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Unit 1

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To you Dear Learners,

This learner’s material will help you express your ideas,

thoughts, and feelings about yourself, family, friends, your home,
school, and community.

This will also help you read with comprehension and apply
critical thinking and reasoning skills. You will also learn how to write
in different forms.

You will love to do and talk about many things at home, in

school, and even in your community using what you learned from
this learner’s material.

Please do not write anything on this book as this will be used

next school year by pupils like you. Use either your paper or test
notebook to answer the different activities.

Have FUN learning!

The Authors

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 Table of Contents

Quarter 1: Me and My World

Week 1: Special People, Special Days

Ice Cream Cakes ............................................... 5
A Cake for Kate .................................................. 7
Week 2: Caring Ways
Big Feet – Bigger Heart ..................................... 18
Week 3: The World in My Eyes
We Are One World ............................................. 27
Help! ................................................................... 28
Week 4: Dreams and Wishes
Cooking in the Kitchen ....................................... 35
I Love the Market ............................................... 39
Week 5: Giving Care, Getting Wise
The Milkmaid ...................................................... 49
The Bundle of Sticks .......................................... 53
Week 6: Feeling Happy about Oneself
Happiness .......................................................... 60
Week 7: Fun Outside
Mouse at the Seashore ...................................... 66
Shakira Shepherd .............................................. 70
The “Ch” Food Song .......................................... 70
Shiela Sells Seashells ........................................ 70
Week 8: Caring for the World
The Flies and the Ants ....................................... 78
Week 9: Helping Around
Haira, the Honest Girl ......................................... 88

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 Quarter I

Me and My World

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Week 1 - Special People, Special Days

Think and Tell

Look at the people in the drawing.

How are they similar?

How are they different?
Are you like them? In what ways are you like them?
In what ways are you different from them?

Tell us something about yourself.

. Find Out and Learn

Read the paragraph and look for the words with the long a sound.

When the sun came, Kabunian got some clay. He made a

man. He wanted the man to take care of the earth. But the men
Kabunian made were not the same. One was black, another
was white, and the last one was brown.

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Compare how the following words are pronounced:

mat + e = mate man + e = mane cap + e = cape

hat + e = hate pan + e = pane nap + e = nape
rat + e = rate tap + e = tape

What is the sound of a when letter e is added at the end of the word?

Read the following words:

date game bake cane age ape male

gate lame cake lane cage cape pale
late name lake pane page nape sale
mate same make vane wage tape tale

Try and Learn

Exercise 1

Read the sentences. Answer the questions.

1. Jake takes the ape to the lake.

Where does Jake take the ape?

2. Kate bakes a cake.

What does Kate bake?

3. Rene is late for his game.

Who is late for the game?

4. The lame man has a cane.

What does the lame man have?

5. The cape is on sale.

What is on sale?

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Exercise 2

Write the word for each illustration to complete the short story below.
Rewrite the story in your notebook. Read the story then answer the
questions that follow.

Jake has a ______ . He put the _______

on the _____ . An _____ took the

_____ . The _____ put the ____

on the window _____ .

1. Who has a rake?

2. Where did he put the rake?

3. Who took the rake?

4. Where did the ape put the rake?

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 Do and Learn

Read the poem with correct intonation and expression.

Pronounce correctly the words with long a.

Ice Cream Cakes

Collete Hiller

Ice cream cake, ice cream cake

I could eat it all day from the minute I wake

I wouldn’t miss peas or carrots or grapes

If I could eat loads of ice cream cake.

Ice cream cake, ice cream cake

I could eat it all day, plate after plate

I wouldn’t miss apples or tuna paste

If I could eat loads of ice cream cake.

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 Learn Some More

Read the riddles and complete the puzzle.

Across:

2. People cross the road through me. I am called the

pedestrian ___________.
4. I cannot walk easily as others. I need my cane wherever I
go.
6. I am neither an ocean or a sea. I am a small body of
water surrounded by land, though a river I could never be.
7. It looks like a monkey for it belongs to the same family.
What could it be?
Down:
1. You put a candle on me. You slice and eat me. I am a sweet
treat on your birthday.
3. I rhyme with lane. I am a window _________.
5. Know me: call me, for this is how I am.

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 Read and Learn

What do you usually have when you celebrate your birthday?

Do you also have a cake?
How did Kate get a cake for her birthday? Find out as you read the
story.

A Cake for Kate

Gretel Laura M. Cadiong

Kate was turning ten. But she was

not happy. Birthdays were ordinary
days for her. She never had a birthday
party. She never had a cake on her birthday.
But she wished she could have one.
After school, she would stand near the
gate to sell rice cakes that her mother made.
One late afternoon, Kate saw a big box on one of the
benches. She picked it up and opened it. There were glasses,
spoons, and forks. There were also boxes of wrist watches, a
bag of marbles, chocolates, combs, and some dresses. She
closed the big box. She brought it to the principal’s office.
The next day, Mr. Basa, the school principal and a lady
came to Kate’s class. The lady was Mrs. Salas, the owner
of the box. Mr. Basa looked for Kate and he told Mrs. Salas
how Kate found the big box. Mrs. Salas thanked Kate.
“I just arrived from Cebu and the things inside the box are
my pasalubong for my family,” she said. “I was in your school
because I had to fetch my nephew. Then, I forgot that box,”
she added.
Sunday came. It was Kate’s birthday. After attending mass,
Kate and her mother went home. They were surprised to see
Mrs. Salas waiting for them.
“Happy birthday, Kate,” Mrs. Salas said. “I brought you a
gift. I asked your teacher about you and I am happy to know
that you are not only a helpful daughter but an honest girl,
too.” She gave Kate a red box tied with a ribbon. Kate opened
the box. What a surprise! It was a cake for her birthday!

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 Talk about It

Answer the following questions.

1. What did Kate sell after her classes?
2. Why do you think did Kate sell rice cakes?
3. What did Kate see one afternoon?
4. What did she do with the box?
5. If you were Kate, what would you do with the box?
6. How did Mrs.Salas thank Kate for returning her box of
pasalubong?
7. How do you think did Mrs. Salas learn about Kate’s birth-
day?

Write about It

Write at least two short sentences about the following persons.

a. Kate
1. ________________________________________
2. ________________________________________

b. Mrs. Salas
1 .________________________________________
2. ________________________________________

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 Find Out and Learn

Let us name the objects that Kate saw in the pasalubong box.
Write the name of each picture on your paper.
A B

1. What do you call the words you wrote?

2. Do they show more than one noun?
3. What do you call a noun which is more than one?
4. What letter or letters are added to the noun to mean more
than one?
5. How do the nouns in column A form their plural?
6. How do the nouns in column B form their plural?

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Here are more examples. Read them.

trees potatoes benches

boys tomatoes boxes
umbrellas mangoes classes

Remember

Nouns which are more than one are called plural nouns.

Nouns that form their plural by adding -s or -es are called

regular nouns.
Examples:
egg – eggs
table – tables
pen – pens

Nouns ending in -ss, -sh, -ch, -x, and -z form their plural by

adding -es.
Examples:
class – classes
church – churches
wish – wishes
box – boxes

Some nouns ending in -o form their plural by adding -es.


Examples:
tomato – tomatoes
potato – potatoes

However, most nouns that end in -o form their plural by

adding -s only.
Examples:
radio – radios
piano – pianos

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 Try and Learn

Excercise 1

Write the words for the following images.

1. __________ 6. ____________

2. ___________ 7. __________

3. __________ 8. ___________

4. __________ 9. ___________

5. __________10. __________

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Exercise 2
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the noun. The
pictures will help you.

1. Mother needs ____________ for our

unused clothes.

2. The ______________ are in school.

3. We made _____________ in class.

4. During the Holy Week, our family visited different

_______________.

5. The boys brought their __________ to the

camp.

6. There were two ___________ on the stage.

7. Helen has ___________ on her hair.

8. The _____________ are in the field.

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Week 2 - Caring Ways

Think and Tell

Look at the poster. Can you tell the class something about it?

MILLIONS

Use the following statements to guide you in saying something

about the poster.

This poster is about

_____________________________________________.
It tells us that
_____________________________________________.
This poster will make the people
_____________________________________________.

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 Find Out and Learn

Read the following sentences. Take note how the underlined

words are read.

