Lesson 2: KINDS OF NOUNS

WEEK 2

Most Essential Learning Competency (MELC):

Use clear and coherent sentences employing appropriate grammatical

structures: Kinds of Nouns – Mass Nouns, Count Nouns, Possessive
Nouns, and Collective Nouns.

Values for the Week:

Being Appreciative and Grateful

OBJECTIVES

In charting the course journey in this lesson, you are expected to:

1. identify the different kinds of nouns;

2. recognize the kind of noun used in a sentence ;
3. create grammatically correct sentences using the different kinds of
nouns; and
4. appreciate things and be grateful to people.

MATERIALS

1. Learning Module, Textbooks, Worksheets

2. Laptop, Headphone, Webcam
3. IE for EC: Integrated English for Effective Communication
4. Internet Connection
5. Dictionary
6. Pen (black/blue ink)

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LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Task 1. WORD MEANINGS and VOCABULARY CHECK

Using your dictionary, look for the meaning of the words found below. Write
the meaning of the word under the column for DEFINITION. Use each word in a
meaningful sentence, and write it under EXAMPLE.

VOCABULARY
DEFINITION EXAMPLE
WORDS
1. mediocre
2. gluttony
3. allocate
4. petticoat
5. brine

Task 2. LET US READ: The Legend of the Sun, Moon, and Stars

Legend is a kind of a narrative story that explains the existence of something ,

or how something came to be. A legend is a nonfiction story, which means it doesn’t
happen in real life. Let us read, The Legend of the Sun, Moon, and Stars, on pages
34-35 of your textbook. After reading, answer the questions below, for
comprehension check.

How was the first woman described in the
story?
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
____________________________________
What did the first man ask the first woman
to do? How did she react?
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
____________________________________

Do you think the woman’s attitude is good?
Explain your answer briefly.
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
If you were the woman in the story, where
would you put your precious jewelries?
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
____________________________________

What moral lesson can you learn from the
story?
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
What do you consider as your most prized
possession? How do you show that you
value it?
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________

DID YOU KNOW THAT?

Out of the many galaxies in the universe, more or less 100-200
billion galaxies, we belong to the Milky Way galaxy. Our galaxy
alone, contains of approximately 200 billion stars or more.
Imagine how big the universe is! Do you think there are other
beings out there, aside from us?
SOURCE: https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/review/dr-marc-space/solar-systems-in-galaxy.html

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 Task 3. KINDS OF NOUNS

POSSESSIVE
NOUN
You’ve been using nouns all along, when you are talking. Nouns are names of
people, places, things, events, and ideas. Read and understand all about
POSSESSIVE NOUNS on pages 39-40, CONNECT, of your textbook.
Answer ACTIVATE on page 40, of your textbook.

COLLECTIVE
NOUN
COLLECTIVE NOUN is a noun that refers to a group of people, animals, or
things.

EXAMPLES:

a GANG of thieves a FLOCK of sheep a BOUQUET of

flowers

COLLECTIVE NOUNS COLLECTIVE NOUNS COLLECTIVE NOUNS

FOR PEOPLE FOR ANIMALS FOR THINGS
A band of musicians An army of ants A bunch of flowers
A board of directors A flock of birds A fleet of ships
A choir of singers A herd of deer A forest of trees
A class of students A hive of bees A galaxy of stars
A crowd of people A litter of puppies A pack of cards
A pack of thieves A murder of crows A pack of lies
A panel of experts A pack of hounds A pair of shoes
A team of players A pack of wolves A range of mountains
A troupe of dancers A school of fish A wad of notes

Activity 1. WHAT’S THEIR GROUP NAME?

Search for the group name of the following people, animals, and things. Write
your answer in the blank space provided below.

