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English
Quarter 1– Module 7.2:
Word Classification
English – Grade 4
Quarter 1 – Module 7.2: Word Classification

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Regional Director: Gilbert T. Sadsad

Assistant Regional Director: Jessie L. Amin

Development Team of the Module

Writer: Jesusa Niña C. Ampongan

Editors: Mary Jane V. Abaňo, Maria Janina C. Andalis

Reviewers: Claudia Marilou S. Marpuri, Sahlee B. Cerillo,

Ellen B. Tabarangao, Ricky B. Sergio

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Management Team: Claudia Marilou S. Marpuri (EPS-English)

Jerson V. Toralde (Chief ES- CID)

Maria-Magnolia F. Brioso (ASDS)

Cecille Bernadette P. Rivera (SDS)

 Introductory Message
The so-called “New Normal” set-up in our country brings so many changes in
our life. Indeed, we are trying to cope with a lot of these changes brought about by
the COVID-19 pandemic. These changes include our educational system which was
not spared by the harsh effect of the corona virus. But life has to go on despite the
COVID-19 threat in order to live and survive economically. Education has to
continuously grow, too; hence, this alternative delivery mode using the modular
approach.

For the Facilitators:

My dear parents, this is the time that the teacher-parent tandem will be tapped
for the effective use of this learning material. The utilization of this module is one of
the most appropriate and effective tools for distant learning such as this. You or
anyone else in the family is on the call of duty of monitoring your child’s learning at
home amidst this pandemic time. You are needed to motivate your child to engage in
the activities of this module. You should be there to assist him/her at times he/she
finds difficulty coping with the exercises. We anticipate with appreciation your
support and guidance after all, the Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELC)
that your child must acquire are taken into consideration in conceptualizing this
learning kit.

For the Learner:

Meantime that we will not be adopting the normal classroom instructions, we
are providing you with this module in English 4. This will serve as the learning
material in which your language skills will be continuously developed.

This module contains the following parts:

The knowledge or skill that must be

Learning Target
developed in you

The part where unfamiliar words found in the

Vocabulary Builder module are given meanings for you to use
them appropriately in context

The pre-test to assess your stock knowledge

Warming Up
about the topic or competency

The discussion of the lesson or concept

Learning About It
presented, with examples given for easy
understanding

The three stages of exercises provided from

Keeping You in
Practice easy to difficult to ensure mastery

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 The post-test part to measure your
Cooling Down knowledge and skills after finishing the
module

The assignment part or additional activities

Learning Challenge
as follow-up to strengthen what you already
know
The generalization of the concepts or skills
Points to Ponder
presented in the learning activities

The part that contains the correct answers to

Answer Key
the tests given where you will instill the value
of honesty to yourself, too.

Smile. Don’t worry. As ever, your parents and elder siblings are always there
to assist and guide you in times of difficulty.

The sources of concepts in making or

References developing this module

You will also find in the last portion this one:

The following are reminders in using this module:
1. Use this module carefully. Do not write anything or put marks on any part of this
learning material. Write your answers in your English notebook.
2. Do not forget to answer the Warming Up activity before going to the next.
3. Read first carefully the instructions before doing the given activity.
4. Observe honesty in making the activities .
5. Finish the activities part by part. Do not jump into the next without completing the
preceding part.
6. Return this module to your teacher on a designated day or date.
7. Just in case you find difficulty in understanding a certain idea or in answering the
exercises, do not hesitate to seek the assistance of your teacher (using your gadget
if you have). You can also ask the guidance of your parents, elder siblings, or anyone
else in the family who can help you. Always remember that there is always
somebody to help you.
We are hoping that this module will give you a productive and fruitful
experience. An experience of acquiring the knowledge and skills towards
lifelong learning.

Yes, of course, you can do it!

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 Module in English 4
Word Classification

Hi !
Are you fond of reading? Do you want to know more words?
That’s nice… because reading is fun !

