper. Below the
picture, write a short paragraph about it
using descriptive words and phrases –
as+adj.+as in your sentences.