English 3

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English – Grade 3
Quarter 2 – Module 8: Reading Aloud Short Stories/Poems with Short Vowel
Sounds
Second Edition, 2021

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 English 3
Quarter 2
Self-Learning Module 8
Reading Aloud Short Stories/Poems
with Short Vowel Sounds

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Introductory Message

For the Facilitator:

Welcome to the English 3 Self-Learning Module on Reading Aloud Short

Stories/Poems with Short Vowel Sounds.

This Self-Learning Module was collaboratively designed, developed, and

reviewed by educators from the Schools Division Office of Pasig City headed by its
Officer-in-Charge Schools Division Superintendent, Ma. Evalou Concepcion A.
Agustin, in partnership with the City Government of Pasig through its mayor,
Honorable Victor Ma. Regis N. Sotto. The writers utilized the standards set by the K
to 12 Curriculum using the Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELC) in
developing this instructional resource.

This learning material hopes to engage the learners in guided and independent
learning activities at their own pace and time. Further, this also aims to help learners
acquire the needed 21st-century skills especially the 5 Cs, namely: Communication,
Collaboration, Creativity, Critical Thinking, and Character while taking into
consideration their needs and circumstances.

In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box in the
body of the module:

Notes to the Teacher

This contains helpful tips or strategies that
will help you in guiding the learners.

As a facilitator, you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this
module. You also need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing them to
manage their learning. Moreover, you are expected to encourage and assist the
learners as they do the tasks included in the module.

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For the Learner:

Welcome to the English 3 Self-Learning Module on Reading Aloud Short

Stories/Poems with Short Vowel Sounds.

This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful
opportunities for guided and independent learning at your own pace and time. You
will be enabled to process the contents of the learning material while being an active
learner.

This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:

Expectations - This points to the set of knowledge and skills

that you will learn after completing the module.

Pretest - This measures your prior knowledge about the lesson

at hand.

Recap - This part of the module provides a review of concepts

and skills that you already know about a previous lesson.

Lesson - This section discusses the topic in the module.

Activities - This is a set of activities that you need to perform.

Wrap-Up - This section summarizes the concepts and

application of the lesson.

Valuing - This part integrates a desirable moral value in the

lesson.

Posttest - This measures how much you have learned from the
entire module.

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 EXPECTATIONS

This is your self-instructional learner module in English 3. All the

activities provided in this lesson will help you learn and understand:
Reading Aloud Short Stories/Poems with Short Vowel Sounds.

After completing the module, you will be able to:

1. Read aloud short stories and poems consisting of short a, e,
i, o, and u words with speed, accuracy, and proper
intonation.

PRETEST

Read aloud the poem below. Encircle all the words with short a, e,
i, o, and u vowel sounds.

Mom got me a pet named Pat.

Pat is a black cat, and it sleeps on a white mat.
Pat, my big fat cat, likes to sit on my red bag all day long.
Like a lazy creature, chilling and listening to a song.
But Pat turns mad every time it sees a rat.
It will run and chase the poor little rat.
Pat smiles when it finally caught,
the naughty little rat he fought.
That is Pat, my favorite fat cat!

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 RECAP

In our previous lesson, we learned how we can read words

with initial and final blends such as flag, grass, check, brass, nest,
belt, gift, pond, sand, lift, melt, and pest.
Supply the blanks with the missing initial or final consonant
blends to make each set complete.

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 LESSON

A vowel is a sound such as the ones represented in writing by

the letters 'a', 'e', 'i', ' o', and 'u', which you pronounce with
your mouth open, allowing the air to flow through it. In many words,
vowels do not make a long sound. They make a short vowel sound
instead. How can you tell the difference? Read aloud the story
below.