1. a _________________ of kitten 6. a _________________ of owls

2. a _________________ of basketball players 7. a _________________ of actors
3. a _________________ of grapes 8. a _________________ of soldiers
4. a _________________ of beavers 9. a _________________ of whales
5. a _________________ of witches 10. a _________________ of books

COUNT NOUN and MASS

NOUN
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 COUNT NOUN
Examples:
building, house, rose, dog, eagle, ear
Sample sentences:
1. The dog is barking.
2. The dogs are barking.
3. The two dogs are barking.
MASS NOUN
Examples:
oil, water, sand, flour, sugar, coffee
Sample sentences:
1. The sand in the beach is wet,
due to the heavy rain.
2. Ten kilograms of rice is
enough for us for a month.
3. I need a cup of coffee.

COUNT NOUN is a noun that can be quantified, or can be counted with

numbers. On the other hand, MASS NOUN is a noun that can’t be quantified, or
can’t be counted with numbers. It is quantified with the use of a word that
signifies an amount.

Activity 2. CATEGORIZING NOUNS

There are count nouns and mass nouns inside the box. Categorize them
properly by writing them under the correct column in the table below.

butter cloud candy car vinegar oxygen plate hand gravel city rain

woman bag wood pen furniture smoke elephant cheese cotton

MASS NOUNS COUNT NOUNS

Task 4. SENTENCE CONSTRUCTION

Create sentences using the different kinds of nouns discussed in this learning
module. Underline the noun that you use in your sentence. Observe proper
grammar, capitalization of words, and correct punctuation marks.
POSSESSIVE NOUN
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
COLLECTIVE NOUN
______________________________________________________________
COUNT NOUN
______________________________________________________________

MASS NOUN
______________________________________________________________
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 Do the task tracker below, and  the circle if you are done doing the tasks.

Task Tracker
TASK 1 WORD MEANINGS AND VOCAB

TASK 2 COMPREHENSION CHECK

TASK 3 ACTIVATE PAGE 40

Activity 1 WHAT’S THEIR GROUP NAME

Activity 2 CATEGORIZED THE NOUNS

TASK 6 SENTENCE CONSTRUCTION

CLOSURE OF THE LESSON

Noun is one of the most common topics in the English subject. Without nouns,
we can’t name people, places, things, animals, events, and ideas. What do you
think will happen, if we don’t have any names?

________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________

REFLECT ON THIS:

What are the things that you

In the midst of the pandemic, appreciate, and what are you
being appreciative even to most grateful for today? Why?
little things is very ________________________
important. Let us be thankful ________________________
that we are healthy, that we ________________________
have food to eat, and that we ________________________
________________________
have our family to be with us ________________________
always, despite what is ________________________
happening now.
PERFORMANCE TASK

Create a comic strip with six frames. Your comic strip should show the proper
health protocol in this time of pandemic.

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 In your comic strip, make sure that you will be able to integrate the different kinds
of nouns, and you should also underline them. Don’t forget to observe correct
grammar, proper capitalization of words, and correct punctuation marks.

RUBRIC:
APPROACH
PROFICIE ING DEVELOPI BEGINNIN
CRITERIA NT PROFICIEN NG G
10 CY 6 4
8
CREATIVITY The pictures All but 1 of the All but 2 of the More than 2 of
and captions pictures and pictures and the pictures
reflect an captions reflect captions and captions
exceptional an exceptional reflect an reflect little
degree of degree of exceptional degree of
student student degree of student
creativity. creativity. student creativity
There is great creativity.
attention to
detail.
THEME All 6 frames Only 5 frames Only 4 frames Less than 4
relate to the relate to the relate to the frames relate
theme. theme theme. to the theme.
CHARACTE The main The main The main It is hard to tell
characters are characters are characters are who the main
RS & clearly clearly identified but characters
DIALOGUE identified, and identified, and not well are.
their actions their actions developed and
and dialogue and dialogue their actions
are well- match most of and dialogue
matched to the time. are too
each other. general.
STRUCTURE There are no There are 1-3 There are 4-5 There are
spelling, spelling, spelling, more than 5
punctuation, punctuation, or punctuation, spelling,
or grammar grammar and grammar punctuation,
errors. errors. errors. and grammar
errors.
NOUNS The comic The comic The comic The comic
uses all kinds uses at least uses at least uses only one
of nouns three kinds of two kinds of kind of noun.
correctly. nouns. nouns.

END OF WEEK 2

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