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English
Quarter 4 – Module 7:

Where Can We Find Them?

CO_Q4_English3_Module 7
English – Grade 3
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Quarter 4 – Module 7: Where Can We Find Them?
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English
Quarter 4 – Module 7:
Where Can We Find Them?
Introductory Message
This Self-Learning Module (SLM) is prepared so that you, our
dear learners, can continue your studies and learn while at home.
Activities, questions, directions, exercises, and discussions are
carefully stated for you to understand each lesson.
Each SLM is composed of different parts. Each part shall guide
you step-by-step as you discover and understand the lesson
prepared for you.
Pre-tests are provided to measure your prior knowledge of
lessons in each SLM. This will tell you if you need to proceed on
completing this module or if you need to ask your facilitator or your
teacher’s assistance for a better understanding of the lesson. At the
end of each module, you need to answer the post-test to self-
check your learning. Answer keys are provided for each activity
and test. We trust that you will be honest in using these.
In addition to the material in the main text, Notes to the
Teacher are also provided to our facilitators and parents for
strategies and reminders on how they can best help you on your
home-based learning.
Please use this module with care. Do not put unnecessary
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answering the exercises and tests. You need to read the instructions
carefully before performing each task.
If you have any questions in using this SLM or any difficulty in
answering the tasks in this module, do not hesitate to consult your
teacher or facilitator.
Thank you.
 What I Need to Know
Are you ready to learn today?
In this Module, you will learn to read phrases, sentences, and
short stories containing words with digraphs: ‘ay’, ‘ai’, ’ea’, ‘ee’
‘oo’, and ’oa’.
This module is designed and written with you in mind. It is here
to help you master how to read words with these vowel digraphs in
phrases, sentences, and short stories.

The scope of this module is applied in 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.

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. read words containing vowel digraphs- ‘ay’, ‘ai’, ’ea’, ‘ee’
‘oo’, and ’oa’; and

2. read phrases, sentences, and stories with digraphs- ‘ay’, ‘ai’,

’ea’, ‘ee’ ‘oo’, and ’oa’.

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 What I Know
Before you proceed to the activities found in this module, do
the pre-test first.
Read the phrases, sentences, and short story.
Copy all the words with diagraphs: ‘ay’, ‘ai’, ’ea’, ‘ee’ ‘oo’,
and ’oa’ in a separate sheet of paper.
A. Phrases

two pairs of boots

a nose to clean
on a sunny day
green bath soap
three times a day
her raincoat

B. Sentences

Ana May has two pairs of boots.

Ana May likes to clean her nose.
She uses umbrella on a sunny day.
She loves a green bath soap.
This girl brushes her teeth three times a day.
She uses her raincoat on a rainy day.

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 C. Story

Clean and Tidy

Fe R. Torrefranca

Ana May is clean and tidy. She always uses spoon and fork
when she eats her meals. She takes a bath every day and washes
her hands with soap regularly. She also brushes her teeth three
times a day. She also does not forget to cut her nails regularly.
Every Saturday, she washes her clothes with detergent soap. She is
very good in cleaning her ear and nose habitually. She sees to it
that her raincoat, boots and umbrella are clean whenever she uses
them during outdoor activities on rainy and sunny days.

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 Lesson Reading phrases, sentences, and short stories

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containing words with digraphs ‘ay’, ‘ai’,’ea’,
‘ee’ ‘oo’, and ’oa’

What’s In
Now that you have an idea of what this module covers, are
you excited to get started? Remember that when you do the
following activities seriously, you will have the skills necessary to help
you communicate better in English. Good luck as you begin!
Directions: Choose the correct name of each given picture. Write
your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

trail

1. quail
book

cook
2.
hay

pay
3.
bee

fee
4.
boat

5. coat

sea

6. tea

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 What’s New
Now, are you ready for the next activity? Since you are ready,
let’s get started.
Read correctly all the phrases, sentences, and stories in the
three (3) boxes. After reading, answer all the questions that follow.
Use a separate sheet of paper for your answers.
Box 1

delicious meal
wool for clothes
for dress and coat
farmers to pray
sheep to raise

Box 2

It gives meat for a delicious meal.

Some clothes are made of wool.
Coat and dress are examples of clothes.
I pray that farmers will take care of the sheep.
Many people raise sheep.

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 Box 3

Useful Animal
Fe R. Torrefranca

A sheep is a useful animal. It gives us meat for a delicious meal.

Most people claim that its milk is good for making cheese. Its wool is
used to make clothes like coat, dress and blouse.

A sheep helps us in many ways. So, let’s pray that many

farmers will always raise sheep in their own little way.