1. Androcles saw a lion with a bleeding wound.

2. The king freed Androcles.
3. The lion got near its victim.
4. He would feed the lion with some meat.
5. The lion was lying on some dried leaves.

How are the underlined words pronounced?

Notice how we group the underlined words.

Words with -ee Words with -ea

feed meat
freed near
bleeding leaves

What is the common vowel sound in the words?
How is it pronounced? What letters produce the long e?
Read more words with long e.

eagle neat feed peel deer

east meat seed feel feet
ear leaf reed heel seat
seal bead weed reel heat

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 Try and Learn

Exercise 1

Read the phrases.

feel the heat the seed of a weed

hear the beat the heels of the feet
feed the eagle a neat seat

Exercise 2

Read the sentences and answer the questions.

1. The seal feeds on meat.

What does a seal feed on?

2. There’s a seed on the seat.

What is on the seat?

3. I hear the beat of the drum from the east.

Where does the beat of the drum come from?

4. The leaves are green.

What is the color of the leaves?

5. The eagles fly to the east.

What flies to the east?

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Exercise 3. Word Search Puzzle

Find words with long e sound in this puzzle. Write the words on
your paper.

m s b e a d

b e e f b e

s e a t d e

g b k t f r

g r e e n c

m e a t y w

Do and Learn

Read the short story and answer the questions that follow.

Teddy is an eagle. He loves to fly to the east. One day, he

found a green bead on a leaf. The eagle thought the bead was a
seed. So he ate the bead. Teddy did not like the bead. He could
feel the hard bead. “Meat is better,” he said. “I will fly to the east
to look for some meat.”

1. What is Teddy?
2. What did Teddy find?
3. What did he do with the green bead?
4. Why did he not like the green bead?
5. Why did Teddy fly to the east?
6. If you had a pet eagle, what would you feed it? Why?

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 Learn Some More

What’s the Word?

Figure out the words using the clues provided.

1. The 1st letter is the 19th letter of the alphabet. The

next two letters are twins that follow the 4th letter of
the alphabet. The last letter is the beginning letter of
the word “did.” What’s the word?
Clue: A new plant can grow from this.

2. Write the 12th letter followed by the 5th letter of the

alphabet. The 3rd letter is the 1st letter of the alphabet.
The last letter is also the last letter of the word “beef.”
Clue: This is the green part of the plant.

3. Write the letter that follows the letter “o.” The 2nd and
the 3rd letter is similar to the 2nd and 3rd letter of the
word “meat.” What’s the word?
Clue: This is a small, round, green seed.

4. Start with the 2nd and 3rd letters of peas. Next, write
the 7th letter of the alphabet. Then, follow the 12th
letter and end it with the 5th letter. What’s the word?
Clue: This is a flying bird.

5. The 1st letter is the sound that snakes make. The 2nd
letter follows letter D. The 3rd letter is the beginning
letter of “ape.” The last letter is also the last letter of
“bell.” What’s the word?
Clue: This is a sea mammal with big flippers.

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 Read and Learn

How did the big man help the little girl? Find out in the story.

Big Feet – Bigger Heart

(Adapted from Chicken Soup for the Soul)
by Jack Canfield and Mark Hansen

It was a very hot day. Everybody

was looking for some kind of relief,
so an ice cream store was a natural
place to stop.

A little girl, holding her money tightly,

entered the store. But before she could
buy the ice cream, the store clerk told
her to go outside and read the sign
on the door. “Stay out until you put on some shoes,” he said.
The little girl went out slowly, and a big man followed her out of
the store.

He watched as the little girl stood in front of the store and

read the sign: “No Bare Feet.” Tears started rolling down her
cheeks as she walked away from the store. Just then the big
man called her. He was sitting on a bench while he took off his
size-12 shoes and put them in front of the girl. “Here,” he said,
“You won’t be able to walk in these but if you can slide along,
you can get your ice cream.”

Then he lifted the girl up and set her feet into the shoes.
“Take your time,” he said. “I get tired of moving them around
and it will feel good to just sit here and eat my ice cream.” The
girl’s eyes lit up. She immediately went to the counter and
ordered her ice cream.
He was a big man, all right. Big belly, big shoes, but most
of all, he had a big heart.

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 Talk about It

1. Why did the little girl want an ice cream?

2. Where did she go to buy the ice cream?
3. Did the girl have a lot of money? How do you know?
4. Why did the store clerk send the little girl outside?
5. How did the big man help the little girl?
6. Who is referred to in the title “Big Feet – Bigger Heart?” Why
is he called such?
7. Where could this story have happened? Could this incident
happen in our country? Why?

Write about It

Imagine the place where the little girl bought the ice cream. Would
you like to visit the place, too? Write at least two sentences about
the place.

1. _________________________________________________
________________________________________________.

2. ________________________________________________
________________________________________________.

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 Find Out and Learn

Read and act out the dialog.

Mother: Vicky, please help me prepare the things we will bring
to the picnic.
Vicky: Of course, Mother! What will I do?
Mother: Put some spoons and forks and two knives in that
basket. Make sure to put plates and table napkins,
too.
Vicky: Should I also put some glasses, Mother?
Mother: Yes, please. There are loaves of bread on the
table. Please put them in the basket, too. I’ll put the
mangoes and strawberries in another basket.
Vicky: Could we bring some candies, Mother? I’m sure
Susie and Tom will like them.
Mother: Not too many, Vicky. Children should eat fruits more
than candies.
Vicky: Okay, Mother. Everything is ready for the picnic.

What are the things that Vicky and Mother prepared for the picnic?
Are these nouns singular or plural? How are plural nouns formed?

Study this chart.

A B
Singular Noun Plural Noun Singular Noun Plural Noun
spoon spoons knife knives
plate plates glass glasses
fork forks strawberry strawberries

How do the nouns in Group A form their plural?

How do the nouns in Group B form their plural?
In the word knife,what do we do with the letters f/fe before adding
-es?
In the word strawberry, what do we do to the letter y before adding
-es?
What other rules can you give when forming the plural of nouns?
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 Remember

Here are some more rules to remember when forming

the plural of regular nouns:
Some nouns ending in -f/fe form their plural by changing f to

v before adding -es.
Examples:
leaf – leaves life – lives
elf – elves wife – wives
hoof – hooves

Exceptions:
handkerchief – handkerchiefs
roof – roofs

Some nouns that end in -y form their plural by changing y


to i before adding -es.
Examples:
candy – candies
sky – skies
berry – berries

However, when the letter before -y is a vowel, just add s.


Examples:
boy – boys
key – keys
tray – trays

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 Try and Learn

Exercise 1

Write in your notebook the correct form of the plural nouns in the
following sentences.
1. Mother bought some (blackberrys, blackberries) at the
market.
2. She baked some (loafs, loaves) of blackberry bread.
3. We divided the bread into (halfs, halves).
4. Eric, my brother, won’t eat them because someone told him
that blackberry bread is for (fairys, fairies) only.

Exercise 2

In the story below, the nouns in parentheses are in their singular

form. Use the plural form of each noun in parentheses. Rewrite the
story in your notebook.
Ina loves to write (story). She writes about (fairy) and (elf).
She wrote a story about a boy who ate (loaf) of bread because
he wanted to grow big and touch the sky. She also wrote a story
about a girl who got lost in the forest while picking some wild
(berry). But what she loves most is her story about two (lady)
who quarreled because of their (baby). There is a good lesson
to be learned in this story.

Do and Learn

Write a sentence using the plural form of the following nouns:

1. key 5. trolley
2. wolf 6. handkerchief
3. calf 7. half
4. strawberry 8. roof

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Week 3 - The World in My Eyes

Think and Tell

What places in the world would you like to visit? Complete the
sentence that follows.

I want to visit __________________ because ______________

__________________________________________________.

Find Out and Learn

Read the paragraph. Note how the underlined words are

pronounced.

Mike and Spike are mice. They wanted to go on a trip.

They had to find time to make money. They picked ripe
limes and made wine. They made money to buy a bike.
They biked miles and miles and had a nice time.

What is the common sound of the underlined words?

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Compare how the following words are pronounced:

rid + e = ride pip + e = pipe

kit + e = kite bit + e = bite

What is the sound of i when letter e is added at the end of a word?

What is the sound of the long vowel i?

