English Module
English Module
English Module
When the sun came, Kabunian got some clay. He made a man. He wanted the man to take care
of the earth. But the men Kabunian made were not the same. One was black, another was white,
and the last one was brown.
Compare how the following words are pronounced:
What is the sound of a when letter e is added at the end of the word?
Read the following words:
1. Jake takes the ape to the lake. Where does Jake take the ape?
2. Kate bakes a cake. What does Kate bake?
3. Rene is late for his game. Who is late for the game?
4. The lame man has a cane. What does the lame man have?
5. The cape is on sale. What is on sale?
Exercise 2
Write the word for each illustration to complete the short story below. Rewrite the story
in your notebook. Read the story then answer the questions that follow.
Do and Learn
Read the poem with correct intonation and expression.
Pronounce correctly the words with long a.
Across:
2. People cross the road through me. I am called the pedestrian ___________.
4. I cannot walk easily as others. I need my cane wherever I go.
6. I am neither an ocean or a sea. I am a small body of water surrounded by land, though a river
I could never be.
7. It looks like a monkey for it belongs to the same family. What could it be?
Down:
1. You put a candle on me. You slice and eat me. I am a sweet treat on your birthday.
3. I rhyme with lane. I am a window _________.
5. Know me: call me, for this is how I am.
Kate was turning ten. But she was not happy. Birthdays were ordinary days for her. She
never had a birthday party. She never had a cake on her birthday. But she wished she could have
one.
After school, she would stand near the gate to sell rice cakes that her mother made.
One late afternoon, Kate saw a big box on one of the benches. She picked it up and
opened it. There were glasses, spoons, and forks. There were also boxes of wrist watches, a bag
of marbles, chocolates, combs, and some dresses. She closed the big box. She brought it to the
principal’s office.
The next day, Mr. Basa, the school principal and a lady came to Kate’s class. The lady was
Mrs. Salas, the owner of the box. Mr. Basa looked for Kate and he told Mrs. Salas how Kate found
the big box. Mrs. Salas thanked Kate.
“I just arrived from Cebu and the things inside the box are my pasalubong for my family,”
she said. “I was in your school because I had to fetch my nephew. Then, I forgot that box,” she
added.
Sunday came. It was Kate’s birthday. After attending mass, Kate and her mother went
home. They were surprised to see Mrs. Salas waiting for them.
“Happy birthday, Kate,” Mrs. Salas said. “I brought you a gift. I asked your teacher about
you and I am happy to know that you are not only a helpful daughter but an honest girl, too.”
She gave Kate a red box tied with a ribbon. Kate opened the box. What a surprise! It was a cake
for her birthday!
Talk about It
Answer the following questions.
a. Kate
1. ________________________________________
2. ________________________________________
b. Mrs. Salas
1 .________________________________________
2. ________________________________________
A B
1. What do you call the words you wrote?
2. Do they show more than one noun?
3. What do you call a noun which is more than one?
4. What letter or letters are added to the noun to mean more than one?
5. How do the nouns in column A form their plural?
6. How do the nouns in column B form their plural?
Remember
Nouns which are more than one are called plural nouns.
Nouns that form their plural by adding -s or -es are called regular nouns.
Examples:
egg – eggs
table – tables
pen – pens
Nouns ending in -ss, -sh, -ch, -x, and -z form their plural by adding -es.
Examples:
class – classes
church – churches
wish – wishes
box – boxes
Some nouns ending in -o form their plural by adding -es.
Examples:
tomato – tomatoes
potato – potatoes
However, most nouns that end in -o form their plural by adding -s only.
Examples:
radio – radios
piano – pianos
1. __________ 6. __________
2. __________ 7. __________
3. __________ 8. __________
4. __________ 9. __________
Exercise 2
Read the sentences and answer the questions.
1. The seal feeds on meat. What does a seal feed on?
2. There’s a seed on the seat. What is on the seat?
3. I hear the beat of the drum from the east. Where does the beat of the drum come
from?
4. The leaves are green. What is the color of the leaves?
5. The eagles fly to the east. What flies to the east?
Exercise 3.