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Comprehension Questions:

Write your answers in a separate sheet of paper.

1. How many boxes are there all in all?

____________________________________

2. What are the underlined words in box 1?

____________________________________

3. What are the underlined words in box 2?

______________________________________
4. What are the underlined words in box 3?

________________________________________

5. How do the contents of the three boxes differ?

______________________________________

6. Can you give other examples of words with digraphs ‘ay’, ‘ai’,
’ea’, ‘ee’ ‘oo’, and ’oa’ that you learned from other phrases,
sentences, and stories? Give 3 words.

________________ _________________ _______________

It’s great that you have read and answered the activities.
Your effort will help a lot in the completion of this module.

Are you ready to proceed?

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 What is It
So that you will get to know more about vowel digraphs,
‘ay’, ‘ai’, ’ea’, ‘ee’ ‘oo’, and ’oa, please read and understand the
Key Points carefully.

Key Points
Vowel digraphs
➢ Vowel digraphs are combination of vowels that
combine to make a single vowel sound like the 'ay' in
tray, the 'ai' in snail, the ‘ea’ in leaf, the ‘ee’ in eel, the
‘oo’ in foot or in spoon, and the ‘oa’ in road.

tray snail

leaf eel spoon

foot road

Since you already know what is a vowel digraph, you are

now ready to read more words with ‘ay’, ‘ai’, ’ea’, ‘ee’ ‘oo’, and
’oa ‘ in phrases, sentences, and stories.
➢ The basic sounds of both vowels glide together.

➢ Remember that in order

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the meaning of these words there is a need to use them
 What’s More
Did you gain knowledge about words with vowel digraphs: ‘ay’,
‘ai’, ’ea’, ‘ee’ ‘oo’, and ’oa‘ used in phrases, sentences, and in
stories? Now, you are ready to continue to do another activity.

Directions: Read the phrases, sentences, and story. Pay attention

to the words with vowel digraphs. Do the activity, ‘Word to Fit!’

A. Phrases

one afternoon
the pail of Jay
the tall tree
the food inside
nothing to eat
on that day

B. Sentences

Jay took a nap one afternoon.

Jay bought a pail.
The goat is near the tall tree.
The goat took the food.
Jay has nothing to eat.
He felt sorry on that day.

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C. Story

Lucky Jay
Fe R. Torrefranca

One afternoon, Jay took a nap under a tall Gemelina tree.

He didn’t know that there was a goat near the tree. When
he woke up, the food inside his gray pail was taken away.
He went home hungrily because he had nothing to eat
along the way. But, he remembered he wasn’t able to look
for the carabao which was lost while carrying sacks of grain
and a heap of hay. He felt sorry for what happened on that
day. But, he was merry and gay because his father was fair
and just to say.

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Activity: Word to Fit!
Choose the correct word for each picture. Write your
answers on a separate sheet of paper.

1. ( day, gray, say)

2. ( gay, tree, way)

3. ( book, look, food )

4. (food, pail, goat)

5. (eat, hay, load)

6. (near, fair, pail)

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 What I Have Learned
Answer the following questions. Write your answers on a separate
sheet of paper.
1. What are vowel digraphs?
2. Is it important to learn vowel digraphs? Why?
3. Why do we read digraphs in phrases, sentences, and stories?

Let’s find out whether you were able to give the correct answers
or not. If not, don’t worry. Just read and understand carefully the
answers provided for you below.

1. Vowel digraphs are combination of vowels that

combine to make a single vowel sound like: the 'ay' in tray,
the 'ai' in snail, the ‘ea’ in leaf, the ‘ee’ in eel, the ‘oo’ in
foot or in spoon, and the ‘oa’ in road.

2. Digraphs are important to learn because if you do not

know that the two letters in a digraph make one sound, you
won’t be able to read many new words.

3. We read digraphs in phrases, sentences and in stories in

order to increase our vocabulary and improve our
comprehension skill.

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 What I Can Do
Read the story carefully. Do the activity found on the next page.

A Big Snail
Fe R. Torrefranca

Sheena and Jeffrey see a big snail on a dried cacao leaf

outside their house. Sheena picks it up but she screams and
throws the snail away. She goes inside their house and stays at
the nook. But, Jeffrey looks for the snail and he finds it. He picks
it up and keeps it inside the pocket of his coat. He plays with
his friends forgetting that the snail is still in. When Sheena goes
out, she notices that the snail is inside the pocket of Jeffrey’s
coat. She immediately gets the snail from the pocket and she
sets it free. Sheena and Jeffrey promise not to catch anymore
snails and other animals like beetles, and toads because they
also have feelings like human beings.

