Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
National Capital Region
DIVISION OF CITY SCHOOLS – MANILA
Manila Education Center Arroceros Forest Park
Antonio J. Villegas St. Ermita, Manila

JOURNALIS
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Let’s think 8 act!
Quarter 3
Week 22

Most Essential Learning Competency: Use

appropriate words and expressions in writing
headlines
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HOW TO USE THIS MODULE
Before you start answering the module, I want you to set aside other tasks that will disturb
you while enjoying the lessons. Read the simple instructions below to successfully enjoy the
objectives of this kit. Have fun!

1. Follow carefully all the contents and instructions indicated in every page of this
module.
2. Write on your notebook or any writing pad the concepts about the lessons. Writing
enhances learning, that is important to develop and keep in mind.
3. Perform all the provided activities in the module.
4. Let your facilitator/guardian assess your answers.
5. Analyze conceptually the posttest and apply what you have learned.
6. Enjoy studying!

Parts of the Module

 Expectations - These are what you will be able to know after completing the lessons
in the module.
 Pre-test - This will measure your prior knowledge and the concepts to be mastered
throughout the lesson.
 Looking Back - This section will measure what learnings and skills that you
understand from the previous lesson.
 Brief Introduction- This section will give you an overview of the lesson.
 Activities - These are activities designed to develop critical thinking and other
competencies. This can be done with or without a partner depending on the nature of
the activity.
 Remember - This section summarizes the concepts and applications of the lessons.
 Checking your Understanding - It will verify how you learned from the lesson.
 Post-test - This will measure how much you have learned from the entire module.
 Appropriate Words and
Lesson Expressions in Writing
Headlines

EXPECTATIONS
You will use appropriate words and expressions in writing headlines.

Specifically, this module will help you to

 define headline;
 familiarize with different headline vocabulary;
 use appropriate headline vocabulary in different headlines.

Let us start your journey in learning more on prefixes. I am sure you are
ready and excited to answer the Pretest. Smile and cheer up!
 PRETEST
Directions: Choose the letter of the word that means the same as the underlined
word. Write the letter of your answer on a separate sheet of paper.

1. Faculty club beefed up

a. strengthened
b. weakened
c. established
d. introduced

2. Enrollment dips
a. increases
b. decreases
c. closes
d. opens

3. Science quiz bared

a. begins
b. stops
c. announced
d. rescheduled

4. Contest caps animal week

a. stops
b. opens
c. strengthens
d. highlights

5. Santos urges for cooperation

a. hastens
b. calls for
c. writes for
d. discusses

Great, you finished answering the questions. You may request your facilitator to
check your work. Congratulations and keep on learning!
LOOKING BACK TO YOUR LESSON

Directions: In previous lessons, you learned how to properly punctuate

headlines. Notice the underlined word/punctuation marks and rewrite the following
headlines using appropriate punctuations.

1. Truthfulness and reliability up at Tuguegarao confab

2. Students join Cleaner Manila Drive and

Officials urge proper waste management

3. Students top “Sabayang Pagbigkas” division tilt

4. Chairmen eager to hold polls in March, asserts COMELEC

5. Actors car found in abandoned house

Notes to the Parents

Together with your child, examine the form above giving

emphasis on the information asked in each section.

Make sure to read the entire form before filling it out.

 BRIEF INTRODUCTION
Headline is a title given to every news article. The copy editor usually writes
the headlines that must encapsulate the whole story, however complex it may be,
in a way that the article becomes tempting to read, simple, ad understandable.

Headline Vocabulary Defined

 Specific words and expressions are used in headline writing for the
sake of brevity, simplicity, and easy reading. Listed below are some of
them.

List of Headline Vocabulary and Sample Headlines

No. Word and meaning Example

1 Air – to make known, to broadcast PH airs video of Chinese ships in gulf

2 Assail – to criticize strongly Green groups assail gov’t energy plans

3 Axe – to remove from a job Companies to axe up to 2,300 employees

4 Back – to support Call for factory day care centers backed

5 Ban – to not allow to do something Court bans couple from naming son ‘Friday’

6 Bar – to officially say that something must Reformers barred from elections

not be done

7 Bid – an attempt North, South Korea make new bid for peace

8 Blast – an explosion Blast kills PH troops

9 Blaze – a big fire Blaze destroys 50 houses

10 Cite – to mention; to give as a reason Management cites labor unrest for

shutdown

11 Claim – to declare to be true Man claims ghost sighting

12 Claim – to kill Bombs claim 40

13 Curb – to limit; to control Lifestyle changes can curb climate change

14 Dim – to become weaker Hopes dim for ending crisis

15 Dub – to give a name or description to Expert dubs vloggers ‘influencers’

16 Due – expected Decision on attempted bribery

 case due today

17 Ease – to reduce or lessen Authorities ease restrictions on flights

18 Eye – to watch with interest; to have as a PH team eyes 10 golds

goal

19 Fault – to criticize; to say someone or Tests fault SUVs and pickups

something is wrong

20 Flay – to accuse; to criticize strongly NGOs flay govt for rushing bill

21 Foe – enemy; rival; competitor Farmers’ foe: Smog damage to crops costs

billions

22 Foil – to prevent from succeeding Gang uses phones to foil police

23 Grip – control; to take control of Army chief tightens his grip

24 Gut – to destroy by fire Fire guts part of Bambang market

25 Haul – a large amount of something Cocaine haul tops a ton

illegal that has been taken

26 Haul – an amount of something that has Rhena Sagad adds eight medals to gold haul
been won or achieved

27 Heist – theft Two held over 17-million van heist

28 Helm – the head of an organization, Hughes takes helm at The City

project, etc.