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 Strawberry Cake
There is a grocery store in town. The store sells chips,
meat, vegetables, milk, bread, and many more. A lot of
parents with their kids, go shopping especially during
weekends.
One day, Pam and Ted went with their mom to shop at
the grocery store to buy some supplies. " Pam, it’s a
strawberry cake that you like," said Ted. Pam looks at the
cake on top of the cake counter.
" It looks delicious, Ted, I want some," she said.
" Come on, let's ask mom to buy it," he said.
They went to their mom, who is busy picking vegetables
for dinner.
"Mom, can we have some strawberry cake for dessert?"
asked Ted.
" Okay, but you have to promise me that you are going to
eat vegetables for dinner," said mom.
" Yes, mom, we promise,” Pam said.
" Good, now help me get the ham and jam so we can go
home," mother said.
" Sure mom," they said, their eyes lit with gladness with what
their mom said.
Pam and Ted, help their mom in finding the items she needs
and went home after.

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Answer the following questions about the story.

1. Who went to the supermarket to buy some supplies?

___________________________________________________________

2. What did they buy in the supermarket?

___________________________________________________________

3. What did Pam and Ted ask their mother to buy for dessert?

___________________________________________________________

4. What did their mom ask for before she agreed to buy the
cake?
___________________________________________________________

5. How would you feel if you were Pam and Ted?

___________________________________________________________

Identifying short vowels word is pretty easy: if it doesn't sound like

any of the vowel letters, then you know it's a short vowel!

Short vowels usually sound like the following:

• A = 'ah' as in 'apple'
• E = 'eh' as in 'egg'
• I = 'ih' as in 'insect'
• O = 'awe' as in 'log'
• U = ‘ʊ’ as in ‘sun’

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 Take a look at the story again and find words with short a, e, I, o
and u vowel sounds. Write these words inside the box below.

What vowel sound does the word ham has? __________

What vowel sound does the word get has? __________
What vowel sound does the word lit has? __________
What vowel sound does the word mom has? __________
How do you identify short a, e, i, o and u vowel sounds?

We can identify short vowel sounds through the following:

The short vowels can be represented by a curved symbol above

the vowel: ă, ĕ, ĭ, ŏ, ŭ. The long vowels can be represented by a
horizontal line above the vowel: ā, ē, ī, ō, ū. Here are some
examples of short vowel words: at, egg, it, ox, up.
Short vowels usually sound like the following:

alligator

eggs

iguana

octopus

umbrella

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 Let's refresh our mind in reading some short vowel sounds by
answering the next activity.

Read each word. Which has short vowel sound? Check the box of
the correct answer.

1. bag bake pale cake

2. ape see net tree

3. lion bike pin Kite

4. snow mop cone oval

5. music glue ruler up

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 ACTIVITIES

Activity 1
Read aloud the poem below and encircle the words with short a,
e, i, o, and u vowel sounds.

Hot! Hot! The sun is hot!

I need some cap and cover my top.
The blazing sun up in the sky,
heats up the land like a pot on a fire.
So, I run and leap on my way to the tree,
because the sun is giving me so much heat.
I sat on a rock under the tree,
Like a frog on the log in the pond that I see.
The wind blows cool me down
Like a flower flown down to the town.
It is a lovely day to spend some time alone,
Just appreciate the world that we call our home.

Answer the following questions based on the poem.

1. What is blazing up in the sky?

2. Where did the girl run to escape the heat?
3. What makes her feel cool down?
4. How do you think she felt while spending her time alone?
Explain your answer.

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Activity 2
Read the story below and encircle the words with short a, e, I, o and
u vowel sounds. Also, answer the questions below.

Ted and Tom went to a pet shop to find a gift for their
little sister Tin. They saw cats, dogs, fish, and birds in the pet
shop. Ted saw a pup with a black spot on its eye. He called
Tom and said, " Look at that pup Tom, It is cute!". Tom looked
at the pup and said, "It's cute! But she is afraid of a dog.". Ted
nodded, "I forgot, let's look at the other pets.".
They look around the pet shop to find a perfect gift for
their sister.
Then, they saw a colorful bird inside a
cage, " Oh, it's pretty!" they both said.
" I think Tin will like that bird," Tom said
" Yes, let's buy the parrot for her."
Ted agreed.

