English 1

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English – Grade 1
Quarter 3 – Module 19: Giving the Number of Syllables of Given Words
First Edition, 2020

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 English 1
Quarter 3
Self-Learning Module 19
Giving the Number of Syllables
of Given Words

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Introductory Message

For the Facilitator:

Welcome to the English Grade 1 Self-Learning Module on Giving the Number

of Syllables of Given Words!

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 Self-Learning Module on Giving the Number of

Syllables of Given Words!

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 1,

Quarter 3 Lesson 19. After going through this self-learning
module, you are expected to learn how to:
1. Count the number of syllables of given words correctly;
and
2. Give the number of syllables of given words correctly.

PRETEST

Directions: Read each word and determine how many

syllables each word has. Write your answer on the space
provided.
_____ A. boy
_____ B. table
_____ C. eraser
_____ D. pencil
_____ E. fan

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 RECAP

Community helpers are people who live and work in

our community. They help us in our community.

Some examples of community helpers are:

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teacher policeman nurse

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doctor dentist farmer

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firefighter postman

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 LESSON

The English language has many words and every word

can be split into parts, we call these parts syllables. A word
could have one, two, three, four, or even more syllables. A
syllable is like a beat. You can make a beat by clapping
your hands.
⮚ Word with 1 syllable
ex: fan, 1 beat

fan

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⮚ Word with 2 syllables

ex: basket, 2 beats

bas-ket

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⮚ Word with 3 syllables

ex: banana, 3 beats

ba-na-na

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 ⮚ Word with 4 syllables
ex: salamander, 4 beats

sa-la-man-der

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Guided Practice
Write the number of syllables of the following words:
A. _____ support
B. _____ fair
C. _____ helpful
D. _____ enjoyable
E. _____ unity

Answer:
A. The word support has 2 syllables (sup-port)
B. The word fair has only 1 syllable (fair)
C. The word helpful has also 2 syllables (help-ful)
D. The word enjoyable has 4 syllables (en-joy-a-ble)
E. The word unity has 3 syllables (u-ni-ty)

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 ACTIVITIES

Activity 1
Directions: Read the following sentences. Give the number
of syllables of the underlined word in each sentence. Write
your answer on the space provided.
_____ 1. Respect your parents.
_____ 2. Have faith in God.
_____ 3. Father planted avocado in our backyard.
_____ 4. Ben is honest.
_____ 5. I love my family.

Activity 2
Directions: Encircle the number of syllables each name of
the picture has.

guitar
1 2 3

helicopter
2 3 4

dress
1 2 3

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 pajamas

1 2 3

key
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Activity 3
Directions: Read the short passage. Write the number of
syllables under each underlined word.

“Cloudy Day”
Dina is ready to go to school. She brings her bag, lunch
box, and an umbrella. Looking up, she sees the sky getting
dark. Tiny drops of rain start to fall.
Aurora Portes, Justine Balajadia, Amber De Jesus, Adelaida Reyes, Carmen Siao (2008). English Expressways Reading and Language 1. SD Publications as part of
the NPSBE

WRAP-UP

Write your name in the big circle. List five (5) words that
describe you on the lines provided. You can choose from
the words in the box. Then, write how many syllables each
word has in the small circles.
industrious smart polite kind
friendly honest happy

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 VALUING

Put a checkmark ( ) in the box if the picture shows kindness

and X mark if not.

1. 4.

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2. 5.

4. 5.

3.

POSTTEST

Directions: Look at the pictures. How many syllables each

name has? Write the letter of the answer on the space
provided.

_____ 1. guava

A. 1 B. 2 C. 3

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_____ 2. papaya

A. 1 B. 2 C. 3

_____ 3. caterpillar

A. 4 B. 5 C. 6

_____ 4. jar

A. 1 B. 2 C. 3

_____ 5. pencil

A. 1 B. 2 C. 3

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 KEY TO CORRECTION

1 E. 3 E. 3 E. 1 E.
3 D. 2 D. 4 D. 2 D.
1 C. 4 C. 2 C. 3 C.
4 B. 1 B. 1 B. 2 B.
2 A. 2 A. 2 A. 1 A.
Activity 2 Activity 1 Guided Practice Pretest

References

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h&ved=2ahUKEwjwkJGNze3qAhVH9pQKHaBgCBwQ2cCegQIABAA&oq=sala
mander+black+and+white&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzIECAAQEzIECAAQEzIICAA
QCBAeEBMyCAgAEAgQHhATMggIABAIEB4QEzoECCMQJzoCCAA6BAgAEB5
Q5lNY_GtgxG5oAHAAeACAAegEiAGtH5IBCzAuMy4zLjIuMS4zmAEAoAEBqgEL
Z3dzLXdpei1pbWfAAQE&sclient=img&ei=Od8eX7CQI8fs0wSgwaHgAQ&bih=6
57&biw=1366

Aurora Portes, Justine Balajadia, Amber De Jesus, Adelaida Reyes, Carmen

Siao (2008). English Expressways Reading and Language 1. SD Publications as
part of the NPSBE

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