Read the words.

dine fine dike five bike ride

mice hide line nice bite side
wide time ripe nine kite tide

Try and Learn

Exercise 1
Read the phrases.
five nice mice dine with wine a nice ride
a wide dike ride a bike side by side
time to dine fly nine kites hide the dice

Exercise 2
Read the sentences. Answer the questions after each sentence.

1. The five nice mice will ride a bike.

Who will ride a bike?
2. It’s time to dine after five.
When is the time to dine?
3. We will fly nine kites in the countryside.
What will we do in the countryside?
4. We saw a wide dike.
What did we see?
5. Mike had a nice ride.
Who had a nice ride?
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Exercise 3
Complete the story with words having long i. Some pictures in the
box will help you.

Last summer, my family went camping. There were

______ of us. The place was beautiful. It was near a
_________. We saw wild flowers. We also saw some bees
in a ________. At night time, we made a ______. During
the day we flew a big ________. We also rode a ________.

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We had a nice _______ together.

Do and Learn

Read the following story. Answer the questions that follow.

Mike has a kite and a bike. He rides on his bike to the

dike. He flies his kite by the dike. One day, the kite fell in the
dike. Mike was sad. He had no more kite.

1. Who had a kite?

2. Where does Mike fly his kite?
3. How does Mike go to the dike?
4. What happened to the kite?
5. If you had a kite, would you fly it by the dike? Why?

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 Learn Some More

Tell a story about the picture.

Write at least three sentences about it.
Use the words below to make your sentences.
Be ready to share your story with the class.

bike
kite
hike
dike
line of pine trees

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 Read and Learn

What do children all over the world do? Find out in the poem.

We Are One World

Meish Goldish

Pierre lives in Canada,

Marla lives in Spain.
But both like to ride their bikes
Along the shady lane.

Liv lives in Norway,

Ramon is in Peru.
But both laugh with the giraffe
When visiting the zoo.

Anwar is Egyptian,
Kim is Japanese.
But both run beneath the sun
And fly kites in the breeze.

Jack is from the U.S.A.,

Karintha is from Chad.
But both can write a poem at night
Upon a writing pad.

Children live all over,

The world’s a giant ball.
But far and near, it’s very clear
We’re one world after all.

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 Talk about It

1. In what ways are the children all over the world alike?
2. In what ways are they different?
3. Would you like to have a friend from another country? Why?
4. What would you tell your friend about your country?
5. What would you ask your friend about his/her country?

Write about It

Write a letter to your friend. Tell him/her things you love

doing as a Filipino. Ask your friend about what children in their
country love doing.

Find Out and Learn

Read the short poem.

Help!
Gretel Laura M. Cadiong

I wonder why English words are not fixed

If root is roots then why is foot, feet?
I have one tooth but when many they are teeth,
Please answer me for I cannot wait.

House becomes houses but mouse is mice,

Blouse to blouses but louse is lice,
A boy or a girl is a child but both are children
Add one more man and it will become men.
Are these words true?
Help me, please do.

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 Remember

Nouns that form their plural by changing their spelling are called
irregular nouns.
Some nouns form their plural by changing their spelling.

Examples:
goose – geese
man – men
child – children
Some irregular nouns have the same singular and plural form.

Examples:
deer
sheep
news

Try and Learn

Complete each sentence with the correct plural noun.

1. Father caught three (mouse) ____ in the rice field.

2. One mouse had long (tooth) ______ that stuck out from its
mouth.
3. Another mouse had very long (foot) ___________.
4. When the (child) _______ saw the three (mouse) _______,
they felt afraid.
5. Louna said they might bite her (foot) _____________.

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 Do and Learn

With a partner, change the nouns inside the parentheses into plural
forms. Present the dialog to the class.

Pupil A: Hello, _____________. I heard some great

(news) today.
Pupil B: Oh, and what is the (news)?
Pupil A: There were three (deer) caught by some (man) in
the forest.
Pupil B: What happened to the (deer)?
Pupil A: Some scientists will study them. The news said,
the (deer) have extraordinary long (foot), long
shiny antlers and sets of long, pointed (tooth).
They are rare kind of (deer).
Pupil B: Oh, it’s really great news. I wish they would bring
them to a zoo so many (child) can see them.

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Week 4 - Dreams and Wishes

Think and Tell

Draw your work tower. Write your

wishes and dreams in your tower.
Share it with your classmates.

What do you wish for yourself?

What do you wish for your family?

Try and Learn

Arrange the events as they happened in the story “Tower to the

Moon” that your teacher read.
____The king sent for the best carpenter in the kingdom.
____The king climbed higher and higher until he came to the
top of the tower.
____The king commanded that every box in the kingdom be
brought to the carpenter.
____The carpenter and his helpers drew lines on big sheets
of paper. They hammered and measured.
____The carpenter yelled at the king that there were no more
boxes anywhere.
____The carpenter and his helpers walked to the tower and
pulled out the bottom box.

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 Remember

The sequence is the order in which events take place.

Understanding the sequence of events can help you know what
is happening and why it happens.

Do and Learn

Write 1-5 to sequence the events as they happened in the story “In
a Minute.”

_______ Mother told Juana to close the door of the room. Juana
said, “In a minute.”
_______ Mother asked Juana to get a glass of water. She said,
“In a minute, Mother.”
_______ Juana saw the feathers scattered all around the room.
_______ The cat entered the room and saw Juana’s pet parrot.
_______ Juana cried and cried. She no longer said “In a minute.”

Find Out and Learn

Read the paragraph. Pay attention to the words in boldface.

Pronounce them the way your teacher did when he/she read the
story.

The king sits on a high throne. He wants to go to the moon.

So he commands a carpenter and his men to build a tower for
him. They think of a way to build a tower. They post a notice
to gather all the boxes in the kingdom. The carpenter and his
men know that the boxes will not be enough to build a tower.

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 Where does the king sit?
What does he want to do?
What do they post to gather all the boxes?
Could they build a tower with the boxes? Why? Why not?

Try and Learn

Exercise 1

Read other words with long o.

go code bone rope throne

so rode cone stove notice

Exercise 2

Read the phrases.

the dog’s bone

an ice cream cone
use the code
rode to a cove
poke with a pole

Exercise 3
Read the sentences.

• I gave my dog a bone.

• Don’t drop the ice cream cone.
• Use the code to open the door.
• We rode to the cove. It was fun!
• Poke him with a pole, so he can move.

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Exercise 4
Read the rhyme.

Who’s Afraid?
Grace U. Rabelas

One day I heard a different tone

It woke me up
It chilled me to the bone
“What could it be?” I spoke alone.
Will I open
Or close tightly my door?
After a while I heard it no more
Well, I hope it’s just Rome
With a brand new joke
Every time he comes home.

Recite the rhyme in unison, by groups, or individually.

Do a choral recitation of the poem afterwards.

Do and Learn

Fill in each blank with the correct word to complete the rhymes.

joke open code rope

Tie a ______.
To ______ the door.
Or try the _______.
It’s not a _________.

alone bone cone home
Give the dog a ______.
Eat the ice cream _______.
Clean your room _________.
And be happy to be ________.
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 Read and Learn

Read the poem.

Cooking in the Kitchen
When you’re cooking Have a hot pad handy
in the kitchen, And a grown-up standing by—
You’re learning all the while — So you won’t hurt yourself
To pour and measure, When using the stove or baking
mix and stir a pie.
And sift flour into a pile.

Wash your hands Besides the fun and learning,

before you start There’s always cleaning up
Then gather up the gear - to do,
Like pots and pans and And even though it’s quite
measuring cups a chore,
That you use throughout It’s part of cooking, too.
the year.
Go over the recipe, But after all the work is done,
step-by-step, It will soon be time for dinner.
So you’ll know just what to do. And when someone asks
By carefully following for seconds,
the directions, You’ll know you’ve cooked
It won’t be hard for you. a winner!

http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems77.html

1. List down three reminders when cooking

a.____________________________
b.____________________________
c.____________________________
2. What other reminders can you add to the list?
a.____________________________
b.____________________________
c.____________________________
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 Think and Tell

Say something about each picture.

Try and Learn

Arrange the set of activities as mentioned in the poem.

Clean up.

Go over Serve
the recipe the dinner.
step-by-step.

Wash
Prepare the pots,
your hands. pans, and other
needed materials.

