Introductory Message

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.

For the learner:

Welcome to the English Grade 1 Self-Learning Module (SLM) on Words
Related to Self, Family, School and Community!
The hand is one of the most symbolized part of the human body. It is often
used to depict skill, action and purpose. Through our hands we may learn,
create and. Hence, the hand in this learning resource signifies that you as a
learner is capable and empowered to successfully achieve the relevant
competencies and skills at your own pace and time. Your academic success
lies in your own hands!
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. This module has the following parts and
corresponding icons:
Table of Contents
English 1 Module 3:
 What I Need to Know
 What I Know
 What’s In
 What’s New
 What is It?
 What’s More
 What I have learned
 What I can do
 Assessment
 Additional Activities
 Answer key

What I Need to Know

In this module, you will be able to:
Use words that are related to self, family, school and community (EN1PA-IIIa-e-2.2)
After going through this module, you are expected to use words that are related to
self, family, school and community

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, you may decide to skip this
module.
Good day learner! Before you start learning the different words that are related to
self, family, school and community, take the short test below to find out how
prepared you are in meeting this new lesson. Good luck!
Direction: A. Match the word to its picture

sister
 father

mother

uncle

brother

What’s In
In your previous lesson, you learned about sentences and non-sentences.
A sentence is a group of words that has a complete thought or idea. It starts with a
big or capital letter and ends with a punctuation mark. The punctuation mark used
can be a period (.) or a question mark (?).
Examples:
My sister is a loving person.
Are you a grade one pupil?

Non-sentence is a group of words that does not have a complete thought or idea.
Its first word does not start with a capital letter. It does not have a punctuation mark
at the end. Non-sentence is also called a phrase.
Examples:
my father
my big brother
Now, let us see if you can identify a sentence from anon-sentence.
Read and Decide
Mark check (/) if it is related to self, family, school, and community. (x) is it’s not.

____1. Don Salvador Elementary School

____2. Moon

____3. Mother

____4. Grade 1

____5. Mall

What’s New
Listen and Choose Rightly!
Direction: Listen to a poem about a family and answer the questions that follow.
Write a letter before the number of your choice.

MY FAMILY
by: Jovie May B. Dagcutan
 I am glad to say
that God bless me today
giving me a family as my best gift
and company.
I have a father and a mother
who love me so Dear
brother, sister, and a baby
who give joy to the whole family.

Did you enjoy listening to the poem? Now, answer the questions below to check
your comprehension.
Comprehension Questions:
______1. What is considered by the writer “the best gift and company”?

a. family b. love c. blessings d. joy

_______2. Who loved the child so dear?
a. father and mother b. brother c. mother and baby d. sister
________3. What feeling does the writer show for having a family?
a. sad b. jealous c. good d. glad

What is It?

A. Family
Have you noticed the underlined words in the poem?
What do you call those words? Those words are related to family.
Family is the basic unit of the society. It consists of a father, mother, brother,
sister, and a baby. Some families have grandfather and grandmother. Some do not
have. Each family member has an equal task to do.
 Father – The one who works hard to earn money

Mother- takes good care of the house and the children

Sister- helps mother in doing household chores.

Brother- helps father in working

B. School is a place of learning. There are different workers in school.

There are also particular places that are found inside the school.
Brother – gives joy the family

Examples:

Manages the
school
 SCHOOL
WORKERS

Takes good care

guides the of the books
pupils

Teacher’s children to
count, read and write
C. Community
Community is composed of different people livingtogether in the same
place. People in the community havedifferent field of work. There are
also places found withinthe community.

COMMUNITY WORKERS

PLACES OF COMMUNITY

It is place where a children play.

It is a place where everybody

prays.
It is where buy fish, meat, fruits,
and vegetables
 It is a place for sick people.

What’s More
Direction: Identify the community helpers shown by each picture. Choose
your answer from the box. Write your answer on the blank.

Doctor policeman farmer nurse teacher

What I Have Learned
Direction: Use the picture with words related to family, school and community
to complete each sentence. Encircle the answer of your choice.

1. He___ is usually the provider and head of the family.

a. Father b. grandfather c. brother

2. The_____ has many books to read.

a. Canteen b. playground c. library

3. The________ prepares the lessons for the learners.

a. Security guard b. teacher c. nurse

4. Mary is sick. She needs to see a _____.

a. Fireman b. doctor c. police

5. The family visits the_______ to enjoy for a while.

What I Can Do
Direction: Identify the word described in each number. Choose your answer word
box below.

Teacher Fire Station Kitchen Doctor Church

1. _____________ We go to him when feel sick.

2. _____________One who teach us to read, write, and count.
3. _____________This is where we cook and prepare our food.
4. _____________This is where firefighters.
5. _____________We go here to pray every Sunday with our God.
Assessment
Direction: Use the correct word to complete the sentence. Encircle the letter of
your
answer.
1.The ________ helps you find books in the library.

a. librarian b. principal c. teacher

2. Mother went to the ________ to buy foods for the family.

a. market b. clinic c. church

3. The ________ makes your teeth strong and healthy.

a. doctor b. fireman c. dentist

4. ________ is a place where I learned to read and write.

a. school b. hospital c. playground

5. ________ is the provider of the family

 a. mother b. father c. brother

Additional Activities
Congratulations! You have done a great job. Now,work on the
activity below for your additional task

Word Mapping
Direction: Use the graphic organizer to supply the places and workers that can be
found in your own community. One item is done for you.