Word Search Puzzle
Find words with long e sound in this puzzle. Write the words on your paper.
m s b e a d
b e e f b e
s e a t d e
g b k t f r
g r e e n c
m e a t y w
Do and Learn
Read the short story and answer the questions that follow.
Teddy is an eagle. He loves to fly to the east. One day, he found a green bead on a leaf.
The eagle thought the bead was a seed. So he ate the bead. Teddy did not like the bead. He could
feel the hard bead. “Meat is better,” he said. “I will fly to the east to look for some meat.”
1. What is Teddy?
2. What did Teddy find?
3. What did he do with the green bead?
4. Why did he not like the green bead?
5. Why did Teddy fly to the east?
6. If you had a pet eagle, what would you feed it? Why?
1. The 1st letter is the 19th letter of the alphabet. The next two letters are twins that follow the
4th letter of the alphabet. The last letter is the beginning letter of the word “did.” What’s the
word? Clue: A new plant can grow from this.
2. Write the 12th letter followed by the 5th letter of the alphabet. The 3rd letter is the 1st letter
of the alphabet. The last letter is also the last letter of the word “beef.” Clue: This is the green
part of the plant.
3. Write the letter that follows the letter “o.” The 2nd and the 3rd letter is similar to the 2nd and
3rd letter of the word “meat.” What’s the word? Clue: This is a small, round, green seed.
4. Start with the 2nd and 3rd letters of peas. Next, write the 7th letter of the alphabet. Then,
follow the 12th letter and end it with the 5th letter. What’s the word? Clue: This is a flying bird.
5. The 1st letter is the sound that snakes make. The 2nd letter follows letter D. The 3rd letter is
the beginning letter of “ape.” The last letter is also the last letter of “bell.” What’s the word?
Clue: This is a sea mammal with big flippers.
It was a very hot day. Everybody was looking for some kind of relief, so an ice cream store
was a natural place to stop. A little girl, holding her money tightly, entered the store. But before
she could buy the ice cream, the store clerk told her to go outside and read the sign on the door.
“Stay out until you put on some shoes,” he said. The little girl went out slowly, and a big man
followed her out of the store. He watched as the little girl stood in front of the store and read the
sign: “No Bare Feet.” Tears started rolling down her cheeks as she walked away from the store.
Just then the big man called her. He was sitting on a bench while he took off his size-12 shoes
and put them in front of the girl. “Here,” he said, “You won’t be able to walk in these but if you
can slide along, you can get your ice cream.” Then he lifted the girl up and set her feet into the
shoes. “Take your time,” he said. “I get tired of moving them around and it will feel good to just
sit here and eat my ice cream.” The girl’s eyes lit up. She immediately went to the counter and
ordered her ice cream. He was a big man, all right. Big belly, big shoes, but most of all, he had a
big heart.
Talk about It
Write about It
Imagine the place where the little girl bought the ice cream. Would you like to visit the place,
too? Write at least two sentences about the place.
1. _________________________________________________
________________________________________________.
2. ________________________________________________
________________________________________________.
Mother: Vicky, please help me prepare the things we will bring to the picnic.
Vicky: Of course, Mother! What will I do?
Mother: Put some spoons and forks and two knives in that basket. Make sure to put plates and
table napkins, too.
Vicky: Should I also put some glasses, Mother? Mother: Yes, please. There are loaves of bread on
the table. Please put them in the basket, too. I’ll put the mangoes and strawberries in another
basket.
Vicky: Could we bring some candies, Mother? I’m sure Susie and Tom will like them.
Mother: Not too many, Vicky. Children should eat fruits more than candies.
Vicky: Okay, Mother. Everything is ready for the picnic.
What are the things that Vicky and Mother prepared for the picnic?
Are these nouns singular or plural? How are plural nouns formed?
Remember
Here are some more rules to remember when forming the plural of regular nouns:
Some nouns ending in -f/fe form their plural by changing f to v before adding -es.
