English9 Q2 M2
English9 Q2 M2
English9 Q2 M2
English Grade 9
Module 2
Modal Verbs
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English – Grade 9
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 2 – Module 2: Modal Verbs
First Edition, 2020
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English
Quarter 2 – Module 2
Modal Verbs
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Introductory Message
For the facilitator:
Welcome to the English 9 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module 2 on Modal Verbs.
This module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by educators both from public
and private institutions to assist you, the teacher or facilitator in helping the learners meet the
standards set by the K to 12 Curriculum while overcoming their personal, social, and economic
constraints in schooling.
This learning resource hopes to engage the learners into guided and independent learning activities
at their own pace and time. Furthermore, this also aims to help learners acquire the needed 21st
century skills while taking into consideration their needs and circumstances.
In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box in the body of the module:
As a facilitator you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this module. You also need
to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing them to manage their own learning.
Furthermore, you are expected to encourage and assist the learners as they do the tasks included
in the module.
Welcome to the English 9 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module 2 on Modal Verbs.
This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful opportunities for guided and
independent learning at your own pace and time. You will be enabled to process the contents of
the learning resource while being an active learner.
What I Need to Know This will give you an idea of the skills or competencies you are
expected to learn in the module.
What I Know This part includes an activity that aims to check what you already
know about the lesson to take. If you get all the answers correct
(100%), you may decide to skip this module.
Lesson Proper
This section provides a brief discussion of the lesson. This aims to
What’s In help you discover and understand new concepts and skills.
What I can do This section provides an activity which will help you transfer your
new knowledge or skill into real life situations or concerns.
Assessment This is a task which aims to evaluate your level of mastery in
achieving the learning competency.
Additional Activities In this portion, another activity will be given to you to enrich your
knowledge or skill of the lesson learned.
1. Use the module with care. Do not put unnecessary mark/s on any part of the module. Use
a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises.
2. Don’t forget to answer What I Know before moving on to the other activities included in the
module
3. Read the instruction carefully before doing each task.
4. Observe honesty and integrity in doing the tasks and checking your answers.
5. Finish the task at hand before proceeding to the next.
6. Return this module to your teacher/facilitator once you are through with it.
If you encounter any difficulty in answering the tasks in this module, do not hesitate to consult
your teacher or facilitator. Always bear in mind that you are not alone.
We hope that through this material, you will experience meaningful learning and gain deep
understanding of the relevant competencies. You can do it!
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What I Need to Know
This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to help you master the Literary
device. The scope of this module permits it to be used in many different learning situations. The
language used recognizes the diverse vocabulary level of students. The lessons are arranged to
follow the standard sequence of the course. But the order in which you read them can be changed
to correspond with the textbook you are now using.
In this module, you will learn and explore more about various literary devices and their usage with
more focus on the following modalities:
Literary Device
❖ Idiom
❖ Figure of Speech
- Simile - Metaphor - Hyperbole
- Onomatopoeia - personification
❖ Imagery
What I Know
Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a separate sheet of paper. Match
the correct example of the literary devices mentioned below.
Column A Column B
1. idiom A. like a squirrel, I bury food in nooks and crannies.
2. Imagery B. She is the apple of the eyes in school.
3. Onomatopoeia C. You are the world to me, I can’t live without you.
4. Simile D. The beautiful flowers capped the mountains with their
blooming and colorful petals.
5. Hyperbole E. The dogs were laughing at the fall of the child’s pork
steak on the floor, at last, it’s their turn.
6. Metaphor F. I can hear the birds’ tweet, tweet, tweet echoing in my
head.
7. Personification G. I can feel the weight of the worlds’ melancholy loaded
on my back caused by the onset of this pandemic.
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Lesson
1 Modal Verbs
What’s In
Tell whether the concept is correct or not by writing True of False as your answer. Write the chosen
option on a separate sheet of paper.
___ 1. When we are reading a biography of some people, we make use of literary devices.
___ 2. In writing a novel, we can add some literary devices into it.
___ 3. A poetry or a poem, must never have a literary device on it because it will change its
meaning.
