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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 D4
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

DEVELOPMENTAL ACTIVITIES
IV. PROCEDURE

A. PREPARATORY
ACTIVITIES

B. Drill Read the following:

Sergeant
Captain
Avenue
Boulevard
Building
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C. Review What is an abbreviation?

Why do we need to use this?
What is your home address?
D. Motive Question What are the common abbreviations for address or direction?
Let’s read the following sentences:
1. Jerry lives at 71, Lynwood Avenue.
2. May and Sarah will meet on J.P Rizal Street.
3. Patrick and Peter strolled along Sunset Boulevard.
4. Laura lives at the end of Church Lane.
5. Carol’s classroom is located on Building A.
E. Presentation
Questions:
1. Where does Jerry live?
2. Where will May and Sarah meet?
3. Where did Patrick and Peter stroll?
4. Where does Laura live?
5. Where is Carol’s classroom located?
F. Teaching/Modelling Common Abbreviations
(I Do)
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
- Measurement

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
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.
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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: Write the correct abbreviation of the underlined words.
G. GUIDED 1. Jerry lives at 71, Lynwood Avenue.
PRACTICE 2. May and Sarah will meet on J.P Rizal Street.
(WE DO) 3. Patrick and Peter strolled along Sunset Boulevard.
4. Laura lives at the end of Church Lane.
5. Carol’s classroom is located on Building A.

H. 1. What is an abbreviation?
GENERALIZATION 2. Give more examples of abbreviated words.
I.APPLICATION ACTIVITY #2: GROUP ACTIVITY
(YOU DO)
GROUP 1:
Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct abbreviations for the given
words.
1. Doctor: ____________
2. Street: ____________
3. Avenue: ____________
4. Mister: ____________
5. Missus: ___________

Group 2:
Directions: Choose the correct abbreviation for each word.

1. Doctor:
a) Dr. b) Dc. c) Do.

2. Avenue:
a) Ave. b) Av. c) Avn.

3. Street:
a) St. b) Str. c) Sr.

4. Missus:
a) Ms. b) Mrs. c) Miss.

5. Mister:
a) Mstr. b) Mr. c) Msr.

Group 3:
Directions: List down five examples of some common abbreviations.

Group 4:
Directions: Use each of the following abbreviations in a sentence.
1. President - Pres.
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2. Boulevard - Blvd.
________________________________________________________
3. Honorable - Hon.
________________________________________________________
4. Lieutenant - Lt.
________________________________________________________
5. Captain - Cpt.
________________________________________________________

ACTIVITY #3:
Directions: Match the abbreviations with the word they stand for. Write the
letter of the correct answer on the line.
J. INDEPENDENT
__1. President A. Rd.
PRACTICE
__2. General B. Pres.
(YOU DO)
__3. Road C. Gen.
__4. kilogram D. Dec.
__5. December E. kg.
ACTIVITY #4:
Directions: Write the correct abbreviation of the following words.
1. January 6. Professor
K.EVALUATION
2. October 7. Senior
(YOU DO)
3. April 8. Mister
4. Friday 9. feet
5. Building 10. kilometer
List down at least five examples of some common abbreviations.
1. _____________________
2. _____________________
ASSIGNMENT
3. _____________________
4. _____________________
5. _____________________
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