Examples:
leaf – leaves life – lives
elf – elves wife – wives hoof – hooves
Exceptions:
handkerchief – handkerchiefs
roof – roofs
Some nouns that end in -y form their plural by changing y to i before adding -es.
Examples:
candy – candies
sky – skies
berry – berries
Exercise 2
In the story below, the nouns in parentheses are in their singular form. Use the plural form of
each noun in parentheses. Rewrite the story in your notebook.
Ina loves to write (story). She writes about (fairy) and (elf).She wrote a story about a boy
who ate (loaf) of bread because he wanted to grow big and touch the sky. She also wrote a story
about a girl who got lost in the forest while picking some wild (berry). But what she loves most is
her story about two (lady) who quarreled because of their (baby). There is a good lesson to be
learned in this story.
Do and Learn
Write a sentence using the plural form of the following nouns:
1. key 5. trolley
2. wolf 6. handkerchief
3. calf 7. half
4. strawberry 8. roof
Week 3 - The World in My Eyes
Mike and Spike are mice. They wanted to go on a trip. They had to find time to make money.
They picked ripe limes and made wine. They made money to buy a bike. They biked miles and
miles and had a nice time.
Exercise 2
Read the sentences. Answer the questions after each sentence.
1. The five nice mice will ride a bike. Who will ride a bike?
2. It’s time to dine after five. When is the time to dine?
3. We will fly nine kites in the countryside. What will we do in the countryside?
4. We saw a wide dike. What did we see?
5. Mike had a nice ride. Who had a nice ride?
Exercise 3
Complete the story with words having long i. Some pictures in the box will help you.
Last summer, my family went camping. There were ______ of us. The place was beautiful.
It was near a _________. We saw wild flowers. We also saw some bees in a ________. At night
time, we made a ______. During the day we flew a big ________. We also rode a ________. We
had a nice _______ together.
Do and Learn
Read the following story. Answer the questions that follow.
Mike has a kite and a bike. He rides on his bike to the dike. He flies his kite by the dike. One day,
the kite fell in the dike. Mike was sad. He had no more kite.
Pierre lives in Canada, Marla lives in Spain. But both like to ride their bikes Along the shady lane.
Liv lives in Norway, Ramon is in Peru. But both laugh with the giraffe When visiting the zoo. Anwar
is Egyptian, Kim is Japanese. But both run beneath the sun And fly kites in the breeze. Jack is from
the U.S.A., Karintha is from Chad. But both can write a poem at night Upon a writing pad. Children
live all over, The world’s a giant ball. But far and near, it’s very clear We’re one world after all.
Talk about it
1. In what ways are the children all over the world alike?
2. In what ways are they different?
3. Would you like to have a friend from another country? Why?
4. What would you tell your friend about your country?
5. What would you ask your friend about his/her country?
Write about It
Write a letter to your friend. Tell him/her things you love doing as a Filipino. Ask your friend about
what children in their country love doing.
I wonder why English words are not fixed If root is roots then why is foot, feet? I have one
tooth but when many they are teeth, Please answer me for I cannot wait. House becomes houses
but mouse is mice, Blouse to blouses but louse is lice, A boy or a girl is a child but both are
childrenAdd one more man and it will become men. Are these words true?
Help me, please do.
Remember
Nouns that form their plural by changing their spelling are called irregular nouns.
Some nouns form their plural by changing their spelling.
Examples:
goose – geese
man – men
child – children
Some irregular nouns have the same singular and plural form.
Examples:
deer
sheep
news
Do and Learn
With a partner, change the nouns inside the parentheses into plural forms. Present the dialog to
the class.
Pupil A: Hello, _____________. I heard some great (news) today.
Pupil A: There were three (deer) caught by some (man) in the forest.
Pupil A: Some scientists will study them. The news said, the (deer) have extraordinary long
(foot), long shiny antlers and sets of long, pointed (tooth). They are rare kind of (deer).
Pupil B: Oh, it’s really great news. I wish they would bring them to a zoo so many (child)
can see them.
Week 4 - Dreams and Wishes
Remember
The sequence is the order in which events take place.
