LEARNING PACKETS IN ENGLISH 5

Third Quarter –Week 1

Topic: Subject Verb Agreement

At the end of this lesson, you should be able to:

A. recognize subject-verb agreement in sentences;
B. fix faulty subject-verb agreement in sentences; and
C. write sensible sentences following correct subject-verb agreement rules.

A. Lecture/Discussion
What is Subject-Verb Agreement?
A simple subject-verb agreement definition implies that the subject and
the verb of a sentence must agree in number.

Subject-Verb Agreement Rules

1. Singular subjects need singular verbs (with s/es form).

• The car stays in the garage.

• She sends me messages every day.

2. Plural subjects require plural verbs (base/simple form or no s/es form).

• They send me messages every day.
• The flowers smell good.

3. The number of the subject (singular or plural) is not changed by

intervening phrases or words that are found between the subject and the
verb.
• One of the eggs is broken.
• The leader, as well as the committee members, shares her
thoughts to the group.

4. INDEFINITE PRONOUNS AS SUBJECTS

a. The following indefinite pronouns are always singular; they
require singular verbs: each, either, neither, one, no one,
everyone, someone, anyone, nobody, somebody, anybody,
and everybody.
• Either of the given answers is acceptable.
• Everybody speaks her mind.
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 b. The following indefinite pronouns are always plural; they agree with
plural verbs: many, few, both, and several.

• Many are called, but only few are chosen.

• Both Archie and George are heirs to the throne.

c. The following indefinite pronouns can function either as singular

or plural subjects depending on the noun in the “of phrase.”
• Most of the news is good. (news – singular)
• Most of the flowers were yellow. (flowers -plural)

5. COMPOUND SUBJECTS
a. Subjects joined by and, referring to different ideas, are plural; they
require plural verbs.
• My brother and I attend online classes everyday.
• The teachers and the parents both have great roles in the
education of the young.

b. Subjects joined by and, referring to one or the same idea, are

singular; they require singular verbs.
• My classmate and closest friend likes BTS.
• The directress and high school principal of SSAM is Sister
Josefina Nepomuceno.

c. Subjects joined by or or nor agree with verbs closer to them.

• Neither Bob nor George is leaving.
• Either Bob or his friends are leaving.
• The student or the committee members write every day.
• The committee members or the student writes every day.

6. INVERTED SENTENCES. The verbs come before the subjects in

inverted sentences.
a. Sentences that begin with HERE or THERE use verbs which can
be found before the subject. These verbs should still agree in
number with their subjects.
• Here comes the speaker to deliver the report.
• There is little administrative support.
• There are many factors affecting teacher retention.

b. Questions are also inverted sentences; the verbs are placed before
the subjects.
• Are unicorns real?
• Do they know what they’re missing?
• What does she want to happen in the company?

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 B. Video Presentation of Subject-Verb Agreement Rules
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajOrpfwdj4o

A. Formative Assessment
1. (Learning Packet Work)
Circle the verb that agrees with the subject.

a. I usually (sit, sits) on this chair.

b. Several of my friends (do, does) not eat broccoli.
c. A lady with 10 cats (live, lives) in that big house.
d. One of my sisters (is, are) going on a trip to France.
e. English (use, uses) a writing system that is based on the Roman
alphabet.
f. Most of the people (need, needs) to speak English if they (wish,
wishes) to enter a global workforce.
g. Learning English (provide, provides) us with great opportunities to
explore and discover the world.
h. Students who speak English well (receive, receives) the best training
to progress throughout life.
i. She could not understand Filipino, so much of my exchange with
her (was, were) done in English.
j. If all (is, are) proficient in English, both in oral and written form,
teaching the English subject may no longer be necessary.

