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ENGLISH
Quarter 4 - Module 3:
Give expanded definitions of words
(Week 4)

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English
Quarter 4 - Module
Give expanded
definitions of words

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English- Grade 10
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Quarter 4- Module 3 – Give expanded definitions of words

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 This will give you an idea of the skills or
What I Need to Know competencies you are expected to learn in
the module.

This part includes an activity that aims to

What I Know check what you already know about the
lesson to take. If you get all the answers
correct (100%), you may decide to skip this
module.

What’s In This is a brief drill or review to help you link

the current lesson with the previous one.

In this portion, the new lesson will be

What’s New introduced to you in various ways such as a story,
a song, a poem, a problem opener, an

activity or a situation.
This section provides a brief discussion of the
lesson. This aims to help you discover and
What is It understand new concepts and skills.

This comprises activities for independent

practice to solidify your understanding and skills
What’s More of the topic. You may check the answers to
the exercises using the Answer Key at the end
of the module.

This includes questions or blank

sentence/paragraph to be filled in to process
What I HaveLearned what you learned from the lesson.
This section provides an activity which will help
you transfer your new knowledge or
What I Can Do skill into real life situations or concerns.
This is a task which aims to evaluate your level
of mastery in achieving the learning
Assessment competency.
This contains answers to all activities in the
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Answer Key
 What I Need to Know
Welcome to your third lesson of the fourth quarter. To start with, let us try to
find out the learning competencies that you are going to master at the end of this
lesson.

Skills and Competencies/Objectives:

You are expected to:

• List down unfamiliar words in the selection
• Construct sentences using varied strategies in defining terms

What I Know (PRE-TEST)

Activity 1
Directions: In the box is a pool of words. Read and then choose the synonyms
from the pool. Use a separate sheet of paper.

manfully storm clouds delightedly

thunderous enormous

________________ 1. joyfully
________________ 2. booming
________________ 3.huge
________________ 4. typhoon
________________ 5. bravely

Lesson 1
BUILDING VOCABULARY

The term “vocabulary” refers to the stock of words used by a group of people or by a
particular person. It also refers to the entire accumulation of words in a language

You cannot build a vocabulary if you do not meet new words. One of best ways to meet new
words is to read and read and read. The more you read the more opportunity you have to meet
unfamiliar words and get acquainted with them.
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A second step involves getting acquainted with the dictionary. Anyone interested in building
a supply of useful words looks in the dictionary to find out how a word is pronounced, where it
comes from, what it means, and what other words re connected with it .
 What’s In

Activity 2
Directions: Match Column A with Column B. Write the letter of the
correct answer . Use a separate sheet of paper.

A. B.

_______ 1. Metallic crepitation a. result of end of the world

_______ 2. Purpose of pilgrimage b. faint crackling sound
_______ 3.Abyss of space c. reason of journey
_______ 4. unscintillating points d. deep hole area
_______ 5. Aftermath of Armagedon e. marked by low spirit and
unexcitement

What’s New
Activity 3

STRETCH THE WORD

Direction: Complete the following vocabulary map. Use a separate sheet of
paper.

carcass definition opportune definition

Root word

Part of speech Part of speech

antonym
antonym

What is it
Expanding your vocabulary

Before engaging yourself in a more serious reading, study how words are defined
and expanded. Then define the words which will assigned to you by your teacher. Be
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THE WORLD OF WORD’S EXPANSION

Study the rules in expanding a definition of words, and then do the tasks that
follow:
 Expanding a Word into a Sentence
Word/s + class + characteristics (differentiates)
Example: Sense of humor is the ability to laugh and make others laugh.
term class distinguishing characteristics

Giving an expanded definition is distinguishing the characteristics of a certain

word, providing extra facts/information about it, giving examples and/or saying what
cannot be included to describe it. Study the example below:

Mother Nature (sometimes known as Mother Earth or the Earth-

Mother) is a common personification of nature that focuses on the life-
giving and nurturing aspects of nature by embodying it in the form of
the mother. Images of women representing Mother Earth, and Mother
Nature, are timeless. In prehistoric times, goddesses were worshipped
for their association with fertility, fecundity, and agricultural bounty.
Priestesses held dominion over aspects of Incan, Algonquian,
Assyrian, Babylonian, Slavonic, Germanic, Roman, Greek, Indian, and
Iroquoian religions in the millennia prior to the inception of patriarchal
religions.

http;//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_Nature

It is not enough to find out the meaning of a word. Expanding your vocabulary bank is
important for comprehension.