Understanding the sequence of events can help you know what is happening and why it happens.
Do and Learn
Write 1-5 to sequence the events as they happened in the story “In a Minute.”
_______ Mother told Juana to close the door of the room. Juana said, “In a minute.”
_______ Mother asked Juana to get a glass of water. She said, “In a minute, Mother.”
_______ Juana saw the feathers scattered all around the room.
_______ The cat entered the room and saw Juana’s pet parrot.
_______ Juana cried and cried. She no longer said “In a minute.”
The king sits on a high throne. He wants to go to the moon. So he commands a carpenter
and his men to build a tower for him. They think of a way to build a tower. They post a notice to
gather all the boxes in the kingdom. The carpenter and his men know that the boxes will not be
enough to build a tower.
Exercise 2
Read the phrases.
the dog’s bone
an ice cream cone
use the code
rode to a cove
poke with a pole
Exercise 3
Read the sentences.
• I gave my dog a bone.
• Don’t drop the ice cream cone.
• Use the code to open the door.
• We rode to the cove. It was fun!
• Poke him with a pole, so he can move.
Exercise 4
Read the rhyme.
Who’s Afraid?
Grace U. Rabelas
One day I heard a different tone It woke me up It chilled me to the bone “What could it be?” I
spoke alone. Will I open Or close tightly my door?
After a while I heard it no more Well, I hope it’s just Rome With a brand new joke Every time he
comes home. Recite the rhyme in unison, by groups, or individually. Do a choral recitation of the
poem afterwards.
Do and Learn
Fill in each blank with the correct word to complete the rhymes.
Tie a ______.
To ______ the door.
Or try the _______.
It’s not a _________.
When you’re cooking in the kitchen, You’re learning all the while —To pour and measure,
mix and stir And sift flour into a pile.
Have a hot pad handy And a grown-up standing by— So you won’t hurt yourself When using the
stove or baking a pie. Wash your hands before you start Then gather up the gear - Like pots and
pans and measuring cups That you use throughout the year. Besides the fun and learning, There’s
always cleaning up to do, And even though it’s quite a chore, It’s part of cooking, too.
Go over the recipe, step-by-step, So you’ll know just what to do. By carefully following the
directions, It won’t be hard for you. But after all the work is done, It will soon be time for dinner.
And when someone asks for seconds, You’ll know you’ve cooked a winner!
Clean up
Get over serve the dinner
The recipe prepare the fats
Wash your hand
Do and Learn
A. Arrange the steps in baking a cake.
1. Put the mixture in the oven.
2. Mix all the ingredients.
3. Let the cake cool down.
4. Put some icing or frosting on the cake.
B. Number the sentences in the order a sandwich is made.
Susan made a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
_____ Finally, she ate it.
_____ Next, she spread jelly on another slice of bread.
_____ After spreading the jelly, she put the two slices of bread together.
_____ First, she spread peanut butter on one slice of bread.
Remember
Count nouns are nouns which can be counted as one or more.
Mass nouns are nouns which cannot be counted. Generally, they cannot be pluralized.
Do and Learn
Listen as the teacher says the steps and shows you how to prepare
fruit salad.
First, wash the fruits.
Next, peel the fruits.
Then, slice the fruits into small cubes or pieces.
Then, mix the fruits together with milk or cream.
Lastly, share the salad with everyone.
Remember
The words first, next, then, and lastly are called signal words. Signal words introduce the steps in
a process or a sequence of events.
Write about It
Here are three tasks for you. Write the directions for each task.
A. Write directions for crossing the street.
B. Write directions for brushing one’s teeth.
C. Write directions for cooking rice.
First, ______________________________
Next, ______________________________
Then, ______________________________
Finally, _____________________________
A. B.
C. D.
E. F.
B.Listen to your teacher as he/she reads another short story. Arrange the pictures of the events
as they happened in the story.
A. B.
C. D.
Do and Learn
What’s in the Refrigerator?
A. List down the food items inside the refrigerator. Use quantifiers for the mass nouns.
B. Complete the lines of the poem with the appropriate counter or quantifier. Choose the
quantifier from the box.