2. Write the correct present form of the verb in parenthesis on the line.
k. ________ the news on at five or six? (Be)

l. Both international music and films ___________ produced in the

English language. (be)

m. Neither Shakira nor her Japanese parents ___________ off any single
English word. (mouth)

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 n. My mother’s Korean friend and student always ___________ her to
translate every English word my mom utters. (ask)
o. __________ English ____________ to grow as the dominant language
of the world? (Do, continue)

p. Among the most admired students in class _________ those who can
speak fluently and proficiently.(be)

q. There ___________ students who seem to speak English well but

perform poorly in the English class. (be)

r. There ___________ the saying that says, “No pains, no gains.” (go)

s. Fish and chips ___________ a classic and popular English dish. (be)

3. For each of the following items, choose the sentence in which the
subject and the verb agree. Circle your answer.
a.
1) Either you or Jason take the furniture out of the garage.
2) Sandals and towels are essential gear for a trip to the beach.
3) The puppy under the two long tables are my favorite.
b.
1) There is thirty dolphins in the water.
2) Who are the people you are related to?
3) The president or the vice president are speaking today.
c.
1) I don’t know if anybody are in the office right now.
2) Either the sculpture or the paintings are in the museum today.
3) Many of the houses in this neighborhood doesn’t have
garages
d.
1) Where do he live in this village?
2) The parents or their children accomplishes the tasks.
3) Each of the colors of the rainbow symbolizes an idea.
e.
1) There was colorful baskets on the table.
2) The dog and his master is strolling at the park.
3) Here is a pamphlet of different information about COVID-19.
4. In the following paragraph, draw a line through the verbs that do not
agree with the subjects of the sentences. Then write each of the
corrections just above the wrong one.

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 Most people considers English to be a global language because it is

the one language that the majority of the population in almost every

region of the world speaks and understand.

What is a global language? While there are no official definition, it

refers to a language that native and second language speakers

learns and uses to communicate. There is approximately 360 million

native English speakers and almost twice as many speaking it as a

second language. This make English one of the topmost spoken

languages in the world. English is undoubtedly in just about every

sector whether it is in education, medicine, business, technology,

tourism, communication, and so on. It is perhaps this worldwide

acceptance and usage of the English language that propel it as an

extremely essential global language.

5. Sentence Writing (Graded Seatwork – 20 pts)

In one whole intermediate paper, write 5 sentences expressing your
thoughts about learning with the aid of technology. Observe correct
subject-verb agreement. Do not repeat using the same verb in other
sentences. Write in your best cursive handwriting.

Rating Criteria:
Correct SVA ------- 5 points
Sentence Sense-- 5 points
Penmanship ------- 5 points
(Letter Formation, Size, Slant, Spacing, Neatness)

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 LEARNING PACKETS IN ENGLISH 5
Third Quarter – Week 2
Topic: ASPECTS OF VERBS

At the end of the lesson, you should be able to:

A. identify the simple past, future, and present tenses of verbs;
B. fix ungrammatical sentences using the appropriate verb aspects;
C. formulate sentences using the three aspects of verbs correctly; and
D. create slogans showing appreciation for math and/or computer
literacy.

i. Discussion
1. What are verbs?
2. What are the tenses of the underlined verbs in the given quotations?
3. What are the three simple tenses of verbs? Describe each.
ii. Simple Verb Tenses in English
Simple tense is a category of verb tense that covers the simple past
tense, the simple present tense, and the simple future tense.
Commonly, time expressions are used to indicate what verb tense is
needed in a sentence.
Present Past Future
Time Expressions Time Expressions Time Expressions
Today Yesterday Tomorrow
This week Last week Next week
This month Last month Next month
This year Last year Next year
At the moment A while ago In an hour
Now An hour ago Soon
At this time This morning In the near future
Nowadays In the past Later this evening
These days A long time ago In the future
Right now The day before Way off in the future
As we speak yesterday The day after
Recently tomorrow
In 1989 Eventually
When I was born

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1. PRESENT TENSE involves using a verb to express something that
happens repeatedly at regular intervals like every day, every week,
every month, etc. It is also used to express general truths – statements
that are factual or true in the past, at present, and in the future.
Actions that are done habitually also use the present tense of the
verbs.
a. Ms. Rolle meets her Math 5 classes two times a week.
b. We solve problems in mathematics every meeting.
c. “Mathematics is the most beautiful and most powerful
creation of the human spirit.” – Stefan Banach
d. “The essence of mathematics lies in its freedom.”— Georg
Cantor
e. “Children dread mathematics because they look at it as a
subject.” – Shakuntala Devi
2. PAST TENSE tells you what happened before the present time.
Regular verbs form their past tense with -d or -ed ending; irregular
verbs change in spelling to form their past tense.

