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English
Quarter 1–Module 16
Explaining How Words Are Derived from Names of Persons
and Places

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Module Writer: Ciarra Coline D. Santos
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Reviewer: Sharie L. Miguel, EdD & Cherrylene M. Mendoza, MAED-Eng
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Introductory Message
For the Facilitator:

Welcome to the English 9 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on Explaining how
words are derived from names of persons and places!

This module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by educators from public
institutions to assist you, the teacher or facilitator in helping the learners meet the standards
set by the K to 12 Curriculum while overcoming their personal, social, and economic
constraints in schooling.

This learning resource hopes to engage the learners into guided and independent learning
activities at their own pace and time. Furthermore, this also aims to help learners acquire the
needed 21st century skills 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.

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need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing them to manage their own
learning. Furthermore, you are expected to encourage and assist the learners as they do the
tasks included in the module.

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Welcome to the English 9 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on Explaining how
words are derived from names of persons and places !

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 What I Need to Know

This module will assist you in enhancing learners’ understanding of new

vocabulary by making connections to related ideas and other words.
Please help the learners in sharing their ideas and knowledge from their
experiences so that there will be collaboration and learning will be easy.
Answers are written at the back of this module. Inculcate to the learners the
value of honesty and love for family and friends.

For the learner

Where did the English we speak today come from? To find an answer we
have to look at the history of the languages spoken in the British Isles because it
takes a little while before it really becomes something, we can call English. You will
be given activities that you can answer on your own after reading and going through
the different parts of this module. Please remember not to make markings on this
module and write your answers on your notebook.

At the end of this module, you are expected to:

1. discover words derived from names of persons and places;
2. determine the meaning of some eponyms; and
3. use eponyms in sentences correctly.

What I Know

Let’s have a quick review! Remember! Nouns are naming words. Everything you can
see is a noun.
Instruction: Feed the Noun Monster! Write the words you think are nouns on your
notebook.
Note: You can write one or more nouns.
(INSERT PICTURE OF MONSTER)

1. The girl plays soccer.

2. The sheep escaped and ran into the village.
 3. The cat sat on the mat in the bedroom.
4. The book of Christianity is the bible.
5. Paris is the capital of France.
6. The book is on the book shelf.
7. Maria went to the market.
8. A mouse ran away from the cat.
9. Ken was born in October.
10. Joe is my cousin.
11. I like beautiful flowers.
12. Children were playing outside.
13. We saw many animals in the zoo.
14. She played with her brother.
15. Zoe likes cookies.

Lesson
Explaining how words are derived from
16 names of persons and places

Knowing how words are derived from names of persons and places help us to
understand how related terms can become names from specific things.

What’s New

Do you know where does the word “sandwich” come from?

Who invented the sandwich?

What do we call the words that were derived from names of
persons and places?
 What is It

Discussion of Activity 1
An eponym is a word which has borrowed its name from a person. For
example, the sandwich is named after John Montagu, the 4th Earl of
Sandwich.
The “mason jar” is named after John Landis Mason, a tinsmith who invented
the jar.

What’s More

Independent Activity 1

Match the word to the eponym where it’s derived from. Write your answers on your
notebook.

1. Granny smith apple A. Greek God “Atlas

2. Atlas B. Roman God Vulcan

3. Cereal C. Marry Anne Smith

4. Wellies D. Lazlo Biro

5. Biro E. Professor Bunsen

6. Volcano F. Aldophe Sax

7. Saxophone G. Louise Braille

8. Hoover H. Duke of Wellington

9. Braille reading and writing system I. Roman God Ceres

10. Bunsen Burner J. Alexander Garden

11. Morse Code K. William Henry “Boss” Hoover

 12. Bell’s Palsy L. William Penn

13. Shrapnel M. Samuel F.B. Morse

14. Pennsylvania N. Sir Charles Bell

15. Gardenia O. Henry Shrapnel

P. Romulus

Independent Assessment 1

Write the correct word based on the eponym and definition given. Write your
answers on your notebook.

Eponym Word Definition

Achilles A seemingly small but
actual mortal weakness
Julius Ceasar A month
Ambrose Burnside Hair that has grown down
the side of a face in front
of the ears
Marie Curie Unit of radio activity
Caesar Cardini A mixture of food such as
greens, anchovies,
croutons, and grated
cheese
Anders Dahi Flower
Adi Dassler Shoe company
August Horch German car company
Gustave Eiffel Located in Paris, France
Galileo Galilei Unit of acceleration
Sylvester Graham Often used in s’mores
King Louis XIV of France US state
John Montagu Food consisting of 2 or
more slices of bread
John Marshall Country in Oceania
William Pit City in Pennsylvania
Independent Activity 2

Fill in the blanks to make the eponyms. They are all things to wear. Write your
answers on your notebook.

1. (rubber or plastic waterproof boots)

2. (A knitted jacket)
3. (a man’s soft felt hat)
4. (a type of cowboy hat)
5. (a raincoat)

Independent Assessment 2

Eponym or Epo-NOT. Write E if the word is an eponym and N if it is not. Write your
answers on your notebook.

_1. August
_2. Volt
_3. Bit
_4. Amish
_5. Kaleidoscope
_6. Zibabwe
_7. Boycott
_8. Silhouette
_9. Jalapeno
_10. Sadism

Independent Activity 3
Write the word from the box that goes with each sentence. Write your answers on
your notebook.
Afghan currants atoll canary denim turquoise

1. This yellow finch is from the Canary Islands of Western Africa.

2. This fruit was named for the city of Corinth in ancient Greece.

3. The word for this stone comes from the country of Turkey.
 4. This covering gets its name from the country of Afghanistan.

5. This blue cloth came from a French town called Nimes.

Independent Assessment 3

Answer the eponym being described in each sentence. Write your answers on your
notebook.

1. Delicious melons were first grown on an estate named Cantalopo

in Italy.
2. A composer gained fame for his songs at Vau-de-Vire in France.
3. A light fragrance was made in Cologne, Germany
4. A small salt water fish was found near the island of Sardinia.
5. A runner raced 26 miles to Athens with news of victory at the
Battle of Marathon in ancient Greece.

What I Have Learned

What do you know about EPONYM?

 What I Can Do

Match each word with its name story. Write your answers on your notebook.

1. Bikini a. A sweet fruit was first found in Tangiers in Africa.

2. Tarantula b. Bologna, a city in Italy, is where a lightly

smoked meat sausage
was made

3. Bologna c. people on the island of Bikini in the Pacific Ocean

4. Tangerine d. Taranto, Italy, is known for its spiders

Assessment

Find out more about the history of one of the words and the place for
which it is named. Write a paragraph to report on our research.

Additional Activities

Create your own dictionary of eponyms.

Answer Key
References

Kersti Börjars
https://www.childrensuniversity.manchester.ac.uk/learning-activities/languages/words/world-languages-map-2/

The English Club

Learn English Vocabulary with
Eponyms 1997-2020
https://www.englishclub.com/efl/blog/eponyms/