ACKNOWLEDGMENT

This
SUPPLEMENTARY LEARNING RESOURCE MATERIAL
was conceptualized by the
Schools Division Superintendent
Ronaldo A. Pozon, PhD, CESO V,
with the support of
Assistant Schools Division Superintendents,
Dr. Melissa S. Sanchez and Dr. Leandro C. Canlas,
Curriculum Implementation Division led by
Paulino D. De Pano, PhD
Learning Resource Management Section headed by
Bobby P. Caoagdan, EdD
and the guidance of the Education Program Supervisor in English,
Joel S. Guileb, EdD
and
Levy J. Palafox, Ph.D.
District Supervisor
in partnership with the
the Local Government Units (LGUs) of and
the Provincial Government of Tarlac under the leadership of
Governor Susan V. Yap

Name ______________________________ Date ___________

Grade & Section ___________________

MELC Grade 2 Quarter 3

Recognize that some words may have the same
REMINDER: The learner may need the help or assistance of someone in the family (parent/guardian
or older siblings) who may read, explain, illustrate the instructions and explain the discussions in
each activity. If the instructions have been made clear, the learner should work independently on
the activities.

Day 1
I. Let Us Connect
Before everything, let’s try this short exercise.
Fill in the missing letters to describe the
following images.

1. pr __ tty lady

2. b __ g animal

3. sm ___ ll insect

4. sh ___rt kid
5. smell sw __ __ t

Now think of other words that has the same meanings with the
words we used to describe the pictures at previous activity by
completing the word.

1. l__ vely lady

2. l __ rge animal

3. t __ ny insect

4. sm __ ll kid

5. fr __ grant
 II. Let Us Know (with the help or assistance of an able
parent, guardian or sibling)
Read the short paragraph.

A Flower Garden
Cora has a beautiful flower garden.
It’s pretty, too. There are big and large
plants. There are small and tiny plants.
Many plants have flowers. The flowers
have pretty and attractive colors. Many
flowers smell sweet and fragrant.

What words described Cora’s garden?

beautiful and pretty
What words described the flowers?
pretty and attractive, smell sweet and fragrant
What words described the plants?
big and large, small and tiny

beautiful- pretty - attractive

smell sweet – fragrant
big – large- huge
small – tiny- little
These words have the same
Meanings. They are synonyms.
 Synonyms are words
with the same or similar
meaning.

III. Let Us Apply What You Know (with the assistance

of an able family member)
Activity 1
Directions: Choose the matching synonyms from
the words in the box.

run baby gift bunny talk

1. speak ________________

infant _________________
2.
 3. present _________________

4. jog ________________

5. rabbit ___________________

Activity 2
Read the word on the left. Then circle its synonym.

clean fresh tidy dirty

easy hard simple clear

right correct wrong true

fast quick swift slow

quiet loud silent low

Activity 3: Synonym Word Match

Match each word to each synonym.

IV. Let Us Strengthen What You Learned

Encircle the synonyms of the underlined word in
 the parentheses.

1. My sister is pretty.
(ugly beautiful kind)

2. The house is clean.

(tidy dirty wet)
3. The ball is round.
(triangle circle square)
4. Grandfather is strong.
(healthy sick weak)
5. Mother received her salary. She is happy.
(sad glad crying)

DAY 2
Sub-task/Pre-requisite Competencies:
Improve one’s vocabulary by using synonyms of common words.
I. Let Us Connect
Hi kids! Yesterday, we have learned about synonyms.
Today, let’s continue the topic we have about synonyms.

Showing pictures of objects, animals or person.

What can you tell about the pictures?
 big large

beautiful pretty

happy glad

II. Let Us Know (with the help or assistance of an

able parent, guardian or sibling)
Read these sentences about those pictures.
a. The elephant is a big animal.
The carabao is a large animal.
b. Sampaguita is beautiful.
Gumamela is pretty.
c. Nena is happy.
Gina is glad because it’s her birthday.
1.What word described the elephant? Sampaguita?
Nena? Carabao? Gumamela? Gina?
2. What animal is big? large?
3. What flower is beautiful? pretty?
4. Who is happy? glad?

Synonyms are words

with the same or similar
meaning.

small – short hard- solid dry – damp

sharp – pointed fast – quick

 III. Let Us Apply What You Know (with the assistance
of an able family member)
Activity 1
Direction: Choose the matching synonyms from
the words in the box.

street ill trash chef happy

1. sick

2. cook

3. glad
 4. garbage

5. street

Activity 2
Find another word in the parenthesis that is the same as the
underlined word.