1. Who went to the pet shop?

______________________________

2. What were the animals Ted and Tom saw in the pet shop?

______________________________

3. What pet did they choose to give Tin?

______________________________

4. Why did they not buy the pup?

______________________________

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Activity 3
Read aloud the story about the effect of the virus COVID-19 to us
and in our environment. Underline the words with short a, e, i, o and
u vowel sounds.

COVID-19
It's been months since the cities in the Philippines were under
community quarantine. The Sanchez family was in the living room
when the twins asked their parents some questions about the
pandemic.
"Dad, why do we have to stay at home?" Lin asked.
Mr. Sanchez looked at her and said, "It is because going
outside will expose us from the COVID-19 virus, which can harm our
health. The virus can kill people".
" I’m sad, does it mean we can’t jog and run at the park or
build a tent to play outside?" Len asked.
“We have to stay here at home Len and just rest. We could
help mom by doing some chores. After sleeping we should make
our bed, and then clean our room. We can also feed the dog and
fish,” Lin said.
“Yes, you are right, we could start organizing our things. Bags,
pens, fans, shirts, pants, and donate some of it to the needy. I’m just
sad that we can’t go to the mall and beaches like we used to,” Len
said.
Mr. Sanchez smiled, "But at least we
can spend more time with you now.
Also, our environment is better now. We
have cleaner air, forest, and seas due to
the quarantine. It's time for our mother
earth to improve".
" I hope people learned how to take
care of our environment, to prevent
pandemic like this," Lin added.

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 " Let us help take care of our environment in our little way, "
Len said.

WRAP-UP

To summarize the lesson, let us remember that:

Reading and identifying words with short a, e, i and o vowel
sounds is easy. It takes good practice to do it. Short vowel sounds
occur when the letter is not pronounced the way it sounds. When
producing short vowel sounds, the middle of the tongue stays in a
lower position.

Short vowels usually sound like the following:

• A = 'ah' as in 'alligator'
• E = 'eh' as in 'egg'
• I = 'ih' as in 'iguana'
• O = 'awe' as in 'octopus'
• U = ‘ʊ’ as in ‘bun’

VALUING

The world is our home and we have the responsibility to take

care of our environment, most especially if we want all the plants
and animals to stay for the future generations. We can do
something to help mother earth in our small little ways.

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 POSTTEST

Read the following sentences. Pick out the words with short a, e, i,
o, and u vowel sound in the sentence. Write the answer on the
space before each number.

___________1. Teddy digs the ground to plant trees.

___________2. Mary’s friend gave her a gold pen.
___________3. Wear some hat to protect you from the heat.
___________4. Siena and Dina lit the bonfire.
___________5. We clean the pond near our house.

Color or circle words with short vowel sounds in the puzzle below.
Then read them all aloud.

van cab red kid pot cat bug

ban map rim sad cop gun hog

wet fan kit tip tap dog lap

mat tab sip win bid bed suds

net jet pad bag tan yam mid

bud cut jot nut pin wag rub

sap man tug lip fat hid rat

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References
Pretest Recap Activity 1 Activity Activity Posttest
mom Initial 1. Ted and Tom 2 3 1. Teddy,
pet 1. star went to a pet hot sad digs,
pat 2. spider shop. cap can plant
black 3. swan 2. They saw cats, top kill 2. pen,
cat 4. shirt dogs, fish and pot jog her
mat 5. snail birds sat tent 3. hat,
fat 6. scooter 3. A parrot rock rest protect
sit 4. Tin is afraid of frog help 4. lit,
red Final dogs. log mom Siena,
mad 1. tent pond bed Dina,
rat 2. corn dog bonfire
3. toast fish 5. pond
4. lamp bags
5. cart pens Puzzle:
6. bank fans All words
shirts
pants
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