Today I will bake my favorite pie.
A treat for mother and my Aunt Sie.
First, I will sift a _______ of flour.
Add a ______ of yeast. Mix and leave the dough for an hour.
Later, I will put two ______ of sugar.
A ______ of milk, I’ll be sure it’s not vinegar.
A couple of eggs would add some flavor.
A ________ of vanilla and honey would do me a favor,
Of making my pie the best that they could savor.
1. A _______ of chocolates
2. A _______ of peanuts
3. A ________of grapes
4. A ________ of fries
5. A ________ of water
6. A ________ of soup
7. A ________ of coffee
Exercise 2
Read the phrases.
tune of the piano
pure sugar
the huge cube
excuse letter
clean utensils
Exercise 3
Read the sentences.
The tune of the piano makes me sad.
Pure sugar is really sweet.
The huge cube fell from the roof.
The teacher signed the excuse letter.
We use clean utensils.
Exercise 4
Read the rhymes.
1. Huge Uncle Luke looks like a real duke.
Yesterday he was in the news.
For the old pipe he blew
Played a tune no one knew.
2. The cute little muse ate a cube of sugar
And drank a tube of pure juice.
She thought it’s a sure cure
For the fume that made her mute.
The Milkmaid
Mutya, the Milkmaid, was going to the market carrying a huge pail of pure milk on her
head. She hummed a happy tune while walking. As she went along, she began thinking of what
she would do with the money she would get for the milk. “I’ll buy some chicken from Mang
Tomas,” said she, “and they will lay eggs each morning, then I will sell the eggs to the mayor’s
wife. With the money that I will get from the sale of the eggs, I’m sure I can buy myself a cute
dress and a hat; and when I go to the market I would be a muse. Won’t all the young men come
up and speak to me! Ana will be that jealous, but I don’t care. I shall just look at her and toss my
head like this.” As she spoke, she tossed her head back, the pail fell down, and all the milk was
spilled. She had to go home and tell her mother what happened.
Talk about It
1. What did Mutya plan to buy with her money?
2. When did she stop thinking about her plans?
3. How did she feel about the spilt milk?
4. How do you think her mother feel?
5. What advice do you think did her mother give her?
6. If you were Mutya, what would you do?
7. How can Mutya realize her plans?
8. How can you realize your own plans?
Do and Learn
Using the events in the story, write or draw in each box to show the story sequence.
Storyboard
Remember
Graphic organizers are charts or visuals which are used to represent what we think of.
They can help us understand what we read. In sequencing events, we use organizers like the
storyboard, flow chart, story train, chain of events chart, and sequence chart.
Learn Some More
Arrange the events to form a story. Write each event in the appropriate box in the chart.
Be guided by the signal words.
Story A
Pepito saw an old woman who was having a hard time crossing the street.
He approached the old woman and offered help, and the latter gladly accepted the offer.
When the two reached the other side of the street, the old woman gave Pepito a big seed.
It was her way of thanking him.
When Pepito got home, he planted the big seed. The next morning he found a money
tree in the place where he had put the seed!
Story B
One evening, Rhodora went to sleep without fixing her school things. While she was
sleeping, she was interrupted by some noises.
Those were her school things – the bag, books, notebooks, pens, and papers. They all
came alive!
Her school things were mad at her for not fixing them.
Rhodora asked forgiveness from her school things and promised to take care of them.
Suddenly, she opened her eyes realizing everything was just a dream.
Then,
Next,
And then, she asked forgiveness and promised to take care of her school things.
Finally,
Story C
Retell the story by sequencing the events in the chain of events organizer.
An old man who was about to die called his sons to give them some parting advice. He
ordered his servants to bring in a bundle of sticks, and he told his eldest son, “Break it.” The son
strained and strained, but with all his efforts, he was unable to break the bundle. The other sons
also tried, but no one of them was successful. “Untie the sticks,” said the father, “and each of
you take a stick.”