Regular Verbs Irregular Verbs

analyze analyzed buy bought
apply applied choose chose
calculate calculated cost cost
classify classified cut cut
compare compared draw drew
convert converted get got
explain explained keep kept
interpret interpreted know knew
measure measured make made
multiply multiplied read read
prove proved see saw
shade shaded set set
simplify simplified take took
solve solved understand understood
subtract subtracted write wrote

a. I enjoyed mathematics and coffee when I was in college.

b. Polya once said that he became a mathematician because
he was lazy.
c. “God created everything by number, weight, and measure.”
– Isaac Newton

3. FUTURE TENSE talks about what has not happened yet. This is formed
by using:
will/shall + verb in simple form, or
is/are + going to + verb in simple form
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 a. “There shall be no such thing as boring mathematics.” –
Edsger Dijkstra
b. “Five out of four people will have trouble with fractions.” –
Steven Wright

Video Lecture on Simple Verb Tenses

Formative Assessments
1. Answer the following exercises in your learning packet.
A. Fill in the blanks with the correct simple present tense of the verbs
in the parentheses.
1. She ________ (say) she is very well indeed.
2. That is how I _______ (look) at it.
3. We always _______ (go) swimming on the weekend.
4. Father and mother usually _______ (drink) tea in the morning.
5. Salt _______ (dissolve) in water.
6. The shops _______ (open) at 9:00am.
7. My sister _______ (practice) Yoga every day.
8. I _______ (call) my mother every day.
9. He _______ (go) to the library every Sunday.
10. _______ (be) you joining the contest?

B. Fill in the blanks with the correct simple past tense of the verbs in
the parentheses.
1. I __________ English last year. (study)
2. An hour ago, my brother __________ with his friend. (speak)
3. Jacob and Kaya _________ to the cinema months ago. (go)
4. Kylie _______ two mistakes in her last quiz. (make)
5. Yuri _________ his pet dog a couple of hours ago. (feed)
6. Three years ago, my parents _______ a new car. (buy)
7. I _______ (spend) my last summer with some friends in El
Nido, Palawan.
8. When I _______ (be) in Japan, I _______ (find) everything
different.
9. Lucy _______ Roger the day before yesterday. (meet)
10. What _______ (do) you do then?

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 C. Complete the following sentences using the appropriate simple
present form of the verb. Encircle the letter of your choice.

1. My brother ___________ in the army.

A. serve B. serves C. served D. is serving

2. Grandma _______ beautiful and colorful sweaters and scarves.

A. knits B. knitting C. is knitting D. knitted

3. Together, John and Josh _________ 280 pounds.

A. are weighing C. is weighing
B. weighs D. weigh

4. The earth _________ around the sun.

A. move B. moving C. moved D. moves

5. We _______ meat or fish.

A. does not eat C. do not eat
B. did not eat D. will not eat

D. Fill in the blanks with the correct verbs in the simple past, present, or
future in the parentheses.
It was a beautiful day in Paris. Ian and Kelly had been walking
all day, and now they were (to be) both very tired. They __________
(1. decide) to stop at a nearby café to have a snack.

They __________ (2. look) around for a few minutes, but they
couldn’t find a place to eat. They did, however, find a grocery store.
“Let’s __________ (3. have) a picnic! We __________ (4. buy) food here
at the store, and we will eat a meal in the park across the street,”
__________ (5. suggest) Ian.

“I __________ (6. love) this idea,” said Kelly. “I __________ always

__________ (7. love) picnics since I __________ (8. to be) a little girl.”

Kelly and Ian __________ (9. enter) the store and __________ (10.
buy) bread, cheese, chocolate, and fruit. They __________ (11. pay)
the cashier and __________ (12. exit) the building.

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 At the park, Ian __________ (13. find) an empty bench, and
they both __________ (14. sit).

