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English
Quarter 1 - Module 1:
Week 1: Long Vowel a Sound

Department of Education Republic of the Philippines

English – Grade 4
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Quarter 1 - Module 1: Long Vowel a Sound
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English
Quarter 1 - Module 1:
Week 1: Long Vowel a Sound

This instructional material was collaboratively developed

and reviewed by educators from public schools. We encourage
teachers and other education stakeholders to email their
feedback, comments, and recommendations to the Department
of Education at region10@deped.gov.ph.
 
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What This Module is About

Hello, learner!

It is time to learn new insights with the help of this module. This
module is especially made for you.

This material is self-instructional. The activities are designed for

you to work independently at the convenience of your home.

With this module, you will be learning about long vowel a sound,
speaking clearly using appropriate pronunciation and intonation, writing
2-3 sentences about the characters in a literary text read, and noting
details in a literary text read.

Have an enjoyable learning experience!

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 What I Need to Know

For today’s activity, you are expected to:

1. Read words, phrases, poems, and stories with the long vowel
a sound;
2. Speak clearly using appropriate pronunciation and intonation;
3. Write 2-3 sentences about the characters in a literary text
read; and
4. Note details in a literary text to read.

How to Learn from this Module

For you to achieve the objectives cited above, you are to do the
following:

• Read the lessons carefully.

• Follow the directions and/or instructions in the activities and

exercises diligently.

• Answer all the given tests and exercises.

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Icons of this Module

What I Need This part contains learning objectives

to Know that are set for you to learn as you go
along the module.

What I Know This is an assessment as to your

level of knowledge to the subject
matter at hand, meant specifically to
gauge prior related knowledge.
What’s In This part connects previous lessons
with that of what you are going to
learn.

What’s New An introduction of the new lesson

through various activities, before it
will be presented to you.

What is It These are discussions of the

activities as a way to deepen your
discovery and understanding of the
concept.
What’s More These are follow-up activities that are
intended for you to practice further in
order to master the competencies.

What I Have Activities designed to process what

Learned you have learned from the lesson

What I Can These are tasks designed to

Do showcase your skills and knowledge
gained, and applied into real-life
concerns and situations.
Post This assessment evaluates your level
Assessment of mastery in achieving the learning
objectives.

More These are additional activities

Activities designed to increase the level of your
skills and knowledge.

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 What I Know

Read the poem with correct intonation and expression. Underline

the words with long vowel a sound.

Ice Cream Cakes

Collete Hiller

Ice cream cake, ice cream cake

I could eat it all day from the minute I wake
I wouldn’t miss peas or carrots or grapes
If I could eat loads of ice cream cake.

Ice cream cake, ice cream cake

I could eat it all day, plate after plate
I wouldn’t miss apples or tuna paste
If I could eat loads of ice cream cake.

Source: Learner’s Material in English 4, p. 5

Lesson Long vowel a sound

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The long vowel ‘a’ sound is pronounced the same way as its letter
name. Long vowels are words that contain a long vowel sound.

What’s In

Look around your house. List down the things that you see that
begins with letter a. Write your answer on the space provided.

1. ______________________ 6. _______________________

2. ______________________ 7. _______________________

3. ______________________ 8. _______________________

4. ______________________ 9. _______________________

5. ______________________ 10. ______________________

What’s New

Read the paragraph and look for the words with the long vowel.
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a sound

When the sun came, Kabunian got some clay. He made a man.
He wanted the man to take care of the earth. But the men Kabunian
made were not the same. One was black, another was white, and
the last one was brown.
Source: Teaching Guide in English 4, p. 2

Add an e at the end of each word. Compare how the following words are
pronounced:

Ex. bat + e = bate

mat + e = _____ man + e = _____ cap + e = _____

hat + e = _____ pan + e = _____ nap + e = _____
rat + e = _____ ap + e = _____ fat + e = _____

What is It

Think!

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Long vowel is the term used to refer to vowel sounds whose
pronunciation is the same as its letter name.

Compare how the following words are pronounced:

mat + e = mate man + e = mane cap + e = cape
hat + e = hate pan + e = pane nap + e = nape
rat + e = rate tap + e = tape

What is the sound of a when letter e is added at the end of the

word?

Read the following words:

date game bake cane age ape male
gate lame cake lane cage cape pale
late name lake pane page nape sale
mate same make vane wage tape tale

What’s More

Read the story.