1. The building is tall. (small, high , big)

2. The ant is small. (tiny, big, tall)
3. Ruben is a bright boy. (ugly, intelligent, dull)
4. I am sad. (happy, gay, lonely)
5. Lydia is a fast runner. (quick, slow good)

Activity 3
Match the word that have the same meaning under each column.
Draw a line to connect the word.
A B
1. present tidy
2. clean high
3. tall gift
4. night pal
5. friend evening

IV. Let Us Strengthen What You Learned

Cut out the word tiles at the bottom of the page.
Glue them into the box with the correct synonym.
Sub-task/Pre-requisite Competencies:
Use context clues as an aid to deduce the meaning of an unfamiliar words.
DAY 3

I. Let Us Connect
Use another word for the underlined words that
means the same.

1.My father is glad today. ______________

2. The book is small. ______________

3. Sharon is pretty. ______________

4.Let us keep silent. _______________
5.Wear clean clothes always. _____________

II. Let Us Know (with the help or assistance of an able

parent, guardian or sibling)
Look at these objects / persons. Tell something about
them.
Let’s compare. Use the correct word on the blank.
1. Sugar is _sweet_ while tamarind is sour.
(sweet sour)
2. Mother has a big bag while I have a small bag.
(big small)
3. Father is tall while I am short.
(tall short)
4. Clean water is good to drink while dirty water
makes us sick.
(clean dirty)
5. Lorna is pretty while Wilma is ugly.

What can you say about the pair of words?

What are words that have opposite meanings?

Antonyms are words with the opposite
meaning.
sweet – sour
big – small
tall – short
clean – dirty
pretty - ugly

III. Let Us Apply What You Know (with the

assistance of an able family member)

Activity 1
Directions: Change the word that is
underlined to its antonyms.

Awesome! Now, let’s answer the activities! 

close easy found chilly early
hot tallest fast over happy

1. My teacher gives hard homework. _____________

2. We live far from my grand mom. _____________
3. Have you lost your pencil? _____________
4. School starts too late. _____________
5. My dog can climb under the fence. _____________
6. I like a cold lunch. _____________
7. Bob is the shortest boy in our class. _____________
8. Today it will be warm outside. _____________
9. Edna is sad about the party. _____________
10. I am slow at running the race. _____________

Activity 2
Direction: Match the opposite words.
A B
1. hot in
2. fast long
3. happy slow
4. short sad
5. out cold
6. left end
7. no poor
8. up right
9. rich yes
10.start down
Activity 3
Read each sentence. Circle the word that means the
opposite (antonym) as the underlined word.

1. The is long. empty short big

2. The is wet. go dry tall

 full sad quiet
3. The is loud.

4. The is far. near under dark

right open thin

5. The is closed.

IV. Let Us Strengthen What You Learned

Write the opposite meanings.

1. noisy ______________________
2. black ______________________
3. many ______________________
4. low _____________________
5. thin ______________________
DAY 4
Sub-task/Pre-requisite Competencies:
Identify antonyms of common words.
I. Let Us Connect
 Look at the words at the first column. Write a
synonyms and an antonyms for each. Use the words in
the cloud.
Synonyms Antonyms
angry
shy
windy
old
clean

stormy new brave tidy calm

dirty mad aged happy timid

II. Let Us Know (with the help or assistance of an able

parent, guardian or sibling)

Dina and Lina like to play a game called

Opposites. Let’s listen to their games.
 ugly flower

What words are opposite in meaning?

What do we call these words?

Antonyms are words with

opposite meaning

Here are other antonyms. Read them orally.

clean – dirty many- few

slow- fast old – new
good- bad up – down
hard – soft thick – thin
young – old wet - dry
 III. Let Us Apply What You Know (with the
assistance of an able family member)

Activity 1
Choose a word from the box that means the
opposite of the following words.

wet rich hot few strong

1. ___________ 2. ___________ 3. _____________

4. ______________ 5. ______________
Activity 2

Which pairs are antonyms? Encircle the number.

1. yes – no 6. noisy – quiet

2. big – large 7. pretty – beautiful
3. hot – warm 8. day – night
4. long – short 9. loud - soft
5. high – tall 10. early – late

Activity 3

Read each sentence carefully. Look for the opposite of the

underlined words from the words in the parentheses.

1. The tall girl walked last in the procession.

(first second third)
2. She was wearing a long gown.
(beautiful thin short)
3. She sat on a high chair.
(big low new)
4. Her chair was big and heavy.
(light thin white)
5. The girl was very quiet.
(noisy sad happy)

IV. Let Us Strengthen What You Learned

 Below each word, write the antonym on the line. Use the
word bank to help you.

sad down cold empty

tall go small float

Prepared by:

BENILDA C. JAZMIN
 Sta. Maria Elem. School
Master Teacher 1

EDNA B. SANTOS
Malacampa Elem. School
Teacher III

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