Worksheet No.

2: Word Engine
Direction: You may have encountered some difficult words in the poem, I Am Proud
to be a Filipino by Toribia Mano. To arrive at the meaning of those difficult words, lets
play the game Semantically Connected! In here, you have to choose from the box words
which if arranged would give the appropriate meaning of the difficult term enclosed in a
circle. Write your chosen words on the square and arrange them properly on the space
provided. Use the context clues from the given sample sentence. Heres your guide!

Name:

Year & Section:

Example:
little waves

surface of land

caused by the man

big waves

surface of water

caused by the wind

gigantic waves

surface of earth

caused by the animal

Answer:
surface of water

ripple

little waves

Meaning= little waves on the surface of

water caused by wind

You throw a pebble in a pool and it ripples.

caused by the
wind

to break up

the surface

of the ground

to defeat

them completely

in a battle

to encircle with

or to circle

around

to make

wrinkles

in the face

a group of people

who travel

together

soil

good for growing

crops & plants

little waves

on the surface of water caused by the wind

property

possession

maybe inherited

belonging

to the distant past

period of history

cruel

unfair treatment

group of people

Item No.1

the surface

hacking

Meaning:

They hacked a trail through the jungle.

Item No. 2

furrowing

in the face

Meaning:

Midges forehead furrowed as she saw that several were drinking.

Item No.3

who travel

caravan

Meaning:

Caravan dwellers at sites near New York.

Item No.4

vanquished

to defeat

Meaning:

A happy ending is only possible because the hero has first vanquished the
dragons.

Item No. 5

girdling

to encircle
with

Meaning:

She will wear her new girdle to slim her figure.

on the surface
of water

Item No. 6

ripple

Meaning:

You throw a pebble in a pool and it ripples.

Item No. 7

loam

Soil

Meaning:

The most suitable soil to grow plants is a sandy loam.

Item No. 8

ancient

Meaning:

She will wear her new girdle to slim her figure.

Item No. 9

possession

heritage

Meaning:

The historic building is as much part of our heritage as the paintings.

unfair treatment

Item No. 10

oppression

Meaning:
The eldest son of Saul, who, together with his father, freed Israel from the crushing oppression
of the Philistines.

Did you get all? Congratulations!