___ 4. A haiku, since it’s too short a poem, seldomly has a literary device engaged into it.
___ 5. Literary devices can be applied in both written works and in spoken literary pieces.
___ 6. In stating your dispositions in life, you can apply literary devices as well.
___ 7. No literary devices are allowed in a court hearing and in expressing factual data.
___ 8. Modals can be useful in stating some of literary devices’ functions.
___ 9. Social issues need to be dealt with facts at all times.
___ 10. Literary devices are useful in our day to day conversations and decision making.
The lesson is basically a part of the English language a learner should know. Primarily,good
English, both spoken and written, are emphasized nowadays for English is the universal language
and a person must and should have knowledge about it. Standard English should be prioritized in
developing the mastery of language among students.
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What’s New
Read the poem and identify the literary device used. Write down and copy the lines with literary
devices in it.
‘My Corona’
By Sally Morgan
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Literary devices are techniques used by the poets or writers to give emphasis or enhancement to
the thoughts or messages that they wanted to express in their literary piece. Using literary devices
can add appealing style of writing. It aims to give the readers an aesthetic feeling when they read
the selection.
-Onomatopoeia the use of words that is The jeep behind our car beeped loudly.
associated with the real sound We are surprised for the loud cracked.
of the object or motion it
suggests
-Personification representation of human’s Finally, the sun smiled after days of heavy
characteristics to a thing. rain.
The trees are dancing due to the blowing
wind.
Imagery Phrase that creates I was awakened by the aroma of the
descriptive words visually brewed coffee. (Sense of smell)
The sunrise was magnificent as the sky
was covered with whitish and yellowish
clouds. (Sense of sight)
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What’s More
I. Choose the letter that corresponds to the meaning of the underlined literary device.
1. We just received a message from the doctor that my grandfather took a turn for the worse.
A. became sicker C. had good condition
B. passed away D. recovered quickly
3. She could not attend the class for she caught a cold last night.
A. trembling because of cold C. became ill with flu
B. had a sore throat D. enjoying the weather
6. When she stayed at the hospital for two weeks her boyfriend was her knight in shining armor.
A. hyperbole C. metaphor
B. simile D. personification
7. I also felt down after I heard the radio sang a sad song.
A. idiom C. imagery
B. simile D. personification
9. No wonder she won the contest for her voice can brighten the gloomy sky in the whole universe.
A. simile C. hyperbole
B. imagery D. personification
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What I Have Learned
Supply the missing words to complete each statement below. Write the words in the blank spaces
provided, to complete them.
1. A _________ aims to give the readers an aesthetic feeling when they read the selection.
3. When you want to describe a thing and make it act like humans do, use _________ for it to have
the attributes that we humans have.
4. When you love to travel and be with nature, but you don’t have the budget to go on a trip. Ask
somebody to describe the place for you, using _________. For it will give you a clear and vivid
images of the view and its surroundings.
5. I can sometimes hear my mom speak of some expressions that I found so odd, but she told me
it’s just an/a _________that has a non-literal meaning and it could mean something else.
6. When you want to use an/a _________, you will be using words that are associated with the
real sound of the object or motion it suggests.
7. When you want to give a comparison of two things of a different kind for emphasis, you can
use the _________ to achieve your goal.
8. When you are fond of using _________, you always have a direct comparison of two things at
any given situation and time.
9. Collectively, these _________ are known to be the techniques used by the poets or writers to
give emphasis or enhancement to the thoughts or messages that they wanted to express in their
literary piece.
10. An imagery can help you create descriptive words that can be seen _________, like seeing it in
front of your naked eyes.
What I Can Do
Compose a spoken poetry on the current issues and concerns that the people are facing in the
new normal. Use at least 10 literary devices based from the given discussion and have at least 10
lines in your poetry. It must give some people a beam of hope and encouragement in spite their
current situation. So as to prevent the young ones from succumbing into depression.
Choose from the given categories in composing your piece:
A. It will encourage the people who had lost their job during this time of pandemic. What can
you assure them of?
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B. This could inspire students to do better with answering their modules and to always aim for
the best in their education despite the absence of a face to face classroom set up.
C. Advise the citizens of this country to stop criticizing the government but rather, make a
move and share in their own little way, how to make our nation progress by uniting our
leaders as one. One for the common good and for our country to be great again.