When they had done so, he called out to them: “Now, break,” and each stick was easily
broken. “Do you see what I mean?” asked their father.
Week 6 - Feeling Happy about Oneself
Do and Learn
Listen to your teacher as he/she reads the story “The Old Man, His Son and the Donkey.”
Retell the story using the story star. Say something about the feelings and traits of characters in
the story from the sentences your teacher will read.
Remember
We can infer or guess the traits and feelings of characters by what they say, what others
say about them, by what they think and feel, and by what they do.
1. The lion roared at the mouse, put his paw over her and said, “I will eat you.” The lion was
_______________.
A. playful B. powerful C. tearful
2. The mouse was ______ the lion.
A. afraid of B. angry with C. ashamed of
3. The lion laughed and said, “I am strong. How could you ever help me?” The lion thought that
the mouse was __________.
A. foolish B. selfish C. serious
4. The lion tried to break the net, but the rope was strong. The lion felt _____________.
A. careless B. friendly C. helpless
5. “You saved my life. Thank you,” said the lion to the mouse. The lion was
______________.
A. cheerful B. thankful C. thoughtful
Do and Learn
Tell the feeling or trait of the character.
• “You must be very tired, Father. You have worked all day. May I help you row the big boat?”
said the child. What does the child feel? (angry, sad, worried). We can tell that the child is
(respectful, concerned, kind).
• “Snake! Snake!” cried Blanca who jumped out of the barn. Blanca was (happy, afraid, angry).
• “Oh! Father,” said the little frog. “I just saw the biggest animal in the world. You have never
seen an animal that was as big as a hill. It had horns on its head.” The little frog was (surprised,
tired, ashamed).
• “I can make myself as big as he is,” said the old frog. The old frog is (excited, proud, terrific).
We can tell that the old frog was (helpful, boastful, shameful).
• “I cannot fly! I shall fall! I know I shall fall!” said the little hawk. The little hawk was (sad, weak,
nervous).
Remember
Possessive nouns express ownership or possession.
To make most singular nouns show possession, add an apostrophe s. (‘s)
However, for singular nouns that end with -s, add an apostraphe after -s to show
possession. (s’)
For plural nouns that end in -s, add an apostraphe after the s to show possession. (s’)
Exercise 3
Write the correct possessive form of the given noun in the blank.
It will be (birthday of Mika) ______________ next Saturday. Her parents are preparing a party
for her.
Mother ordered the birthday cake at (the bakeshop of Agnes) ____________________. She has
the invitations printed at (the Print House of Macy) ______________.
She will be preparing (favorite of Mika) __________ party food. Meanwhile, Father bought some
pink and white balloons at (the Toy Balloons of Coco) ______________. All of the (friends of the
children) ___________ are invited. Mika cannot seem to wait for Saturday. She is very excited.
Talk about It
A. Answer the following questions.
• According to the poem, what is happiness?
• Why does the poem say that all of these make people happy?
• What makes you happy? Why do these make you happy?
• What do you do when you are happy?
• Does everything that you love make you happy?
• Do you love doing the things that make you happy?
Why? Why not?
• Who makes you happy?
• How can you make others happy in return?
B. Present the poem in a choral recitation.
Remember
An acrostic is a poem in which the first letter of each line spell out a word or phrase.
Do and Learn
Group Poem
1. Write an acrostic about a feeling or trait (kind/kindness, honest/ honesty, surprise, sadness
etc.)
Example:
Keeping a friend
In good times and
Never leaving them
During bad times
2. Recite your poem in class.
Write about It
Write an acrostic using the letters of your name. Write something about yourself or how you feel.
Example:
A friend
Nice and great
Always happy
Exercise 2
Form compound words from the word pairs.
1. class + mate =
2. tooth + paste =
3. meat + balls =
4. sugar + cane =
5. home + work =
Do and Learn
A. Form compound words from the words in box A and box B.
Write the words in your notebook.
Example: passer + by= passerby
A B
Bake fire heart shop robe fan
Fairy bath table cloth by room
Passer soy you man book bud
Role rose swimming beat bean tube
Tale pool play