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 Do and Learn

A. Arrange the steps in baking a cake.

1. Put the mixture in the oven.

2. Mix all the ingredients.
3. Let the cake cool down.
4. Put some icing or frosting on the cake.

B. Number the sentences in the order a sandwich is made.

Susan made a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
_____ Finally, she ate it.
_____ Next, she spread jelly on another slice of bread.
_____ After spreading the jelly, she put the two slices of
bread together.
_____ First, she spread peanut butter on one slice of bread.

Learn Some More

What are the steps in cooking scrambled eggs? Complete the

process by supplying the missing steps.

1. Break one or two eggs in a bowl and add a pinch of salt.

2. ___________________________________
3. Heat a little oil in the pan.
4. ___________________________________

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 Find Out and Learn

Read the paragraph.

Gabbie helped her mother bake their favorite cake.

First, they prepared the baking tin, spoon, bowl, and other
utensils. Then, they gathered all the ingredients for the cake
like flour, sugar, butter, milk, chocolate, and some eggs. After
everything was ready, they mixed all the ingredients in the
bowl. Next, Mother poured the mixture in the baking tin. Then,
she placed it inside the oven. After an hour, the cake was
ready. Gabbie added some icing and fruits on top of the cake.
Everybody enjoyed Gabbie’s special chocolate cake.

Answer the questions.

1. What did Gabbie and her mother bake?

2. What did they prepare before baking the cake?
3. What ingredients were used to bake the cake?
4. What did Gabbie add on top of the cake?
5. Why do you think everybody enjoyed the cake?
6. Which nouns can be counted? Which nouns cannot be
counted?

Remember

Count nouns are nouns which can be counted as one or more.

Mass nouns are nouns which cannot be counted. Generally,
they cannot be pluralized.

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 Try and Learn

Read the poem. Identify the count nouns and mass nouns.

I Love the Market

Grace U. Rabelas

Today I will visit the old market

Buy some goods and fill my basket
Tomatoes, potatoes, and a kilo of meat
For the soup and stew that I love to eat.

I would care for some apples and bananas, too,

Peanuts, rice, and corn, a kilo of them will do
Then a bottle of vinegar and a jar of spices.
Cabbage, lettuce, vegetables of all sorts and sizes.

If there will be coins left in my pocket,

I will buy my favorite box of chocolate.
Going to the market I simply love to do.
I think you’ll love doing it, too.

Learn Some More

Your mother sent you to the market/grocery store. With a partner,

prepare a list of things you are going to buy.
Market List
_____________ ______________
_____________ ______________
_____________ ______________
_____________ ______________
_____________ ______________

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 Do and Learn

Listen as the teacher says the steps and shows you how to prepare
fruit salad.
First, wash the fruits.
Next, peel the fruits.
Then, slice the fruits into small cubes or pieces.
Then, mix the fruits together with milk or cream.
Lastly, share the salad with everyone.

Remember

The words first, next, then, and lastly are called signal
words. Signal words introduce the steps in a process or a
sequence of events.

Write about It

Here are three tasks for you. Write the directions for each task.
A. Write directions for crossing the street.
B. Write directions for brushing one’s teeth.
C. Write directions for cooking rice.
First, ______________________________
Next, ______________________________
Then, ______________________________
Finally, _____________________________

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Week 5 - Giving Care, Getting Wise

Think and Tell

What do you notice about the girl in the picture? How do you know
that the girl is sick? Have you ever been sick? What made you feel
better when you were sick?
Listen to your teacher as he/she reads the story “Haluhalo Espesyal.”

A. B.

C. D.

E. F.

Which of the six events happened first?

What happened second? What happened last?
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 Try and Learn

A. Recall how Lola Itang prepared the haluhalo. Arrange the steps
in preparing the haluhalo.

. Pour the milk. Add a Mix everything using a

spoonful of ube and a long spoon.
slice of leche flan.

Fill half of the tall glass Add sugar, and then fill
with the following the remaining half of the
sweets: beans, banana, glass with shaved ice.
nata de coco, gulaman,
and jackfruit.

B.Listen to your teacher as he/she reads another short story. Arrange

the pictures of the events as they happened in the story.

A. B.

C. D.

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 Find Out and Learn

This is Lola Itang’s special haluhalo. Name the ingredients of Lola

Itang’s haluhalo and classify them as count nouns or mass nouns.

Count Nouns Mass Nouns

Read and Learn

Read the paragraph.

Lola Itang is busy in the kitchen. She is busy preparing

Jackie’s favorite treats. She has just finished baking the rice
cakes. Lola Itang’s rice cakes have a sprinkling of coconut
shreds. They have slices of cheese on them. Then, she
cooked a pot of champorado. While cooking champorado,
she took out from the oven the ensaymada that she also
baked. She spread a teaspoon of butter and a spoonful of
sugar on the ensaymada.
Lola Itang has the best haluhalo. She mixes all sorts
of nice things in her glasses of haluhalo. She puts slices
of nata de coco, spoonfuls of ube jam, and slices of leche
flan. Then she adds a half cup of milk and shaved ice. The
haluhalo looks delightful with its swirl of colors.

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 • What is placed on top of Lola Itang’s rice cakes?
• What else are placed on the rice cake?
• What did Lola Itang cook?
• What did she spread on the ensaymada?
• What food did Lola Itang prepare?
• What ingredients did she put in the haluhalo?
• What made the haluhalo look delightful?

Try and Learn

Read the phrases.

sprinkling of shredded coconut

slices of cheese
a pot of champorado
a dab of butter
a spoonful of sugar
glasses of haluhalo
bits of nata de coco
slices of leche flan
spoonful of ube jam
a half cup of milk
shavings of ice
a swirl of colors

Remember

Quantifiers or counters are expressions of quantity. We

use quantifiers to tell us how much or how little the mass nouns
are. Some quantifiers are much, many, lots of, a little of, a bit
of, a piece of, a glass of, a kilo of, or a pound of.

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 Do and Learn

What’s in the Refrigerator?

A. List down the food items inside the refrigerator. Use

quantifiers for the mass nouns.

B. Complete the lines of the poem with the appropriate counter or

quantifier. Choose the quantifier from the box.
Today I will bake my favorite pie.
A treat for mother and my Aunt Sie.
First, I will sift a _______ of flour.
Add a ______ of yeast. Mix and leave the dough for an hour.
Later, I will put two ______ of sugar.
A ______ of milk, I’ll be sure it’s not vinegar.
A couple of eggs would add some flavor.
A ________ of vanilla and honey would do me a favor,
Of making my pie the best that they could savor.

spoonful cup kilo teaspoon can

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 Learn Some More

Choose the correct counter/quantifier for the mass nouns from the
box to complete the phrases.

handful box cup

bottle bowl jar
plateful basket

1. A _______ of chocolates

2. A _______ of peanuts

3. A ________of grapes

4. A ________ of fries

5. A ________ of water

6. A ________ of soup

7. A ________ of coffee

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 Find Out and Learn

Read the words.

pure sugar
sure cure

What is the common sound in these words?

Read other words with the long u sound.

cube fuse excuse cute huge

use amuse muse tube tune

Try and Learn

Exercise 1

Read aloud the following sentences.

1. Sugar is sweet. What do you use sugar for?

2. A bus is huge. Name other things which are huge.
3. I feel good when I hear my favorite tune on the radio.
Do you have a favorite tune? What is your favorite tune?
4. I want a cube of ice in my glass of water.
5. I will use a long spoon for the haluhalo.
6. Father needs to change the fuse so he can turn on the
lights.
7. The children were amused by the clown’s magic tricks.
8. I will be absent from class. So, I wrote an excuse letter.
9. The pretty girl was chosen to be the muse of the class.
10. Hello Kitty looks cute.

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Exercise 2

Read the phrases.

tune of the piano

pure sugar
the huge cube
excuse letter
clean utensils

Exercise 3
Read the sentences.
The tune of the piano makes me sad.
Pure sugar is really sweet.
The huge cube fell from the roof.
The teacher signed the excuse letter.
We use clean utensils.

Exercise 4
Read the rhymes.
1. Huge Uncle Luke looks like a real duke.
Yesterday he was in the news.
For the old pipe he blew
Played a tune no one knew.

2. The cute little muse ate a cube of sugar

And drank a tube of pure juice.
She thought it’s a sure cure
For the fume that made her mute.