COMMUNITY

PLACES WORKERS

ANSWER KEY

What’s In What’s New What’s More

1. Doctor
2. Pulis
1. ✔ 1. A
3. Farmer
2. x 2. A
4. Teacher
3. ✔ 3. C
5. Nurse
4. x
5. ✔
What can I Do What I Have Assessment
Learned
1. Doctor
1. A
2. Teacher 1. A 2. A
3. Kitchen 2. C 3. C
4. Fire 3. B 4. A
Station 4. B 5. B
5. Church 5. C

Reference
English Activity Sheets for Grade 1English Expressways Reading and Language
p. 164, 236-239
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 diligently, you will have
the skills necessary to help you communicate better in English. Good luck as you begin!

Direction: Read the sentences in Column A and match them with the pictures in Column B.
Write only the letter of your answer on the space provided before the number.

A. Vowel digraphs “ay”and “ai

Column A Column B

1. My favorite color is gray.

A.
 2. I will buy a new pail. B.

3. My birthday is in May. C.

B. Vowel digraphs “ea”and “ee”

Column A Column B

1. Anton eats lots of foods.

2. He got high grades.

3. Mely bakes a cake.

C. Vowel digraphs “oo”and “oa”

Column A Column B

1. Perla is in her room. A.

2. Jason slices the loaf into four. B.

 3. Rita wears a torn coat. C.

Digraphs
A digraph in the English language is a group of two successive letters that
represent a single sound. The common ones are the vowel digraphs which include
the “ay”and “ai “,”ea” and, “ee” , “oo” and “oa”.
Now, are you ready for the next activity? Since you are ready, let us get
started.

Activity 1
What did you see in the picture?

Yes, you are right! It is a picture of paint.

Yes, you are right! It is a picture of paint. The word paint is an example of words with digraphs ai.
Now, write the word paint on the blanks.

1. _____ _____ _____ ______ _______

How about this picture? What are the children doing?

 Yes, you are right! The children are playing. The word play is an example of
words with digraph -ay.

Now, write the word play on the blanks.

2. ________ ________ ________ __________

Can you think of words with “ea” and “ee”?

Try to unscramble these letters for you to create words with

“ea” and “ee”.

l f a e

l e p e

You are correct if you answered leaf on the first box and peel on
the second box!
Activity 3
Direction: Read the phrases in Column A and match them with the pictures in Column
B. Write the letter of your answers on the space provided before the number.

Column A Column B

1. two fat goats A.

_________________2. round soap in the basin. B.

_________________3. a loose door C.

It is great that you have read and answered the activities above. Your effort
will help a lot in the completion of this module. Are you ready to proceed?

What is It For you to know more about vowel digraphs

“ai” and “ay”, read and understand the Key Points carefully.

 Vowel digraphs are a combination of vowels that

combine to make a single vowel sound like the 'ai' in chain
and 'ay' in pray.
 Chain pray

Since you already know what a vowel digraph is, you are now ready to read more words with 'ai'
and 'ay' on the chart.

rain clay

mail ai ay play

hair stay

For you to know more about vowel digraphs “ea” and

“ee”, read and understand the Key Points carefully.

Activity 1: Complete Me
Directions: Choose the correct digraph to complete the word. Write your
answer on a separate sheet of paper.

ai ai
 ay ay

1. tr
2. h

ai ai

ay ay
3. p l
4. m l
ai
ai

5. sn l 6. b

Activity 3: Watch and Match

Direction: Read the words in Column A and match them with the pictures in
Column B. Write only the letter of your answer on the space provided before
the number.

Column A Column B

_____1. foot
______2. wood
 _______3. boat

Answer the following questions:

1. What is a vowel digraph?

2. Is it important to learn about vowel digraphs?

1. Vowel digraphs are combination of vowels to make a single vowel

sound like the 'ai' in pain and 'ay' in stray.

2. Vowel digraphs are also combination of vowels which make a

single vowel sound like the 'ea' in plea and 'ee' in keep.

3. It is important to learn about digraphs because if you do not know that

the two letters in a digraph has only one sound, you wouldn’t be able
to read words correctly.

4. Words with vowel diagraph “oo”. Some words with a

vowel digraph “oo” are read with long “oo” or long “u” sound and
some with short “o” or short “u” sound. Words in letter group “ook” are
read or pronounced as “uk”, with short “u” sound; Words in letter
group “ood” are read or pronounced as “ud”, with short “u” sound.

5. Words with a vowel digraph “oa”. Some words with a

vowel digraph “oa” are read with short “o” and some with long “o or
ow” sound.

Activity: Word Spelling

Directions: Look at the pictures and use the letterboxes for you to write the
 matching ‘ai’ and ‘ay’ words. Use a separate sheet for your answers.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Activity: Is it ‘ea’ or ‘ee’?

Directions: Complete the missing word in each sentence with ea or ee. Write the
correct words on a separate sheet of paper.

The t_ _ m has five members.

A bicycle has two wh_ _ ls.
 We need to protect the coral r _ _f.

I like to r _ _ d books.

There are seven days in a w _ _ k.

Activity: Guess and What?

Direction: Look at the pictures below. Then, find the correct words in the box. Write
your answer in the blank space provided under each picture.

Words with Vowel Diagraphs “oo” and “oa”

cook fo
od book
cloak road loaf
room pool soar
boat goat soap