Introduction

You will enrich your vocabulary in getting the meaning of words in

different ways.
In this module, you will enjoy and learn lots of things in this world
of words specifically, how to get the meaning of words through word
classification.
In the previous module, you studied about analogy and for now
getting the meaning of words through classification.

Learning Targets

As you go on with the different drills in this module, it is expected

that you will be able to get the meaning of words through word
classification.

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 Vocabulary Builder

To be able to understand this lesson easily, know first the meaning

of the following unfamiliar words.

1. classification – puts something in a category

- an arrangement of people or things based on
ways that they are alike.

2. category – a group of people or things that are similar in some

way.

Warming Up

What do you know about word classification?

Let’s try to find it out by having this starter.

A. Read the words in the boxes. Then, write the classification of the
words for each set.

1. teacher 2. Narra 3. Sampaguita

nurse Molave Daisy
architect Apitong Rose

4. books 5.Venus Raj 6.skirt

crayons Catriona Gray headband
papers Pia Wurtzbach blouses

7.Eagle 8. Earth 9.red 10.one

Dove Saturn blue eight
Parrot Mars yellow twenty

How’s the starter? Let’s try to know more about it…

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 Learning About It

Read the paragraph. Then classify the ideas using the T-chart.

Josefa is really good at some sports, but she is learning others. She’s a
great runner and is on a track and field team in school. She also plays tennis
and badminton with their friends. She doesn’t play sipa very well but she’s
learning how to swim.
What are the sports that Josefa knows and the one’s that she is
learning?
Use a T-chart to classify the sports.

Sports Sports
Josefa knows Josefa is learning

What did you write under Sports Josefa Knows? Under Josefa is
learning?

Why did you group these sports as such?

Correct. Running, tennis, badminton, and sipa are the sports that
she needs not to learn because she knows them already; while
swimming is different because she does not know it yet?

So, what you did was you grouped ideas according to their
classification or category.

Remember the following concepts before you proceed to the next

drill.

Word classification is a skill of grouping related words together.

Words can be classified or grouped together according to ways in which
they are similar.

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 Examples:

Flowers Vegetables

Dahlia Pechay
Gumamela Ampalaya
Sunflower Cabbage

Fruits Philippine Presidents

Lanzones Corazon C. Aquino
Mango Rodrigo R. Duterte
banana Gloria M. Arroyo

Family
father brother
mother baby
sister

Keeping You In Practice

Let’s have another set of exercises.

Task 1
Directions: Encircle the word or group of words that best describes the
words in the box.

Monday Tuesday Friday Sunday

1. A. months B. years C. days D. holidays

spoon fork plate drinking glass

2. A. utensils B. dresses C. shoes D. cosmetics

sala set sofa bed dining table cabinets

3. A. appliances B. furniture C. jewelries D. beddings

eraser paper books pencils

4. A. school things B. things to clean C. things to wear

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 drum cymbals piano guitar
5. A. vehicles B. instruments C. dances D. bicycles

jump think stand play

6. A. verb B. noun C. pronoun D. adverb

eraser table room pictures

7. A. verb B. noun C. pronoun D. adverb

Venus Pluto Uranus Neptune

8. A. planet B. galaxy C.astronaut D. stars

breads cakes cookies brownies

9. A.fruits B. flower C. vegetables D. pastries

Medicol Advil Paracetamol Neozep

10.A. medicines B. antibiotic C. vitamins D. pain reliever

Task 2
Directions: Choose the letter of the correct word that classifies
each group of words in the boxes.

1. books newspaper dictionary maps

A. clinic B. library C. grocery D. room

2. tall trees birds fruits carabao

A. market B. mall C. road D. mountain

3. sprinkler shovel bolo hoe

A. garden tool B. gadgets C. things D. machine

4. tablet cellphone laptop pagers

A. appliances B. furnitures C. gadgets D. machine

5. pillow mosquito net beds blanket

A. beddings B. utensils C. gadgets D. toiletries

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 Task 3

Do you know that you are a mammal?

Mammals are warm- blooded animals. Most mammals
have hair on their bodies. Some live on land like people and cats.
Dolphins and whales live in water. The seal, walrus and otters
are mammals that live both land and water.