“What a great day!” Kelly said. “This __________ (15. to be) the
best day I have ever had in Paris. This picnic food __________ (16.
taste) delicious.”

“We __________ (17. do) this all again tomorrow,” said Ian. “I
will buy more food again for tomorrow’s meal.”

“That __________ (18. sound) like a perfect plan!” exclaimed

Kelly.

E. Answer the following questions in complete sentences. Use the tense

of the verb according to the verb tense used in the question.

1. When will you celebrate your twelfth birthday?

2. What acts of charity did you do last Christmas?

________________________________________________________________

3. What do you find most difficult in mathematics?

4. Where did you and your family spend the recently concluded
holidays?
________________________________________________________________

5. What are you going to change about yourself this new year?

_______________________________________________________________

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 F. Mini Peta: MATH AND COMPUTER SLOGAN MAKING
1. Compose a catchy and meaningful slogan expressing your
knowledge of computers and technology or your
appreciation and love for math.
2. Make your slogan as a design on a shirt, coffee mug,
notebook, etc.
3. Write your slogan on a short bond paper.
4. Submit your work next meeting in English.

Sample slogan designs and ideas

RUBRIC FOR SLOGAN MAKING

4 3 2 1
Exceptional Good Fair Poor

Craftmanship The slogan is The slogan is The slogan is The slogan is

exceptionally neat and acceptably distractingly
25%
neat and well- well- neat and well- messy.
constructed. constructed. constructed.

Originality The slogan is The slogan is The slogan is The slogan does
exceptionally creative and marginally not reflect any
25%
creative and somewhat creative and degree of
original. A lot of original; a some thought creativity and
thought and good amount was put into originality.
effort was used of thought decorating it.
to make the was put into
banner. decorating it.

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 Creativity and All graphics are Graphics are Graphics are Graphics do not
Graphics Design related to the mostly somewhat relate to the topic.
topic and make related to the related to the Font and style are
25% it easier to topic and topic. Font made carelessly.
understand. most make it and style are a
Font and style easier to bit randomly
are meticulously understand. done.
crafted with Font and style
evident extra are well
effort. done.
Grammar and There are no There are 1-2 There are 3-4 There are more
Observance of grammatical/m grammatical/ grammatical/m than 4
SVA Rules echanical mechanical echanical grammatical/mec
mistakes. mistakes. mistakes. hanical mistakes.
25%

Total # of points

20

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 LEARNING PACKETS IN ENGLISH 5
Third Quarter –Week 3
Topic: SUMMARIZING

At the end of this lesson, you should be able to:

A. define main idea and supporting details;
B. identify the most important ideas or details of a given text or story;
C. summarize texts, fiction, and nonfiction using appropriate techniques;
and
D. value intelligence by choosing to do good to others.

ASYNCHRONOUS
SIRP Book Assignment: Albert Einstein Creative
Genius

After reading Albert Einstein’s life story, what important life lessons did you
learn?

Did you know that Albert Einstein’s IQ was never tested? Why do you think
he was considered a genius?

A. Group Activity: In the Breakout Room of MS Teams, summarize your

assigned chapter of Albert Einstein’s biography using the following
technique:
•Include the main idea.
• Ignore the little details. Pay attention to major facts.
• Use key terms from the text.

1. Chapter 1 – A Wonderful Toy

_______________________________________________________________
2. Chapter 2 – A Happy Family
_______________________________________________________________
3. Chapter 3 – Long Walks and Music
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 _______________________________________________________________
4. Chapter 4 – School Days
_______________________________________________________________
5. Chapter 5 – A Special Friend
_______________________________________________________________
6. Chapter 6 – A New Life
_______________________________________________________________
7. Chapter 7 – Great Discoveries
_______________________________________________________________
8. Chapter 8 – The Greatest Mind of the Twentieth Century
_______________________________________________________________

B. Group Reporting and Sharing

If you put the main ideas together, can you provide your reader a picture of
Albert Einstein’s life story?

What do you call that short statement of a text or story that gives the most
important details?
SUMMARIZING
❖ Summary is a brief statement of the accounts or details in a story or
an informational text. It includes only the most important details.

