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English
Quarter 4 – Module : 7
Words with Vowel Diphthongs:oy,
oi,ou and ow
English – 3
Self-Learning Module (SLM)
Quarter 4 – Module 7: Words with Vowel Diphthongs: oy, oi,ou and ow
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English
Quarter 4 – Module 7:
Words with Vowel Dophthongs: oy, oi,
ou and ow
Introductory Message
For the facilitator:

Welcome to the English 3 Self-Learning Module (SLM) onWords with Vowel

Diphthongs: oy, oi, ou and ow.

This module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by educators

both from public and private institutions to assist you, the teacher or facilitator in
helping the learners meet the standards set by the K to 12 Curriculum while
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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 (SLM) onWords with Vowel

Diphthongs: oy, oi, ou and ow.

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 What I Need to Know

In this module, you will demonstrate understanding of different listening

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This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to help you
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correspond with the textbook you are now using.
This module is all about:Words with Vowel Diphthongs: oi, oy, ou and ow.
After going through this module, you are expected to:
1. Read words with vowel diphthongs: oy (boy), oi (boil), ou (out) ow
(bow).
 identify words with vowel diphthongs: oy (boy), oi (boil), ou (out) ow
(bow).
 write correctly words with vowel diphthongs: oy (boy), oi (boil), ou
(out) ow (bow).
 read words with vowel diphthongs: oy (boy), oi (boil), ou (out) ow
(bow).
2. Read phrases, sentences and short stories consisting vowel diphthongs:
oy, oi, ou, ow .
 read with accuracy, speed proper phrasing phrases,
sentences, stories and poems consisting vowel vowel
diphthongs: oy, oi, ou, ow

 show understanding of meaning of words consisting vowel

diphthongs: oy, oi, ou, ow by using them in correct sentences.

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 What I Know
Bring back the memories!
Read and look for the encircled word in each sentence. Put the
following indicators on the space provided.

- for word with vowel diphthong oi

-for word with vowel diphthong oy

-for word with vowel diphthong ou

-for word with vowel diphthong ow

__________1. The clown counts seven coins.

__________2. The boy milks the cow.
__________3. Andrea looks pretty with her pink blouse.
__________4. The farmer plows the field of soy.
__________5. Rhea needs oil to cook the oyster.
__________6. There is an ant on the ground.
__________7. I love wearing blue gown.
__________8. Many boys swim in a crowded beach.
__________9. The girl saw a little mouse in the hole.
___________10. I don’t have any choice but to stay at home.

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 Lesson English: Words
with Vowel
1 Diphthongs: oy, oi, ou, and ow

Hello Kiddos! Welcome to Module 7-Words with Vowel Diphthongs: oy,

oi, ou and ow.
Congratulations for the job well done in the previous module. Before
proceeding furtherto our new lesson, let’s have some review first on our
previous lesson.
Let’s do this together.

What’s In

Name the pictures. Write the missing letters on the blanks to complete
the words.

1. b_ _ k 6. r_ _d

2. f_ _ d 7. b_ _

3. r_ _ n 8. n_ _l

4. tr_ _y 9. __r

5. c_ _t 10. b_ _t

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 Notes to the Teacher and to the Parents
Assist and guide the learner in answering the activity.

Great job Kiddos!

Are you all ready and excited? Enjoy and have fun as we start our new
lesson.

What’s New

“Can you read these stories?”

Read the story and take note the highlighted words.

Troy and Roy

A. Mil Flores-Ponciano and Leo Go

Troy and Roy are friends.

Troy enjoys cooking for Roy.
“What are you doing?” Roy asked.
“I am looking for the can of oil.” Troy
said.
“What will you do with the oil?”
“I will cook oyster for you.”
“May I help you?” Roy asked.
“Yes. But don’t hold the pan.”
“Aw!” Roy said in a noisy voice.
“I told you not to hold the pan,” said
Troy.

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. The Mouse and the Sow
B. Mil Flores-Ponciano and Leo Go

The Mouse and the Sow walked on the

ground.
The two friends found a pail of pig food
The Mouse shouted, “It tastes good.
Come on, Sow, let us run on the ground.”

But there was a bog on the ground.

And now the Mouse and the Sow
Must hop to cross the bog on the ground.
But the Sow can’t hop on the ground.

“Hop with me, Sow.” Mouse said.

“I can’t hop” The Sow said.
Now the Sow frowns with a pouting mouth
As the Mouse eats a mouthful.

Notes to the Teacher and to the Parents

Assist and guide the learner in reading the stories.

