Activity 1

Using the Table of Contents

The Table of Contents is an important part of the book. It contains the

titles of stories or selections found in that book. Opposite each title are the
page numbers which always begin from number 1. Knowing how to use the
Table of Contents will make looking for the story or selection easy for you.

Study the Table of Contents that follows. It was taken from the from the
front part of a story book.

Table of Contents
Titles
Page
Balloon Color (Poem ) by PeterVan 5
Celebrating Fiestas: Decena ...9
Plant Riddles 13
Philippine Traditions by Lemuel Diaz ...17
The Yellow Box by Pat Reyes ...23
Birds and House (Picture Story) 25
The Girls in the Swing .30
The Pets of the San Pedro Family ....35

Answer these questions.

1. How many titles are listed?
________________________________________________________

2. In what page can you find the word fiesta?

__________________________________
3.What do you find on page 25?
_____________________________________________
4.What story was written by Pat Reyes?
______________________________________
5. On what page can you find a picture story?
___________________________________

Activity 1
Arranging Words Alphabetically

To arrange words alphabetically, consider the first letter of each words.

When the words have the same first, second, or third letter, the next letter
will be the basis of alphabetizing them.
Study the examples that follow. The following sets of words are
arranged alphabetically.
a. bikes, can, down, last, true
b. left, long, looked, lying
c. lead, lean, learn, lease

ABCDEFGHIJKLM
NOPQRSTUVWXYZ
A.

Look at the three sets of words. How are words arranged?

Set A

Set B

Set C

along

balance

brave

bicycle

better

break

could

bike

brief
dinner
easy

both

broth

buy

bruise

1. How are the words arranged Set A?

2. How are the words arranged if they have the same beginning letters
in Set B?
3. What if the first two letters are the same as shown in Set C?

B. Arranged the following words in alphabetical order.

1._______________________________
2._______________________________
3. _______________________________
4. _______________________________

bicycle
knee
scrape

5.________________________________

neighborhood

6. _______________________________

hurt

7. ________________________________
8. ________________________________
9. ________________________________
10. _______________________________

ground
backyard
kitchen
morning
pedal

Activity 1
Identifying Consonant-Vowel-Consonant (CVC) Pattern

Common spelling patterns of one-syllable words follow the CVC, CVCC,

CVCV or CCVC patterns.
Examples: CVC (Consonant-Vowel-Consonant)- hid
CVCC (Consonant-Vowel-Consonant-Consonant)- lack
CVCV (Consonant-Vowel-Consonant-Vowel)- make
CCVC (Consonant-Consonant-Vowel-Consonant)- shut

A. What patterns is followed in these sets of words?

_____________ a. told

work

turn

walk

left

_____________ b. home

game

come

done

wave

_____________ c. knob

from

grab

then

draw

_____________ d. rod

cab

did

mad

hen

B. Give examples of words that follow these patterns.

1.

CVC-

____________________________________________________________
2.

CVCC-

____________________________________________________________
3.

CVCV-

____________________________________________________________
4. CCVC____________________________________________________________

C. Underline the words with the consonant-vowel-consonant patterns.

1. sob

aim

top

dig

rye

son

got

off

men use

bye

nun
2. inn

nor

3. aim

tow

cup

bet

doe

sat

kin

led
sow

tri
tug

gin
elm

lad
kit

ton
bus

fad
4. tot
bed

ask

lie

the

see

irk bit