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 A Cake for Kate
Gretel Laura M. Cadiong

Kate was turning ten. But she was not

happy. Birthdays were ordinary days for
her. She never had a birthday party. She
never had a cake on her birthday. But she
wished she could have one.

After school, she would stand near the gate to sell rice cakes that
her mother made.

The next day, Mr. Basa, the school principal and a lady came to
Kate’s class. The lady was Mrs. Salas, the owner of the box. Mr.
Basa looked for Kate and he told Mrs. Salas how Kate found the big
box. Mrs. Salas thanked Kate.

“I just arrived from Cebu and the things inside the box are my
pasalubong for my family,” she said. “I was in your school because I
have to fetch my nephew. Then, I forgot that box, she added.

Sunday came. It was Kate’s birthday. After attending mass, Kate

and her mother went home. They were surprised to see Mrs. Salas
waiting for them.

“Happy birthday, Kate,” Mrs. Salas said. “I brought you a gift. I

asked your teacher about you and I am happy to know that you are
not only a helpful daughter but an honest girl, too.” She gave Kate a
red box tied with a ribbon. Kate opened the box. What a surprise! It
was a cake for her birthday!

Source: Learner’s Material in English 4, p. 7

Answer the following questions.

1. What did Kate sell after her classes?
______________________________________________
2. Why do you think did Kate sell rice cakes?
______________________________________________
3. What did Kate see one afternoon?
______________________________________________
4. What did she do with the box?
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5. If you were Kate, what would you do with the box?
_______________________________________________
6. How did Mrs.Salas thank Kate for returning her box of pasalubong?
_______________________________________________
7. How do you think did Mrs. Salas learn about Kate’s birthday?
_______________________________________________

Write at least two short sentences about the following persons.

a. Kate
1. ________________________________________
2. ________________________________________

b. Mrs. Salas
1.________________________________________
2. ________________________________________

What I Have Learned

Read the story and answer the questions that follow. Write your
answer on the space provided.

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 Jake has _______ . He puts the _______

on the _______ . An ______ took the

______ . The _____ put the _____

on the window _______ .

Source: Learner’s Material in English 4, p. 4

1. Who has a rake?

___________________________

2. Where did he put the rake?

___________________________

3. Who took the rake?

___________________________

4. Where did the ape put the rake?

__________________________

What I Can Do

Read the sentences and answer the following questions. Write

your answer on the space provided.

1. Jake takes the ape to the lake.

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Where does Jake take the ape?
_________________________

2. Kate bakes a cake.

What does Kate bake?
_________________________

3. Rene is late for his game.

Who is late for the game?
__________________________

4. The lame man has a cane.

What does the lame man have?
__________________________

5. The cape is on sale.

What is on sale?
__________________________

Post Assessment

Directions: Complete the statement below with the words with long vowel
a sound. Choose the correct answer from the choices given.

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1. I can play with my __________.
a. bat
b. cat
c. rat
d. game

2. Did you open the __________?

a. car
b. trap
c. cap
d. gate

3. The __________ is broken.

a. lab
b. tap
c. crap
d. vase

4. Put the dog in its __________.

a. mat
b. cab
c. pan
d. cage

5. The lion is in the __________.

a. arch
b. cave
c. attic
d. armchair

Additional Activities

Read the riddles and complete the puzzle. Answers contain long
vowel a sound.

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2
3

5
6

Across:

2. People cross the road through me. I am called the pedestrian

___________.
4. I cannot walk easily as others. I need my cane wherever I go.
6. I am neither an ocean nor a sea. I am a small body of water
surrounded by land, though a river I could never be.
7. It looks like a monkey for it belongs to the same family.
What could it be?

Down:

1. You put a candle on me. You slice and eat me. I am a sweet treat
on your birthday.
3. I rhyme with lane. I am a window _________.
5. Know me: call me, for this is how I am.

Answer Key

What I Know
1. bleeding
2. meat
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3. eaten
4. near
5. freed
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Ganchorre, V.S. P. & E. M. Santiago (2009) Developing My English

Power ( Revised Edition 2009) Books on Wheels Enterprises.

Miranda, B. N.(2008) English For You and Me Textbook (Revised

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 Edition, 2011) Book Wise Publishing House,Inc.

Rabelas, Grace U., et. al. (2015). English Learner’s Material.

Department of Education Republic of the Philippines.

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