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 Read and Learn

The Milkmaid

Mutya, the Milkmaid, was going to the market carrying a

huge pail of pure milk on her head. She hummed a happy
tune while walking. As she went along, she began thinking
of what she would do with the money she would get for the
milk. “I’ll buy some chicken from Mang Tomas,” said she,
“and they will lay eggs each morning, then I will sell the
eggs to the mayor’s wife. With the money that I will get from
the sale of the eggs, I’m sure I can buy myself a cute dress
and a hat; and when I go to the market I would be a muse.
Won’t all the young men come up and speak to me! Ana will
be that jealous, but I don’t care. I shall just look at her and
toss my head like this.” As she spoke, she tossed her head
back, the pail fell down, and all the milk was spilled. She
had to go home and tell her mother what happened.

Talk about It

1. What did Mutya plan to buy with her money?

2. When did she stop thinking about her plans?
3. How did she feel about the spilt milk?
4. How do you think her mother feel?
5. What advice do you think did her mother give her?
6. If you were Mutya, what would you do?
7. How can Mutya realize her plans?
8. How can you realize your own plans?

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 Do and Learn

Using the events in the story, write or draw in each box to show the
story sequence.

Storyboard

In the beginning… And then…

Suddenly… And then…

And then… In the end…

Remember

Graphic organizers are charts or visuals which are used

to represent what we think of. They can help us understand
what we read. In sequencing events, we use organizers like
the storyboard, flow chart, story train, chain of events chart, and
sequence chart.

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 Learn Some More

Arrange the events to form a story. Write each event in the appropriate
box in the chart. Be guided by the signal words.

Story A

 Pepito saw an old woman who was having a hard time

crossing the street.
 He approached the old woman and offered help, and the
latter gladly accepted the offer.
 When the two reached the other side of the street, the old
woman gave Pepito a big seed. It was her way of thanking
him.
 When Pepito got home, he planted the big seed. The next
morning he found a money tree in the place where he had
put the seed!

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Story B

 One evening, Rhodora went to sleep without fixing her school

things. While she was sleeping, she was interrupted by some
noises.
 Those were her school things – the bag, books, notebooks,
pens, and papers. They all came alive!
 Her school things were mad at her for not fixing them.
 Rhodora asked forgiveness from her school things and
promised to take care of them. Suddenly, she opened her
eyes realizing everything was just a dream.

Rhodora went to sleep without fixing her school things.

Then,

Next,

And then, she asked forgiveness and promised to take

care of her school things.

Finally,

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Story C
Retell the story by sequencing the events in the chain of events
organizer.

The Bundle of Sticks

(Aesop)
An old man who was about to die called his sons to give
them some parting advice. He ordered his servants to bring
in a bundle of sticks, and he told his eldest son, “Break it.”

The son strained and strained, but with all his efforts, he
was unable to break the bundle. The other sons also tried,
but no one of them was successful.

“Untie the sticks,” said the father, “and each of you take
a stick.”

When they had done so, he called out to them:

“Now, break,” and each stick was easily broken. “Do you
see what I mean?” asked their father.

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Week 6 - Feeling Happy about Oneself

Think and Tell

When do you feel happy?

When do you feel sad?
When do you feel excited?
Tell something about it.

You may start your statement with-

I feel happy when…

I feel sad when…
The last time I felt excited was when…

Do and Learn

Listen to your teacher as he/she reads the story “The Old Man, His
Son and the Donkey.” Retell the story using the story star.
Say something about the feelings and traits of characters in the
story from the sentences your teacher will read.
title

setting author

characters events

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 Remember

We can infer or guess the traits and feelings of characters

by what they say, what others say about them, by what they
think and feel, and by what they do.

Try and Learn

Listen to the story “The Lion and the Mouse.”

Choose the best word that completes the sentence.
1. The lion roared at the mouse, put his paw over her and said, “I
will eat you.” The lion was _______________.
A. playful B. powerful C. tearful

2. The mouse was ______ the lion.

A. afraid of B. angry with C. ashamed of

3. The lion laughed and said, “I am strong. How could you ever
help me?” The lion thought that the mouse was __________.
A. foolish B. selfish C. serious

4. The lion tried to break the net, but the rope was strong. The
lion felt _____________.
A. careless B. friendly C. helpless

5. “You saved my life. Thank you,” said the lion to the mouse.
The lion was ______________.
A. cheerful B. thankful C. thoughtful

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 Do and Learn

Tell the feeling or trait of the character.

• “You must be very tired, Father. You have worked all day. May
I help you row the big boat?” said the child. What does the
child feel? (angry, sad, worried). We can tell that the child is
(respectful, concerned, kind).
• “Snake! Snake!” cried Blanca who jumped out of the barn.
Blanca was (happy, afraid, angry).
• “Oh! Father,” said the little frog. “I just saw the biggest animal
in the world. You have never seen an animal that was as big as
a hill. It had horns on its head.” The little frog was (surprised,
tired, ashamed).
• “I can make myself as big as he is,” said the old frog. The old
frog is (excited, proud, terrific). We can tell that the old frog
was (helpful, boastful, shameful).
• “I cannot fly! I shall fall! I know I shall fall!” said the little hawk.
The little hawk was (sad, weak, nervous).

Find Out and Learn

A. Read the paragraph.

A man wanted to sell his son’s donkey. He needed

money for his wife’s medicine who had been sick for a
week. He brought the donkey to the market. First, he went
to a friend’s store.
“Could you buy my donkey?” he asked.

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 “I’m sorry I have no use for a donkey,” the friend replied.
So, the man went to Francis’ bookshop. “Could you buy
my donkey?” he asked.
“No, I have a truck that carries my goods,” Francis said.
Then, he went to an old lady’s pet shop. “Your donkey
is too old for a pet,” complained the old lady.
As the man was looking for somebody to buy his
donkey, he met the baker’s wife. “My husband is looking
for a donkey to carry the sacks of flour from the port,” she
said. The man went to the baker and sold his son’s donkey.
He said, “Now I have money for my wife’s medicine.”
1. What did the man want to sell?
2. What was the money for?
3. What kind of husband was he?
4. Where did the man go first?
5. Where did he go next?
6. Where did he go after the bookshop?
7. Whom did he meet?
B. Read the phrases.
son’s donkey
wife’s medicine
friend’s store
Francis’ bookshop
old lady’s pet shop
baker’s wife

Remember

Possessive nouns express ownership or possession.

 To make most singular nouns show possession, add an

apostrophe s. (‘s)
 However, for singular nouns that end with -s, add an
apostraphe after -s to show possession. (s’)
 For plural nouns that end in -s, add an apostraphe after the
s to show possession. (s’)

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 Try and Learn

Exercise 1

Match the community helpers with their possessions. Write the

correct form. The first one is done for you.

camp police officer police officer’s whistle
pen writer ____________________
net fisherfolk ____________________
Boy Scouts ____________________
Bible
firefighter ____________________
baskets
clerk ____________________
license
priest ____________________
hose driver ____________________
blackboard teacher ____________________
keys vendors ____________________

Exercise 2

Read each sentence. Change the underlined phrase to show

ownership or possession.
1. The bike of Kobi was bought by his father.
2. The doll of my sister was a gift from her godmother.
3. The basketball of my cousin got lost yesterday.
4. The toy house of the twins looks exciting.
5. The toy car of Jess is new.

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Exercise 3

Write the correct possessive form of the given noun in the blank.

It will be (birthday of Mika) ______________ next

Saturday. Her parents are preparing a party for her.
Mother ordered the birthday cake at (the bakeshop
of Agnes) ____________________. She has the
invitations printed at (the Print House of Macy)
______________.
She will be preparing (favorite of Mika) __________
party food. Meanwhile, Father bought some pink
and white balloons at (the Toy Balloons of Coco)
______________. All of the (friends of the children)
___________ are invited. Mika cannot seem to wait
for Saturday. She is very excited.

Think and Tell

Write words that you associate with the word “happiness” around
the smiley.

_____ ______

_____ ______

_____ ______

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 Read and Learn

Happiness
(from the 1985 TV special You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown)

Happiness is finding a pencil

Pizza with sausage
Telling the time
Happiness is learning to whistle
Tying your shoe for the very first time!
Happiness is playing the drums in your own school band
And happiness is walking hand in hand.

Happiness is two kinds of ice cream

Knowing a secret
Climbing a tree
Happiness is five different crayons
Catching a firefly
Setting him free.