Directions: Classify the following mammals under proper category.

Mammals

dolphin dog walrus rabbit otter

elephant whale cat seal man

Water Land and Water

Land

How was the previous practice? In order to improve better the

results of your exercises, try to answer more drills for you to get better in
answering.

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 Cooling Down

Drill 1
Direction: The words in the word box are words about senses- seeing,
hearing, smell, touch, and taste. Categorize each of the words below.

Word Box
rainbow talking smooth sunset salty
savory sour thunder soft bitter

Taste Hearing Seeing Smell Touch

Drill 2
Direction: Read each set of words. Then write the classification of word
for each set. Choose from the word above.

parts of the book canteen ocean farm market

toiletries frontliners insects pronoun sewing kit

1. _________ 2.________ 3._________

shark preface goat
whale table of contents cow
dolphin glossary carabao

4.____________ 5.___________ 6. _________

hot snacks vegetables tissue paper
bread fresh fish and meat bath soap
juice drinks fruits, groceries shampoo

7.___________ 8.____________ 9._________

thread he, she, it butterfly
needle we, they bee
tape measure grasshopper

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 10.__________
policemen
doctors
nurses
Drill 3
Direction: Describe the boy’s looks and actions. Classify them under
proper heading.

short and black hair healthy body smart

looking for a friend talking to someone

Boy’s Looks Boy’s Actions

Congratulations for your time in answering the different drills

in this module! You may now continue to the last round.

Learning Challenge

After answering the different drills, read the passage then

complete the chart below.
Eduardo is moody. Sometimes happy, kind and cheerful. He
seems to be positive about everything. At times, he’s angry and
irritable. He shouts at anybody infront of him. He’s no fun to be
around when he’s negative.

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Eduardo’s Positive Feelings Eduardo’s Negative Feelings

Points to Ponder

At the outset, let us recall the important ideas in this lesson.

Again, we can enrich our vocabulary in various ways. Let

us include in what we already know word classification.
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Word classification is a skill of grouping related words
together. Words can be classified or grouped together according
to ways in which they are similar.

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 Answer Key

Warming Up:

A. 1.professionals 6. things for girls

2.trees 7. birds
3. flowers 8. planet
4.school things 9. colors
5. beauty queen 10. numbers

Learning About It :

Sport’s Josefa Knows- track and field , tennis , badminton

Sport’s Josefa is learning - swimming

Keeping You in Practice:

Task 1 Task 2
1. C days 1. B. library
2. A. utensils 2. D. mountain
3. B. furniture 3. A. garden tool
4. A. school things 4. C. gadgets
5. B. instruments 5. A. beddings
6. A. verb
7. B. noun
8. A. planet
9. D. pastries
10. A. medicines

Task 3 Land - cat, rabbit , elephant ,dog ,man

Water - whale, dolphin
Land and water - seal, walrus, otters

Cooling Down:
Drill 1: Drill 2:
Taste - bitter , sour , salty 1. ocean 6. tioletress
Hearing – talking , thunder 2. parts of the book 7. sewing kit
Seeing – rainbow , sunset 3. farm 8. pronoun
Smell - savory 4. canteen 9. insects
Touch – smooth, soft 5. market 10. frontliners

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Drill 3:
Boy’s Looks – short and black hair , healthy body , smart
Boy’s Actions- Looking for a friend , talking to someone

Learning Challenge :

Positive feelings – happy , kind and cheerful

Negative feelings- angry, irritable

References
https://www.google.com/search?q=child+reading+clipart&tbm=isch&

-English 4 LM, First Edition 2015, Vibal Group Inc. DepEd-IMCS, DepEd
Complex, Meralco Avenue, Pasig City pp. 310-311,320-321

-Perla H. Cuason, Reading for Meaning 4, Philippine Copyright 2010,

FUTUREBUILDER PUBLICATIONS,INC. Sta.Ana, Manila pp.64-
66,68,72-73

Merriam Webster Dictionary

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