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Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
School Grade Level THREE

Teacher Subject ENGLISH 3

Date/Time/
Quarter QUARTER 2 W9 D1
Section

The learner listens critically to get information from text heard, demonstrates
I. MOST ESSENTIAL

independence in using the basic language structure in oral and written

COMPTENCIES:

A. Content Standard
communication, and reads with comprehension.
LEARNING

B. Performance The learners show proficiency in constructing grammatically correct

Standard/ sentences in varied theme-based oral and written activities.
C. Learning Recognize some words represented by common abbreviations (e.g. Mr.
Competencies Ave., Oct.) (EN3V-IIIa-7)
Lesson Objectives
Knowledge Recognize some words represented by common abbreviations

Skills Write common abbreviations of some words

Attitude Value the use of abbreviations

II. TOPIC Common Abbreviations

RESOURCES

MELCs, DBoW
A. References ADM Grade 3 English Module 12
III.

Pivot 4A Learners Material

PowerPoint Presentation
B. Materials
Laptop
C. Value Focus Critical Thinking and Open-Mindedness
D. Integration AP, Math

DEVELOPMENTAL ACTIVITIES
IV. PROCEDURE

A. PREPARATORY
ACTIVITIES

B. Drill
WORD OF THE DAY:
(Let the assigned pupil share the word of the day)
C. Review Directions: Identify if the given word is a source of information in reading or
not.
textbooks microphone
newspapers pencil
magazines microwave
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journal dictionaries
electric fan encyclopedias
Have you experienced attending school programs?
D. Motive Question How did you feel about it?
Let’s read aloud the dialogue below:

Ms. Santiago: On Feb. 10, Dr. Erwin Reyes will talk about how to keep our
body healthy. How about Atty. Amy San Alberto, Celia?

Celia: My aunt has already accepted our invitation.

Ms. Santiago: That is a wonderful news. Atty. San Alberto will talk about
children’s right next month.
E. Presentation
Ruby: Everyone in the class is excited to listen to them.

Questions:
1. Who is having a dialogue?
2. Who will be talking on Feb. 10 about health?
3. Who is the aunt of Celia?
4. What will be the topic of Atty. San Alberto?
5. How does the class feel about the upcoming talk?
F. Teaching/Modelling Notice the underlined words from the dialogue.
(I Do) Ms., Feb., Dr., and Atty.
Do you know how to read them?
What do we call those underlined words?

Common Abbreviations

An abbreviation is a shortened written form of a word.

Words are shortened to avoid repetition of long words and save space and
time.

What are words that we can abbreviate?

- Address or Direction
- Months of the Year
- Days of the Week
- People and Profession
- Measurements

Most common abbreviations begin with a capital letter and end with a
period.

Some of the common abbreviations are the following:

Address or Direction Address or Direction
Avenue - Ave. Lane – Ln.
Street - St. Road – Rd.
Boulevard - Blvd. Building – Bldg.
Months of the Year Months of the Year
January - Jan. September – Sept.
February - Feb. October – Oct.
March – Mar. November – Nov.
April – Apr. December – Dec.
August – Aug.
Days of the Week Days of the Week
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Sunday – Sun. Thursday – Thurs.

Monday - Mon. Friday – Fri.
Tuesday - Tues. Saturday – Sat.
Wednesday – Wed.
People and Profession People and Profession
Mister - Mr. Doctor - Dr.
Miss - Ms. Attorney - Atty.
Missus/Missis – Mrs. Engineer - Engr.
Junior – Jr. President - Pres.
Senior – Sr. Senator – Sen.
Honorable – Hon. Sergeant – Sgt.
Captain – Capt. Professor – Prof.
Measurement Measurement
Kilometers – km. Meter – m.
Kilogram – kg. Centimeter – cm.
Inch – in. Feet/foot – ft.

ACTIVITY #1:
Directions: Read the sentences below. Write the correct abbreviations of the
underlined words.
G. GUIDED
PRACTICE 1. Doctor Cuestas is kind.
(WE DO) 2. Attorney Cruz is my uncle.
3. February is my favorite month.
4. Mister Lopez is a Mathematics teacher.
5. I visited my grandfather last Monday.

H. 1. What is an abbreviation?
GENERALIZATION 2. Give more examples of abbreviated words.
I.APPLICATION ACTIVITY #2: GROUP ACTIVITY
(YOU DO)
Directions: Write the following abbreviations for the words assigned to each
group.

Group 1: DAYS OF THE WEEK

1. Sunday - __________
2. Tuesday - __________
3. Wednesday - __________
4. Friday - __________
5. Saturday - __________

Group 2: MONTHS OF THE YEAR

1. January - __________
2. February - __________
3. August - __________
4. October - __________
5. December - __________

Group 3: COMMUNITY HELPERS

1. Senator - __________
2. Doctor - __________
3. Attorney - __________
4. President - __________
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5. Engineer - __________

Group 4: MEASUREMENT
1. centimeter - __________
2. kilometer - __________
3. kilogram - __________
4. meter - __________
5. inch - __________

ACTIVITY #3:
Directions: Read the following sentences carefully. Give the abbreviation of
each of the italicized words.
J. INDEPENDENT
1. Engineer Paras builds and designs buildings and other structures.
PRACTICE
2. Attorney Cruz advises people about the law and legal rights.
(YOU DO)
3. We celebrated Valentine’s Day last February 14, 2020 at my
grandparents’ house.
4. Doctor Pascual treats sick and injured people in our place.
5. Miss Antonio and her friend love to listen to music.
ACTIVITY #4:
Directions: Read the sentences. Then, choose the correct common
abbreviations of the highlighted words. Choose your answer from the box.

Dr. Ms. St.

K.EVALUATION Sat. Mr.
(YOU DO)
__1. Miss Cruz is sleeping.
__2. I live in Santa Cruz Street.
__3. Mister Glenn loves to play soccer.
__4. Doctor Claro and her daughter are watching a movie.
__5. The two friends read books every Saturday.
ASSIGNMENT Read and study again the topic about common abbreviations.
REFLECTION
Number of pupils who got 75 %
in the formative test.
Number of pupils who got below
75% in the formative test and
need remediation