29 Hike – an increase Student group says no to tuition hike

30 Ink – to sign MoU to be inked on eradication of addictive

crops

31 Irk – to case to be angry or annoyed Filipinos irked over racism

32 Key – very important Army urged to help protect key witness

33 Lash – to hit with a strong force Heavy downpours lash Northeast

34 Lash out – to criticize strongly Opposition lash out at new system

35 Laud – to praise; to say good things about World lauds ‘free and fair’ elections

36 Launch – to start or begin Government to launch a new war on drugs

37 Link – to connect; connection Studies link starchy foods with diabetes

38 Loom – expected soon Controversy looms over Olympic qualifying

39 Mull –to think carefully about; to Google mulls ad-sponsored encyclopedia

consider

40 Nab – to capture; to arrest Police nab gang leader

41 Net – to capture; to take possession of Police net two suspects in foreigner’s murder

42 Nod –approval Toll way linking ring roads still awaits nod

43 Opt – to choose; to decide on When buying handbags, men opt for luxury

44 Oust – to force out of a position, Rules agreed to oust party leaders

competition, etc.

45 Pact – an agreement Government urged to sign UN pact

46 Plea – a request; an answer to a criminal Court rejects plea to broadcast

charge

47 Pledge – a serious promise Opposition pledges to continue protests

48 Poised – ready; about to achieve Data show PH poised for better growth

49 Poll – an election Senator won’t quit over poll result

50 Post – a job or position VP accepts offer of DILG post

51 Probe – to investigate; an investigation Censors probe hidden message in love poem

52 Prompt – to cause Injuries in fire drill prompt legal threat

53 Rage – to burn out of control Forest fire rages

54 Rage – to continue with a lot of force, Battles rage in north Country

violence or anger

55 Reel – to feel very shocked or upset Island reels from worst cyclone in memory

about something

56 Rock – to shock; to surprise Tremors rock provinces in the North

57 Rout – to defeat completely or by a large South contender routs north bet

amount

58 Row – quarrel; a serious disagreement Temple row divides religious group during

festival

59 Rule – to make a decision (especially in a DTI rules on canned goods next month

court or a regulating agency)