What is It

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 Well done Kids! Now, we will learn how read words with vowel
diphthongs: oy, oi, ou and ow.

These are the highlighted words taken from the story.

A B

oyster oil Mouse Sow

Troy voice ground frowns
enjoys noisy shouted pouting
Roy mouth

What can you say about the group of words in column A?

Can you point out what is common to the words in column A?

How about in column B?

What do these words have in common?

Say:

Troy, Roy, enjoys and oyster are words with vowel diphthong /oy/.

Oil, voice and noisy are words with vowel diphthong /oi/.

Mouse, ground, shouted, pouting and mouth are words with vowel
diphthong /ou/. While, Sow and frowns are word with vowel diphthong
/ow.

Things to Remember

Diphthong
 is a sound formed by combining two vowels in a single syllable.
 -the sound begins as one vowel sound and moves towards
another. 10

Examples:
Do you know now how to read words with vowel diphthong oy, oi, ou and
ow/?
Get ready for the next activity!

What’s More
Hey Kids! It’s time to have fun! Let’s do the following activities.

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Activity 1
1.1 Match Me!
Match the pictures on the left column with the phrases on
the right column.

1.
 a big house

2.
 a white blouse

3.
 a yellow gown

4.
 an oil

5.
 a toy car

1.2 Organize Me!

Arrange the words inside the boxes that describe the pictures in activity 1.2 to form a
sentence. Write your sentence on the space provided for.

wear I to love white blouse

____________________
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2. owns the rich a big man house

______________________
______________________

3. me father gave a toy car

_______________________
_______________________

use oil an we to cook our food

4. ____________________
____________________

little my sister a yellow wore on gown on her birthday

5.

__________________________
__

Congratulations Kids! You did a Great Job in the previous activity.

Let’s have some more fun by doing the activities below.

Activity 2

2.1 Write the words!!

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 Write words you think of that contains vowel diphthong oy, oi,ou
andow. Write the word in each petal.
A. B.

oy oi

C. D.

ou ow

2.2Use the words!

Remember the words that you learned today? Write the correct word
from the box to complete the sentences below.

blow boil cloud

cowboy soil coy

1. My sister gave me a _____________ outfit.

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 2. I know what makes a ____________ form in the sky.

3. Rica planted flower in the _______________.

4. Have you tried to ___________ a balloon?

5. It takes only a few minute to _________ egg.

Notes to the Teacher and to the Parents

Assist and guide the learner in answering the activities but do not change
the wrong answer

What I Have Learned

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 Now, let us see if how far you have learned from our lesson.
Answer the questions below by filling the blanks.

What are the words that you have learned from our lesson?

Words with vowel diphthongs: _______, _______, _______ and

________.
Can you give examples of words with vowel diphthongs; oy, oi,ou and
ow?
________________________
________________________
________________________
________________________

Can you use them in sentences?

1. ___________________________________________________________________
2.___________________________________________________________________
3.___________________________________________________________________
4.___________________________________________________________________

What can I do
Congratulations! You did a good job in all the activities.
Now is the time to prove that you have learned in our lesson. Do the
activity below and apply what you have learned.
1. Read and Learn!

A. Read the following phrases.

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  to throw a ball
 found a ballpen
 to clean the toilet
 toy for Roy
 when to pout or not

B. Complete the sentences with the correct phrase above.

1. Nicanor __________ on his way home. He returned it to the
owner.

2. Children should learn _____________. They need to learn

how to control their feelings.

3. It’s Michael’s turn ________________. His knees are

shaking.

4. The Grade Three class’ duty is ________________. Early in

the morning, the class gets the cleaning materials.

5. Mommy Nelia bought a __________. He was very happy and

thankful to his mother.

2. Read and Assess!

Read the story and poem aloud and answer the questions. Use the
given rubrics to assess yourself. Tick the box under Yes column if
you think you are good enough and No column if not.
A.
Roy and the Field of Soy

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 Mil Flores-Ponciano and Leo Go

Father works in the field. He toils in the field.

Two coy boys go with Father to dig the field of soy.

Roy, with a yellow toy, joins the coy boys.

Father warns Roy and the coy boys.

“Don’t destroy the soy. Don’t play with your toy.

” But the boys and Roy still play and jump with joy.

They jump on the moist soil and the soy was destroyed.
Now Father has no soy to harvest. He is annoyed.