The teacher will be using the following rubrics in rating the learners’ output or their performance:
Creativity 10 points
It will show how the poet/writer played with the words used in the piece.
Assessment
Read carefully the sentences given and choose the correct answer.
1. What figure of speech that has a direct comparison?
A. metaphor C. idiom
B. simile D. hyperbole
2. When the author uses the characteristic of a human as a representation of a thing the figure of
speech being referred is ___________.
A. onomatopoeia C. personification
B. hyperbole D. metaphor
3. What do you call a literary device that gives comparison of two things of a different kind for
emphasis?
A. idiom C. metaphor
B. personification D. simile
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4. What do you call the expression that has a non-literal meaning that aims to help develop a
deeper knowledge of human style of expressing their message in a creative way.
A. idiom C. metaphor
B. personification D. simile
8. “My mother is like a lion.” What do you think is the literary device being used?
A. idioms C. simile
B. metaphor D. hyperbole
9. When the author uses word that is associated with a sound, then he is using ________.
A. hyperbole C. onomatopoeia
B. simile D. idioms
10. “He said that I am the brightest star in the sky.” This statement uses _______.
A. personification C. metaphor
B. hyperbole D. simile
12. “You look like Elsa in the Disney movie”, I always heard it from my friends. What kind of literary
device is used?
A. simile C. idioms
B. hyperbole D. metaphor
13. Which of the following statements display imagery thru the sense of smell?
A. Although we are not close friends but still, he invited me for his birthday.
B. The girl ran her hands on a soft satin fabric that she bought earlier.
C. The scent of this tropical place reminded me of my pretty hometown.
D. She cried hard after hearing that bad news she got from her brother.
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14. Which sentence below is not included in the group?
A. It was raining cats and dogs for the past three days.
B. I will cross all the mountains just to be with you.
C. The students are happy when the teacher called it a day.
D. To make the long story short, the protagonist was murdered.
15. “When quarantine will be over, I will eat every single menu of my top 5 favorite restaurants.”
What figure of speech is used in the sentence?
A. simile C. personification
B. hyperbole D. idiom
16. One thing that I realized in this quarantine is to turn over a new leaf. What is the meaning of
the underlined phrase?
A. to stop doing something harmful that you have done for a long time
B. to take the opportunity to begin something again
C. to change the way you behave and become a better person
D. to force yourself to do something unpleasant or difficult
18. “The carrots and broccoli are begging to be eaten by James”, what kind of literary device is
present in the statement?
A. hyperbole C. metaphor
B. simile D. personification
20. “He missed the boat.” What is the meaning of the sentence?
A. He doesn’t have money. C. He prefers car than boat.
B. He missed an opportunity. D. He was not able to ride the boat.
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Additional Activities
Imagery (senses)
Sense of Sight:
Sample:
The street is now filled with many people wearing
face masks.
1.
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Sense of Taste:
1.
2.
123rf.com
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Sense of Smell:
1.
2.
globalnews.ca
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Sense of Hearing:
1.
2.
topgear.com.ph
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Sense of Touch:
1.
2.
parents.com
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What I Can Do What I Have Learned
Assessment 1. literary device
Students’ composition
1. A 11. D varies from one 2. hyperbole
2. C 12. A another. 3. personification
3. D 13. C 4. imagery
Additional Activity 4. A 14. B 5. idiom
5. C 15. B 6. onomatopoeia
Answers vary 6. C 16. C 7. metaphor
7. B 17. C 8. simile
8. C 18. D 9. literary devices
9. C 19. A 10. visually
10. C 20. B
What’s More What’s In What I Know
What’s New
1. A 1. F 1. B
2. B 1. Simile and 2. T 2. D
3. C metaphor 3. F 3. F
4. D 2. Hyperbole 4. F 4. A
5. C 3. Hyperbole 5. T 5. G
6. C 4. Simile 6. T 6. C
7. D 5. Simile and 7. F 7. E
8. B Personificatio 8. T
9. C n 9. F
10. B 10. T
Answer Key
soaring to reach your dreams.
and now you are ready for Week 3. Good Luck and Keep
answering the module already. You are done with Week 2,
CONGRATULATIONS!!! You have completed all the tasks in
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