Happiness is being alone every now and then

And happiness is coming home again.

Happiness is morning and evening

Daytime and nighttime, too.
For happiness is anyone and anything at all,
That’s loved, by you!

Happiness is having a sister

Sharing a sandwich
Getting along!

Happiness is singing together when day is through

And happiness is those who sing with you.
Happiness is morning and evening
Daytime and nighttime too.
For happiness is anyone and anything at all,
That’s loved by you!
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 Talk about It

A. Answer the following questions.

• According to the poem, what is happiness?

• Why does the poem say that all of these make people happy?
• What makes you happy? Why do these make you happy?
• What do you do when you are happy?
• Does everything that you love make you happy?
• Do you love doing the things that make you happy?
Why? Why not?
• Who makes you happy?
• How can you make others happy in return?
B. Present the poem in a choral recitation.

Find Out and Learn

Write an acrostic poem about happiness. Think of a word or phrase

using the letters in the word “happy.”
H
A
P
P
Y

Remember

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 An acrostic is a poem in which the first letter of each line
spell out a word or phrase.

Do and Learn

Group Poem
1. Write an acrostic about a feeling or trait (kind/kindness, honest/
honesty, surprise, sadness etc.)
Example:
Keeping a friend
In good times and
Never leaving them
During bad times
2. Recite your poem in class.

Write about It

Write an acrostic using the letters of your name. Write something

about yourself or how you feel.
Example:

A friend
Nice and great
Always happy

Find Out and Learn

Read aloud the sentences. Notice the underlined words.

Happiness is two kinds of ice cream,

It is sharing a sandwich and catching a firefly.

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 Happiness is daytime and nighttime.
It is anyone and anything loved by you.

Remember

A compound word is made up of two words. Its meaning

is different from the meaning of each word that makes up the
compound word.

 Some compound nouns are made up of two short words

that appear as one.
Examples:
backyard grandmother
wallpaper doormat

 The hyphenated compound noun is formed when two or

more words are connected by a hyphen.
Examples:
commander-in-chief father-in-law

 Some compound nouns are written as two words.

Examples:
lawn tennis water lily
Try and Learn fairy tale

Exercise 1

Read the poems. Identify the compound nouns.

1. My house is at the hillside.

Where a tree nearby has a beehive
One day, a careless passerby

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 Bumped into it and let the bees fly
Why he did it
I don’t know why.
2. I’m always happy to take a walk with my Lola
Near her house is a path that leads to marvelous sights:
Grasshoppers jumping on a sea of sunflowers
Butterflies fluttering over bluebells, buttercups, and sweet peas
A sunbeam catching a ladybug hiding in a rose bush
A pair of love birds playing in a bird bath
Exercise 2
Form compound words from the word pairs.

1. class + mate =
2. tooth + paste =
3. meat + balls =
4. sugar + cane =
5. home + work =

Do and Learn

A. Form compound words from the words in box A and box B.

Write the words in your notebook.

Example: passer + by= passerby

A B
bake fire heart shop robe fan
fairy bath table cloth by room
passer soy you man book bud
role rose swimming beat bean tube
tale pool play

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B. Choose five (5) compound words and use each in a sentence.

Week 7 - Fun Outside

Think and Tell

What comes to mind when you see the word seashore? What do
you see in it? Write a word at the end of each arrow. An example is
given.
sand
seashore

Find Out and Learn

Look at the picture.

What are they doing?

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 Try and Learn

Read the words. Figure out the meaning of these words/phrase as

used in the sentences.
journey decided seashore bruised and bloodied

It was summer. The Solomon family wanted to go on a

journey. Dad wanted to go to Cebu. Mom wanted to go to
Bohol. Mark and Benedict wanted to go to Boracay. They
love going to the ocean.
In the end, the family decided to go to Boracay. They
went to the seashore right away. The sand on the beach
was fine and white. There were boats with white sails on
the blue sea.
Mark built a sand castle. Benedict decided to ride a
bike but he bumped into a rock and fell. He got all bruised
and bloodied.
Benedict was sad. He could not swim that day.

Read and Learn

Mouse at the Seashore

Arnold Lobel (slightly simplified)

A mouse told his mother and father that he was going on a

trip to the seashore.
“We are very alarmed,” they cried. “The world is full of
terrors. You must not go!”
“I have already decided,” said the Mouse firmly. “I have
never seen the ocean, and it is high time that I did. Nothing can
make me change my mind.”
“Then we cannot stop you,” said Mother and Father Mouse,
“but do be careful.”

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 Early the next day, the Mouse began his journey. Even
before the morning had ended, the Mouse came to know trou-
ble and fear.
A cat jumped out from behind a tree. “I will eat you for lunch,”
he said.
It was a narrow escape for the Mouse. He ran for his life but
he left part of his tail in the mouth of the cat.
By afternoon, the Mouse had been attacked by birds and
dogs. He had lost his way several times. He was bruised and
bloodied. He was tired and frightened.
At evening, the Mouse slowly climbed the last hill and saw
the seashore spreading out before him. He watched the waves
rolling onto the ocean, one after another. All the colors of the
sunset filled the sky.
“How beautiful,” cried the Mouse. “I wish that Mother and
Father were here to see this with me.”
The moon and the stars began to appear over the ocean.
The Mouse sat silently on top of the hill. He felt very happy and
peaceful.

Talk about It

Answer the following questions.

1. Who was going on a trip to the seashore?

2. What did his parents say?
3. Did he still push through with his plan? What did he say to
his parents?
4. What happened to him on his journey to the seashore?
What happened in the first light of dawn?
What happened by afternoon?
5. When and how did he reach the ocean he has been

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 dreaming to see?
6. What kind of mouse is he? If you were the mouse, would
you take same action as he did? Why or why not?
7. What have you learned from the story “The Mouse at the
Seashore?”
8. Do you have a dream/an ambition in life? What is it?
9. What will you do to achieve your dream/ambition?
10. If you meet some challenges along your way, will you give
up? Why? Why not?

Think and Tell

Listen as the teacher reads the following sentences. Notice how the
underlined words are read.

a. Mouse had one big wish.

b. He wanted to go to the seashore.
c. His parents could not change his mind.

Find Out and Learn

How are the underlined words pronounced?

How are the letters sh in the words pronounced?
How are the letters ch in the word pronounced?

Remember

A digraph has two consonants that make one sound.

(sh, ch, sh)

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 Try and Learn

Compare how the following words are pronounced.

Listen as the teacher reads the word. Then, read after the teacher.

/sh/ /ch/ /k/ /sh/

shore change choir chemise
wish church chorus chic
shoreline chores choral parachute
shell children chaos chandelier
shop chant school Chantal
shepherd chart schedule Chicago

Do and Learn

Read the phrases and underline the words with sh and ch properly.
Tell whether the word has /ch/, /k/, and /sh/ sound.
a wide shoreline wish for the best
change for the better a good shepherd
studious children a hectic schedule
a choir of angels an old church
a parachute ride a beautiful school

Learn Some More

Read the sentences and underline the words with sh and ch properly.
1. I was fascinated by the wide white shoreline I’ve seen in
Boracay island.
2. There is also an old church located in the place.
3. I love to watch a parachute ride by a group of experts.
4. Chantal took photographs of schoolchildren inside their
beautiful school.
5. We had a hectic schedule on that day yet it was fun and
enjoyable.
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 Read and Learn

Read the following poems. Pay attention to the words with sh and
ch.

Shakira Shepherd
Brook Pieri

Shakira Shepherd counted sheep:

one sheep two sheep three sheep four,
shuffling through her bedroom door.
And when she drifted off to sleep,
she dreamed of those four shaggy sheep:
one sheep two sheep three sheep four,
eating shortcake off her floor!

The “Ch” Food Song Shiela Sells Seashells

I like cheese, yes, I do. Shiela sells seashells

And my tummy loves it too. by the seashore.
I like cherries, yes I do. The shells that she sells
And my tummy loves it too. are seashells, I’m sure.
I like Chinese food, yes , I do. So, if she sells seashells
I like chicken, yes, I do. by the seashore,
And my tummy loves it too. I’m sure that the shells
are seashore shells.

Talk about It

Look for words in the poem with sh and ch sounds. Classify these
words according to their sound. Write them on the appropriate
column.
sh sound ch sound

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 Think and Tell

Read the words inside the box.