1. Who works in the field?

A. Roy B. the boys C. Father

2. Who help Father dig the field of soy?

A. Roy B. the boys C. Troy

3. What does Father plant in the field?

A. coy B. soy C. toy

4. What is Father’s warning to the boys?

A. Don’t harvest the soy. B. Don’t destroy the soy. C. Don’t oil the
soy.

5. What do Roy and the boys do in the field?

A. join B. jump C. point

6. What happened to the field of soy?

A. annoyed B. destroyed C. coiled

7. How will you describe Roy and the boys?

A. not obedient B. not honest C. not respectful

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 B.
The Mouse and the Sow
Mil Flores-Ponciano and Leo Go

The Mouse and the Sow walked on the ground.

The two friends found a pail of pig food
The Mouse shouted, “It tastes good.
Come on, Sow, let us run on the ground.”

But there was a bog on the ground.

And now the Mouse and the Sow
Must hop to cross the bog on the ground.
But the Sow can’t hop on the ground.

“Hop with me, Sow.” Mouse said.

“I can’t hop” The Sow said.
Now the Sow frowns with a pouting mouth
As the Mouse eats a mouthful.

1. Where were the Mouse and the Sow?

a. house b. ground c. cloud

2. What did the Mouse and the Sow find?

a. a pail of pig food b. a pail of pug food c. a pail of peg food

3. What was on the ground?

a. bag b. bug c. bog

4. What is another word for “bog”?

a. sprout b. soap c. swamp

5. Why did the Sow frown?

a. She can’t hop. b. She can’t pout. c. She can’t sound.

6. Did the Sow taste the pig food?

a. no b. yes c. The story does not say.

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 Criteria Yes No

1. I can clearly read the words and phrases

with vowel diphthongs oi, oy, ou and ow.

2. I can clearly read the sentences, stories and

poems with vowel diphthongs oi, oy, ou and
ow.

3. I can identify words with vowel diphthongs

oi, oy, ou and ow from the sentences, stories
and poems.

4.I can understand the meaning of the words

with vowel diphthongs oi, oy, ou and ow from
the sentences, stories and poems.
5. I can answer the questions well.

Assessment

A. Read each sentence carefully and underline the word with

vowel diphthongs. Identify the vowel diphthong in each word
by writing oy, oi, ou and ow on the blank before the number.

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____________1. Cow gives us milk.

___________2. The car owns by Ryan.

___________3. What does fertile soil have?

___________4. The unripe mangoes are sour.

___________5. The plants need sunlight to grow.

___________6. Father gives warning to the boys.

___________7. There is a black bug on the ground.

___________8. I found a twenty peso bill under the table.

___________9. The girls shouted for joy because of winning

the game.

___________10. Soybean seeds have a substance that can be

processed and used as milk substitute.

Additional Activities

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 Give examples of words with vowel diphthong oi, oy, ou and ow
and use them in a sentence. Write your answer on the space provided
below.

Words Sentences

1. ________________ _____________________________

2. ________________ _____________________________

3. ________________ _____________________________

4. ________________ _____________________________

5. ________________ _____________________________

Answer Key

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 What I Know
1.
What's In 2.
3.
1. beak 6. road
4.
2. food 7. bee
5.
3. rain 8.nail
6.
4. tray 9. ear
7.
5. coat 10. boat
8.
9.
10.

What’s More
Activity 1 Activity 2.

Activity 1.1 Activity 2.2

1. a white blouse
B.
2. a big house
1. found a ballpen
3. a toy car
2. when to pout not
4. an oil
5. a yellow gown 3. to throw a ball
Activity 1.2 4. to clean the toilet
1. I love to wear white blouse. 5. toy for Roy
2. The rich man owns s big house. 2.2
3. Father gave me aa toy car. A B
4. We use oil to cook our food. 1.c 1.b
2.b 2.a
5. My little sister wore a yellow gown n her birthday.
3.b 3.c
4.b 4.c
5.a 5.a
6.b 6. c
7.a

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Additional Activities
Answer may vary.

Assessment
ow1. cow
ow2. owns
oi 3. soil
ou4. sour
ow 5. grow
oy6. boys
ou 7. ground
ou8. found
ou 9. shouted
oy 10. soybean

What can I do
A.
Answer may vary
B.
1. cowboy
2. cloud
3. soil
4. blow
5. boil

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References

Let’s Get Better in English 3 (pp.235-236, 256-257 259, 262, 289)

Developing Reading Power 3 (pp. 25,83)
Let’s Get Better in English 3, Teacher’s Guide (pp. 241-242,253-259)

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