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 Activity: Word Filling
Fill in the broken lines with correct words having digraphs: ‘ay’,
‘ai’, ’ea’, ‘ee’ ‘oo’, and ’oa‘ found in the story, “A Big Snail” on
page 14. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

Phrases
1. dried cacao _ _ _ _
2. the big _ _ _ _ _ on a leaf
3. a new _ _ _ _ with a pocket
4. like _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and toads
5. at the_ _ _ _ of their house

Sentences

6. Jeffrey _ _ _ _ _ the snail inside his pocket.

7. He _ _ _ _ _ with his friends.

8. Sheena _ _ _ _ _ _ _ when she picks up the snail.

9. She sets it _ _ _ _ .

10. Animals also have _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

CONGRATULATIONS!
You are now ready to answer the assessment on the next page.
GOOD LUCK!

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 Assessment
Directions: Read the story carefully and answer the activity
on the next page.

Tracy Loves Paper Boats

Fe R. Torrefranca

Tracy loves to play paper boats. When he goes for a swim

in the pool or in the beach, he brings his paper boats along.
He uses scratch paper to make his own paper boats. He
puts sail in each boat to make it beautiful. He makes sure all his
outputs are neat and clean. Sometimes, he tries to soak a paper
boat in a pail of water to check if it is still good.
Every time his family will say, “Let’s go for a swim in the
pool!”, Tracy is very much happy and gay because he has time
to play with his paper boats on deep water with his father.
However, there are times that he lets his paper boats float
on the water in a big green basin or in a stream near the foothill.
Tracy prays that the rain will always go away so he can play.

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Activity: Fit Me In!
Fill in the letterboxes with a correct word having digraphs: ‘ay’,
‘ai’, ’ea’, ‘ee’ ‘oo’, or ’oa‘ to complete each phrase or sentence.
Choose your answers from the story and write them on a separate
sheet of paper
Phrases

1. red of the boat

2. a clear water in the

3. neat and paper boats

4. a big basin

5. in the swimming

Sentences

6.Tracy prays that the will stop.

7. He tries to the paper boat in a pail of water.

8. He loves to paper boats.

9. Paper boats on water.

10. He makes his own paper .

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 Additional Activities
Read the short story inside the box and do the activity that
follows.
It’s a Holiday
Mary Ann M. Magallon

Deanna and Laveni want to spend holiday at their

grandma’s house. On their way, they see a tree with lots of leaves
and a big gray snail on the ground. Along the road, they also
observe how the goat plays with the toad. They just continue to
walk until they reach grandma’s house.
Grandma prepares delicious food good for little children
like them. While waiting, Laveni likes to hear a story. So, she
requests her Ate Deanna to read a story book to her. They look
at the dining table, and there they see the delicious foods. They
stop reading, occupy the seats and together they eat what their
grandma prepares.
Activity: Complete Me!
Complete the phrases and sentences with appropriate words
found inside the box. Write your answers on a separate sheet of
paper.
toad leaves road holiday good see
Phrases Sentences
1. ______food for little children 4. The goat and the _____ play.
2. ______ of the Narra tree 5. I _____a gray snail on the
road.
3. a____ to grandma’s house 6. Christmas Day is always a ___.

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Additional Assessment What I Can What’s More
Activities Do
1. gray
1. good 1. sail 1. leaf
2. leaves 2. stream 2. snail 2. tree
3. road 3. clean 3. coat
4. green 4. beetles 3. look
4. toad
5. see 5. pool 5. nook 4. food
6. holiday 6. rain 6. keeps
7. soak 7. plays 5. eat
8. play 8. screams
6. pail
9. float 9. free
10. boat 10. feelings
What’s New What I Know
What’s In pairs, boots,
1. 3
clean, day,
2. meal, wool, coat, pray,
green, soap,
sheep, raise
1. quail three, raincoat
3. meat, meal, wool, coat,
2. book teeth, rainy,
pray, sheep, raise,
3. hay always, spoon,
(in any order)
4. bee eats, meals,
4. sheep, meat, meal,
5. boat nails, Saturday,
claim, good, cheese,
6. tea good, cleaning,
wool, coat, ways, pray,
ear, sees,
always, raise, way
outdoor, days
5. In Box 1, words are used
in phrases, in Box 2, words (in any order)
are used in sentences
while in Box 3, words are
used in a story.
6. Answers vary.
Answer Key
Reference
Mil Flores Ponciano, et. al. DepEd. 2016. K to 12 Curriculum Guide
English. 2015

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