❖ Summarizing can be done using the following strategies:

For Fiction
❖ Five W's, One H strategy relies on six crucial questions: who, what,
when, where, why, and how. These questions make it easy for the
learners to identify the main character, important details, and main
idea.
Whom is the story about?
What did they do?
When did the action take place?
Where did the story happen?
Why did the main character do what s/he did?
How did the story end?
❖ Somebody-Wanted-But-So-Then
Somebody - Main Character
Wanted - Goal
But - Problem
So - Major Event
Then - Resolution

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 For Non-Fiction

❖ •Include the main idea. • Ignore the little details. Pay attention
to major facts. • Use key terms from the text.

A. Formative Assessments
1. Recall the story of Atalanta. Summarize it in 3-4 sentences using the
following technique.
What or whom is the story about?
When and where did the story happen?
What did the characters do and why did they do it?
How did the story end?

2. Read the short text below and use the graphic organizer to create a
summary.

Carrie was listening to the new headphones she had gotten for her
birthday and looking forward to her visit with her dad when she heard
the faint sound of an announcement. The flight attendant said, “The
captain has turned on the fasten seat belt sign.” She was already
buckled in her seat, but she looked around and saw other passengers
looking for their seat belts. Suddenly, the plane began to shake, and
she heard a loud cry from a few rows behind her. The flight attendant,
who was previously walking slowly through the aisle to check seat belts,
quickly walked to her seat. She noticed her buckle up and hold on
tightly. A wave of fear came over Carrie as she grabbed the armrest.
As quickly as the turbulence began, it was over.

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 Somebody

Wanted

But

So

Then

3. (MS Forms) Which statement summarizes each of the passages below?

Circle the letter that corresponds to the correct answer.

a. People often refer to taxes in terms of their being much too high. In
reality, they are probably even higher than you think, because in
addition to the federal income tax we are now studying, there are
many other Federal, State, and local taxes, including sales taxes,
inheritance taxes, state income taxes, personal property taxes, real
estate taxes, and others. These are just some of the most obvious ones.
1) Taxes are much too high.
2) We pay more taxes than we may realize.
3) Inheritance taxes and real estate taxes are unfair.
4) Some taxes are hidden.

b. The fact that electronic computers are now used for data processing
has led the public to believe that it is a mysterious, complicated science
and that computers are giant brains. Both ideas are false. A computer
is basically just a high-speed adding machine that performs the
functions it is told to. If the input data are varied even a little, the
computer is unable to operate until it is programmed to accept the
variations. The business operations it performs are impressive only
because of the extremely high speed of manipulation, but most of
these operations have been used for decades. Unlike man, the
computer performs repetitive calculations without getting tired or
bored.
1) A computer is a high-speed adding machine.
2) A computer is a mysterious giant brain.
3) A computer is impressive because of its high speed.
4) A computer is superior to man in many ways.

c. There is a common belief that while the dog is man’s best friend, the
coyote is his worst enemy. The bad reputation of the coyote traces
back to his fondness for small animals; he hunts at night and is
particularly destructive to sheep, young pigs, and poultry. Yet it is
sometimes wise to encourage coyotes. Provided valuable farm
animals are protected, the coyote will often free the property of other
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 animals, like rabbits, which are ruinous to crops and certain trees. He is
especially beneficial in keeping down the rodent population. Where
coyotes have been allowed to do their work without molestation,
ranchers and fruit growers have found them so valuable that they
would no more shoot them than they would shoot their dogs.
1) Under certain conditions the coyote is helpful to man.
2) The coyote is feared because of his fondness for small
animals
3) Modern ranchers would no sooner shoot coyotes than
they would shoot dogs.
4) The coyote usually prefers rabbits and other rodents to
sheep and poultry.

4. (Graded Class Participation) Put together all the reported or shared

main ideas of the different chapters of the book you read (Albert
Einstein). Write your work in paragraph structure. Share your paragraph
afterward.

B. Synthesis
Relate this Bible verse to intelligence. What is it telling us?

Romans 12:2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind,
that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

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