60 Rule out – to not consider as a possibility President rules out calling an early election

61 Sack – to dismiss from a job Police chief sacked

62 Scam – a clever and dishonest plan for Police seek four more suspects in car scam
making money

63 Set – ready; decided on 27-hole golf course set to open in Pattaya

64 Shun – to avoid someone or something Japanese food makers shun country for

Thailand

65 Slam –to criticize someone very strongly Country firms slammed for fake recycled
 papers

66 Slay – to kill someone or something in a Tribes slay 250 foreign militants

war or fight

67 Snag – a problem or difficulty Early retirement plan for teachers hits snag

68 Snub –to pay no attention to; to refuse to Country snubs UN vote

accept something

69 Soar –to rise rapidly Expert warns of unrest as rice price soars

70 Split – to divide or become divided Movie industry split over rating system

71 Spook – to frighten or become frightened Tsunami prediction spooks island voters

72 Stalemate – a disagreement that can’t be Battle ends in stalemate

solved

73 Stall – to delay or make things wait; to Election defeat could stall reforms

stop making progress

74 Stance – the opinions that someone has Agency praises bank stance 

about something; position

75 Stem – to stop something from spreading Taiwan stems departure of experts to

or increasing country

76 Sway – to influence or persuade Strong growth fails to sway government

77 Swindle – a situation in which someone Fake policemen held after P500,000 swindle

cheats someone in order to get money or
property

78 Thwart – to prevent from being Zone chiefs told to thwart teachers’ plan to
successful rally in city

79 Tie – relationship; strong connection PH looks for growing ties with China

80 Tip – to say in advance that someone or Nationalists tipped to win election

something will be successful

81 Trigger – to make something happen; to Pandemic triggers PH scientific response

cause someone to say or do something

82 Trim – to cut or reduce the amount or OPEC trims forecast on oil demand

number of something

83 Urge – to advise someone very strongly Airlines urge government to resolve airport

about what action or attitude they should troubles
take

84 Vie – to compete with other people for Thai company vies for projects in Brunei
something that is difficult to get

85 Void – to make something no longer legal Residents demand result be declared void

 or effective

86 Vow – a serious promise; to make a President vows to protect citizens

serious promise

87 Weigh – to consider all the aspects of Hyundai weighs launch of $3,500 car

situation

88 Woo – to try to persuade people to Thailand aims to woo Bollywood producers

support you

89 Yield – to produce something useful; to Video yields new clues in tourist slay

make a profit

ACTIVITIES

A. Directions: Encircle the word that suits the given definition.

Example: to prevent from being successful

Zone chiefs told to thwart teachers’ plan to rally in city

1. a request; an answer to a criminal charge

Court rejects plea to broadcast

2. a serious promise

Opposition pledges to continue protests

3. an election

Senator won’t quit over poll result

4. to burn out of control

Forest fire rages

5. to shock; to surprise

Tremors rock provinces in the North

6. to dismiss from a job

Police chief sacked
 7. to rise rapidly

Expert warns of unrest as rice price soars

8. to divide or become divided

Movie industry split over rating system

9. to cause someone to say or do something

Pandemic triggers PH scientific response

10. a serious promise; to make a serious promise

President vows to protect citizens

B. Directions: From the given list of words, improve the following

headlines by replacing the underlined word in each item. Choose the
letter of your answer.

1. Fire destroys 100 houses

2. Man declares UFO sighting
3. Expert describes artists ‘influencers’
4. PH team expects 20 golds
5. NGOs accuse gov’t for rushing bill
6. Marijuana smuggling tops a ton
7. Parent group says no to tuition increase
8. Studies connect starchy foods with diabetes
9. Google thinks about ad-sponsored dictionary
10. Police arrest scam leader

a) nab
b) blaze 
c) claims 
d) hike
e) dubs 
f) eyes 
g) flay
h) haul
i) link 
j) mulls 
 REMEMBER
 Specific words and expressions are used in headline writing for the
sake of brevity, simplicity, and easy reading.

 The copy editor usually writes the headlines that must encapsulate
the whole story, however complex it may be, in a way that the article
becomes tempting to read, simple, and understandable.

CHECKING YOUR UNDERSTANDING

You Can Do It!

Directions: Choose the appropriate vocabulary to complete each headline.

assail  grip backed dim  blast  blaze  bid  foil  axe  heist

1. Green groups (to criticize strongly) _______________ gov’t energy plans

2. Companies to (to remove from a job) _______________ up to 2,300 employees

3. Call for factory day care centers (to support) _______________ 

4. North, South Korea make new (an attempt) _______________ for peace

5. (an explosion) _______________ kills PH troops

6. (a big fire) _______________ destroys 50 houses

7. Hopes (to become weaker) _______________ for ending crisis

8. Gang uses phones to (to prevent from succeeding) _______________ police

9. Army chief tightens his (control; to take control of) _______________ 

10. Two held over 17-million van (theft)_______________ 

Critical Thinking)
POST TEST
 Vocab Twist
Directions: Using the given definition, rearrange the underlined letters to
form the correct headline vocabulary.

1. Filipinos EIRKD over racism
(to case to be angry or annoyed)

2. Heavy downpours SLAH Northeast
(to hit with a strong force)

3. Government to UNLACH a new war on drugs

(to start or begin)

4. When buying handbags, men POT for luxury

(to choose; to decide on)

5. Data show PH ISPOED for better growth

(ready; about to achieve)

6. Forest fire GERAS rages

(to burn out of control)

7. Police chief CKSAED
(to dismiss from a job)

8. Expert warns of REUNST as rice price soars

(to mention; to give as a reason)

9. Fake policemen held after P500,000 INSWDLE

(a situation in which someone cheats someone in order to get money or property)

10. Airlines GURE government to resolve airport troubles

(to advise someone very strongly about what action or attitude they should take)

REFLECTIVE
 In the headline, President vows to protect citizens, what is the meaning of the
underlined word?

What can we do to protect ourselves from contracting COVID-19? List

some safety measures that we can do at home. Write your answer on the
space provided.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT:

Writer: Kim L. Magno

Doña Teodora Alonzo High School
Editor/Reviewer: Imelda Llorente, MTI
Validator: Ayla B. Urrea, PSDS in-charge of Journalism
Management Team: Maria Magdalena M. Lim-Schools Division
Superintendent-Manila, Aida H. Rondilla-Chief Education Supervisor
Lucky S. Carpio-EPS and Lady Hannah C Gillo, Librarian II-LRMS

ANSWER KEY
 Posttest Check Your
Vocab Twist Understanding
You Can Do It!
1. irked
2. lash 1. assail 
3. launch
2. axe 
4. opt
5. poised 3. backed
6. rages 4. bid 
7. sacked 5. blast 
8. unrest 6. blaze
9. swindle 7. dim
10. urge 8. foil
9. grip
10. heist

Activities: B Pretest
Activities: A
1. A
1. blaze 1. plea  2. A
2. claims 2. pledges  3. C
3. dub 3. poll  4. D
4. eyes 4. rages 5. B
5. flay 5. rock 
6. haul 6. sacked Looking
7. hike 7. soars Back
8. link 8. split 
1. ,
9. mulls 9. triggers
10. vows  2. ;
10. nab
3. ‘ ’
4. :
5. ‘
References

1. Ceciliano, Jose C. Campus Journalism and School Paper Advising. Manila:

Rex Books Store, 1997
2. https://toromagn.wordpress.com/2009/04/27/news-headline-
vocabulary/
3. https://www.easymedia.in/use-punctuation-marks-headlines/