What do you call these words?
Which nouns can be seen, heard, smelled, tasted?
Which words can be felt?

beach mouse
cat tree
dogs peace
fear seashore
trouble birds

Remember

Concrete Nouns are nouns that can be seen, heard,


smelled, tasted, or felt.
Examples: cat birds stone water
Abstract Nouns show virtues, traits, characteristics, or

qualities. They cannot be seen, heard, smelled, or tasted.
Examples: peace contentment happiness

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 Try and Learn

Exercise 1

Pick out the concrete nouns in each sentence. Write your answers
in your notebook.

1. On Benedict’s 7th birthday, he received a new bicycle, a

remote control toy car, and a ball.
2. John Mark’s mother bought apples, grapes, and mangoes
for him and his brother.
3. Miss Datuin loves reading books, magazines, and
newspapers.
4. Which do you prefer to eat— a banana cake or a chocolate
cake?
5. Do plants need good soil, water, and sunlight in order to
grow?

Exercise 2
Look for the abstract noun in each sentence. Write them in your
notebook.

1. I should have patience while waiting for Christmas.

2. Bogart had a happy childhood.
3. Humility is seen in her words and actions.
4. Alberto has much pride in his heart.
5. My grandfather Solomon has great wisdom.

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 Do and Learn

Tell whether the underlined word is an abstract noun or a concrete

noun. Write your answer in your notebook.

1. I will bring a glass of milk and cookies for my morning

snacks tomorrow.
2. A new baby brings joy to a family.
3. “Juan Tamad” is a story that speaks of the laziness of the
main character.
4. Courtesy and discipline should be observed when we go to
sacred places.
5. The team Gilas Pilipinas won a trophy for being the first
runner-up during the FIBA Asia Championship 2013
competition.

Learn Some More

Complete the sentence with concrete or abstract nouns from the

box.
lunch typhoons children chores honesty
faith shores peace ball happiness

1. Teach the young ___________ to work in the house.

2. Tropical cyclones are sometimes called ___________.
3. ___________ is the best policy.
4. Don’t let your mother do all the household ___________.
5. The wild cat wanted a bigger mouse for its ___________.
6. The waves from the Pacific race hug the ___________.
7. If you have ___________ in God, then everything will be
fine and wonderful.
8-9. I don’t want to receive any material thing for
Christmas, all I want are ___________ and ___________.
10. Be sure to catch the ___________ that I’m going to throw.

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 Read and Learn

Have you seen an ark?

Have you heard the story of Noah?
Noah is one of the most obedient men that had ever lived.
Do you know why? God ordered him to make an ark and he
followed obediently. Building an ark was a difficult job to do
during that time, but Noah obeyed because he loved God and
he knew God didn’t want him to be disobedient.

Talk about It

1. If you were Noah, would you build an ark? Why or why not?
2. What would have happened if Noah did not obey God’s will?
3. Have you ever disobeyed an elder? What did you feel?
What did you do?

Write about It

Write a letter of apology to your parents saying how sorry you are
for disobeying them.
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________.

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Week 8 - Caring for the World

Think and Tell

Look at the picture. Get a partner and talk about it.

Try and Learn

Complete the story wheel with the details from the story listened to.
0

Title

Who are the characters in the story?

When did the story happen?
Where did the story happen?
What is the conflict/problem in the story?
How was the problem solved?
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 Find Out and Learn

Listen as the teacher reads the paragraph. Notice how he/she pro-
nounces the words in boldface.

Pol Putol is a big boy. He is one of the three brats.

Instead of playing with toys, he destroys things around
him. He cuts trees in a row.
He does not know about taking care of the environment.
He does not show concern for it.
One day, he learned a big lesson. He started to change
his ways. He no longer spoils other people’s days. People
smile at his ways. He now enjoys being with people. He
has learned to help Mother Earth grow trees.

Read and Learn

Read the words with oy, ow, and oi sounds.

/oy/ /ow/ /oi/

boy row spoil
enjoy know voice
toy show choice
Roy grow soil

Remember

A dipthong is a vowel sound that begins with the sound

of one vowel and ends with the sound of another vowel as in
/oy/, /ow/, /oi/.

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 Try and Learn

Read the phrases with oy, ow, and oi sounds aloud.

A B C
a boy and his toy a long row spoiled brat
Joy and Roy don’t know how fertile soil
Roy the young boy a good show right choice
Joy the young girl plants to grow golden voice

Learn Some More

Read aloud the sentences. Pronounce the words with oy, ow, and
oi sounds correctly.

1. Roy, the young boy has a new toy car.

2. Show your smile to everyone.
3. Poy told his friends that he has seen a long row of trees.
4. Now you can make a choice to join our club.
5. Plants grow well in fertile soil.

What words in the sentences have oy, ow, and oi sound?

What other words have oy, ow, and oi sounds?

Think and Tell

Group into five and talk about the picture.

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 Read and Learn

The Flies and the Ants

Anonymous
Adapted by Jennalyn S. Datuin

A squadron of flies appeared one day

In the ant village where all the ants stay.
Upon hearing the sound, the soldiers got their guns
Went to the palace of King Ant, where they were having fun.

In the king’s palace was a very big feast,

For the ants had killed the cruel fly beast.
Some soldier ants broke into the King’s room
Informed the King that the ant kingdom was doomed.

The raging flies began a powerful attack;

The unprepared ants were taken aback.
“Run to the nearest hole,” King Ant ordered.
“So that none of you would be hurt and murdered.”

A battalion of ant soldiers was ready to fight,

The swooping squadron of flies was full of spite.
The King ordered his ants to fill the ground with glue.
The flies would be trapped, they can never let go.

When the squadron of flies swooped down to attack,

All of them were trapped; they couldn’t get back.
The ants were joyful; for they knew they had won.
They ran back to the palace to continue their fun.

The ant band played; a choir of ants sang.

There was music and dancing; fireworks went BANG!
Then King Ant spoke; there was silence in the hall:
“We are all united. Congratulations to all!”
-Experiencing Language (Quezon City: Ateneo de Manila University Press, 1984)

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 Talk about It

Answer the following questions.

1. Why is it important to be united in times of emergency?
2. What could have happened if the ants did not cooperate
with the King?
3. Are you cooperative? How do you show it?

Try and Learn

What do these words mean?

squadron band kingdom

battalion choir

Remember

 A collective noun refers to a group or a whole unit of

persons, animals, places, or objects.
 Squadron, battalion, band, and choir are examples of
collective nouns.

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Examples of collective nouns:
an army/battalion of ants a flock of tourist/guest

a set of dishes a flock of birds

a rank of sailors a choir of angels/singers

a swarm of bees a bouquet of roses

a parliament of owls a tribe of monkeys

a chain of mountains/islands a school of fish/whales

a series of victories a gang of hoodlums

a bed of oysters a bunch of bananas

a squadron of flies a bunch of grapes

a pride of lions a cast/troupe of actors

Do and Learn

A. Which sentence has collective nouns?

1.
A. The waiter served us fruit juice and oatmeal.
B. A crowd of children and adults watched the street
dancing.
C. Her gems are expensive.
2.
A. The students were amazed at the performance of the
orchestra.
B. The secretary is responsible for writing the minutes of
the meeting.
C. The tourists love to visit Hundred Islands in Pangasinan.

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 3.
A. Summer vacation is a fun time for everyone.
B. I love watching movies, collecting old coins, and travelling
abroad.
C. A battalion of soldiers marched to the gate.

4.
A. Rence, Mark, and Benedict like watching Gilas Pilipinas
basketball team play.
B. Teachers aim the best for their pupils.
C. As Bambina hears the bell ringing, she enters the room
immediately.
5.
A. At last, I found my diamond ring.
B. Renato reviewed for the examinations last night.
C. Mr. Romyrick Dela Cruz taught Music in our class last
Friday.

B. Read the words inside the box. Use these collective nouns to
complete the paragraph below.

audience crowd choir band troupe

A big ______ of people were in the open theater

in the Rizal Park. They were watching a musical
performance. Everyone in the ______ was so quiet
as the ______ of musicians played a lilting number.
This was followed by some songs sung by a ______
of singers. The dance _______ presented some folk
dances. All the numbers were well applauded. The
people enjoyed the show.

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 Learn Some More

A. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate collective nouns.

1. a _________ of lions
2. a _________ of oxen
3. a _________ of cattle/goats
4. a _________ of gorillas
5. a _________ of soldiers

B. Use a collective nouns to describe the pictures. Do this in your

notebook.
Example:

Say:
1. This is a pride of lions.
2. They are wild animals.
3. They live in the jungle.

_______________
1.
_______________

_______________

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2. _______________

_______________

_______________

3.

_______________

_______________

_______________

4.
_______________

_______________

_______________

5.

_______________

_______________

_______________

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 Talk about It

Complete the puzzle on your paper usig the given clues.

1.

2.

3.

4.

Across Down
2. a _______ of fish 1. a _________of gorillas

3. a _______ of asteroids 3. a ________ of ducklings

4. a _______ of oysters

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 Try and Learn

Supply the missing letters to complete the word. Then, use it to

complete the sentence. Do this in your notebook.

c s s
1. The English IV ________________
won in the choral reading
t e m competition.

2. Did all of you cheer for our _________

in volleyball?

u i n
3. The labor _________ was allowed to
enter the Malacañang Palace.

c a i
4. I already saw a ________________
of mountains in the northern part of
the Philippines.

c o e c i o n

5. I have a ___________________ of
old coins.

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Week 9 - Helping Around

Find Out and Learn

Complete the story by choosing from the words inside the box. Write
your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

nutritious food junk food processed food hospital

Mother prepares ___________ for my snacks. These

are boiled bananas, a bottle of milk, and slices of mango.
She doesn’t like to give me money as my baon. She knows
that I will buy ____________ from the store. She doesn’t
prepare ___________ either. Based on her experience,
eating processed food like tocino, ham, and hotdog has once
put her life in danger. She had a kidney problem and was
confined in the ______________ for a week. She promised not
to eat those food anymore.

Try and Learn

Read the following words with silent letters h and gh.

Words with silent letter gh Words with silent letter h

eight honor
weight honors
height honorable
sight honest
delight honesty
bright heir
fright hour
light heirloom
right
frightful
thoughtful
brought
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 Do and Learn

A. Read aloud the phrases. Underline the words with the silent
letters h and gh.

1. the eight bright pupils

2. a heavyweight boxer
3. a beautiful sight
4. an honest girl in town
5. a frightful scene
6. three honorable guests
7. a thoughtful son
8. a right answer
9. a bright light
10. one’s height

B. Read the following sentences carefully. Identify the words with

the silent letters g and gh in each item. Write them in your notebook.

1. Bogart gives the right answer to my question.

2. He is the brightest pupil in my class.
3. He is also a very thoughtful son.
4. He loves and honors his father and his mother.
5. He travels abroad with his eight friends and they visit
historical places around the world.

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 Learn Some More

Identify the words with silent letters h and gh.

Haira, the Honest Girl

Jennalyn S. Datuin

Haira found a wallet,

while she was in the market.
Honest as she is,
She gave it to the police.
“Little girl, where did you find this?
Come, have a seat in my office.”
“Oh! There is no name on it,” said the police
We don’t know whom to return this.
Haira answers, “You’re right”
We need to return this tonight.
It’s still broad daylight;
I hope we can find the owner before midnight.

Talk about It

Answer the following questions:

1. What kind of girl is Haira?

2. Why do you say that she is honest?
3. If you find something, are you going to return it? Why?
4. What did Haira do to the wallet?
5. Where did Haira go when she found a wallet?
6. What did the police say to her? What did she tell the police?
7. What did she want the police to do with the wallet she
found?
8. If you were Haira, would you do the same thing? Why?
Why not?

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 Do and Learn

Read aloud the assigned paragraph. In the box, select the words
with silent letters h or gh that will complete the paragraph. Copy the
paragraphs in your notebook.

1. honest thoughtful brightest height eight

John Mark D. Cruz is an _______ year old boy. He is

a Grade 4 pupil. He is the smallest pupil in class. His
_________ is only 2 feet and 8 inches. Though he’s small,
he is the _____________ pupil in their class. Moreover, he
is _____________ and ____________ according to Mr.
Gelido, his adviser.

2. delighted honest thoughtful bright

Pangasinan is one of the progressive provinces in the

country. You will be ______ to see and visit the place
because of its beauty and grandeur.

The people are open-minded with ________ ideas to

improve the province. Aside from that, they are industrious
and __________________.

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 Find Out and Learn

Read the sentences.

a. He recites poems that he learned in school.

b. They go to the hospital for a medical checkup.
c. He gets weaker and weaker every day.
d. The doctor shakes his head slowly.
e. I always buy those food near my school.

Remember

Subject–Verb Agreement

 Verbs are action words.

 We use the s form of the verb with singular subjects.
Examples:
 Mama Annie cuddles her baby with much love and
care.
 Jovie reads her favorite book.
 We use the base form of the verb with plural subjects.

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 Try and Learn

Choose a picture and tell something about it.

a. b.

Do and Learn

A. Read the sentences below. Identify the subject and the verb in
each item.

1. John Mark cleans his feet before going to bed.

2. He thanks God for all the blessings he receives.
3. His mother reads him his favorite story until he falls asleep.
4. He wakes up early in the morning.
5. He eats his breakfast with his family.

Singular Subject Singular Verb

1. John Mark cleans
2.
3.
4.
5.

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B. Read the sentences below. Write the subject and the verb in
each sentence in the correct column.

1. The pupils conduct a research on the life cycle of a mosquito.

2. They also study the metamorphosis of a butterfly.
3. They compare the transformational growth of these two
insects.
4. They like to present their research study systematically.
5. Rence and Marifer volunteer to represent their group.

Plural Subject Plural Verb

1. pupils conduct
2.
3.
4.
5.

Learn Some More

Copy the sentences on your paper and underline the correct verb
form in each sentence.

1. Vince (eat, eats) his breakfast at exactly six o’clock in

the morning.
2. He (drink, drinks) a glass of milk every day.
3. He (ride, rides) his new bicycle to school.
4-5. As he (arrive, arrives) in school, he (go, goes) directly to
the classroom and puts his bag on his chair.
6. His friends Marylyn and Alicia (clean, cleans) the
classroom.

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 7. Renato and Romyrick (arrange, arranges) the chairs.
8. They (help, helps) one another in cleaning the classroom.
9. They also (weed, weeds) their vegetable garden.
10. They (form, forms) their line straight in front of the
flagpole.

Try and Learn

Choose the sentence that is correctly written.

1. A. Jenny takes her breakfast before going to school.

B. Jenny take her breakfast before going to school.

2. A. She wear clean clothes and shoes.

B. She wears clean clothes and shoes.

3. A. She walks together with her friend Yanjel to school.

B. She walk together with her friend Yanjel to school.

4. A. They share their snacks with each other.

B. They shares their snacks with each other.

5. A. The girls also eat lunch together in their school canteen.

B. The girls also eats lunch together in their school
canteen.

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 Think and Tell

What do you see in the picture?

Answer the following questions.

1. Who teaches the children?

2. Who cleans the room?
3. Who wipes the dirt off the table?
4. Who reads their Science books?
5. Who arranges and fixes the chairs properly?

Try and Learn

Write the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject. Do
this in your notebook.

prepare feed help work live

1. My friend ___________ in the province.

2. His uncle ________ in the farm everyday.
3. He ________ the animals in the farm.
4. The other farm workers _________ him in taking good care
of the farm.
5. They ________ food for the farm animals.
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 Do and Learn

Write a new sentence using the given subject. Make sure the
verb agrees with the new subject. Number 1 is done for you. After
completing the sentences, write them in a paragraph form.

1. The community worker helps us in special ways.

The community workers help us in special ways.

2. The farmer plants rice, sweet potatoes, corn, and
vegetables.
The farmers __________________________________.

3. The dentist keeps our teeth healthy and strong.

The dentists ___________________________.

4. The teacher teaches children how to read, write, and

count.
The teachers __________________________.

5. The dressmaker sews dresses that women wear.

The dressmakers ________________________.

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 Learn Some More

A. Read the riddles. Use the picture clues in answering these riddles.
Write your answers in your notebook.

_____________1. What opens the door but never says

“Hello?”
_____________2. What thing flies and sometimes buzzes?
_____________3. What swims on water and sometimes
walks on land?
_____________4. What thing flies but never gets hungry?

B. List down the verbs used in each riddles.

1. ____________
2. ____________
3. ____________
4. ____________

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