Strategies in defining terms

1. Using context clues – hints that an author gives to help to
define difficult or unusual words within a sentence

a. Finding its synonym – words that have similar meaning

b. Finding its antonym – words that have opposite meaning
c. Through examples/word associations
d. Giving explanation

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 What Have I Learned
Activity 5
Let’s wrap up!
Directions: Read the following lyrics of a song and a paragraph. Answer the
questions that follow . Use a separate sheet of paper.

Mother Nature’s Son

Born a poor young country boy

Mother Nature’s son
All day long I’m sitting, singing
Songs for everyone

Sit beside a mountain stream

See her waters rise
Listen to the pretty sound of music
As she flies

Find me in my field of grass

Mother Nature’s son
Swaying daisies, sing or lazy song
Beneath the sun

1. Choose three words from the song and then look for the meaning in the dictionary.
Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.
a.
b.
c.

2. Choose at least two words above and expand each into a sentence on a separate
sheet of paper.

a. ___________________________________________________________

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b. ___________________________________________________________
II.Directions. Read the selection and answer the question given on a
separate sheet of paper.

Enhanced Greenhouse Effect

What is greenhouse effect? Is greenhouse effect important or

disadvantageous to life on Earth? What is enhanced greenhouse effect?

The portion of sunlight that reaches Earth’s surface is absorbed and

converted into energy of longer wavelength (that is, infrared, or heat). This is
reradiated by the ground back to the atmosphere. Greenhouse gases present in the
troposphere do not absorb sunlight but absorb infrared radiation. Thereby preventing
energy from escaping to out space. This phenomenon is called the greenhouse effect.

The greenhouse effect is important to life on Earth, since it maintains the

temperature needed to support life. Having the right amount of greenhouse gases is
what gives Earth the right temperature for people to live.

Due to the increasing use of fossil fuels, burning of forestlands to increase

agricultural production, decaying of agricultural products, and other human
activities, the concentration of gases in the atmosphere has been increasing,
resulting in an “enhanced greenhouse effect” which is often referred to as global
warming.

Scientists sat that a hotter world will make “extreme weather” --- referring t
heat waves droughts, and floods that may cause death to humans. Increased
temperature also affects other living things. Some aquatic species have moved their
ranges towards colder regions. Migratory patters of animal are disrupted. Higher
temperatures are conducive to the spread of disease organisms, or pathogens, that
affect plants, animals, and humans.
Science and Technology Textbook for First Year
2009 Edition

1. Write an expanded definition of the term “greenhouse effect” using

its typical characteristics.

____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________

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 What I Can Do
Activity 6
CHOOSE AND EXPAND

Direction: Choose two of the words/phrases below and give their expanded
definition. Use a separate sheet of paper.

1. Locally Stranded Individual (LSI)

2. Frontliners
3. COVID-19
4. Home Quarantine
5. Health Protocol

1._______________________________________________________________________

2._______________________________________________________________________

Assessment

Activity 7
ASSESS WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED
Directions: Read and analyze the following questions. Choose the letter of correct
answer for each item . Use a separate sheet of paper.

________ 1. The following are features of an expanded definition except______

a. Giving definition from the dictionary, encyclopedia, and other sources
b. distinguishing the characteristics of a certain word
c. providing extra facts/information about it
d. giving examples and/or saying what cannot be included to describe it

________ 2. It hints that an author gives to help to define difficult or unusual words
within a sentence.
a. giving definition
b. using context clues
c. using clues
d. all of the above
________ 3. All of the following are strategies in defining terms except____
a.
b. finding its synonym
c. finding its antonym
d. finding its clues x
e. giving explanation
________4. It refers to the stock of words used by a group of people or by a particular
person.
a. language
b. dictionary
 c. word definition
d. vocabulary
________ 5. It is the best way to increase one’s vocabulary .
a. speak in English often
b. read only English books
c. read more and get acquainted with the dictionary
d. all of the above

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 English 10 ANSWER SHEET
(OPTIONAL ONLY)
Name:__________________________ Section:__________________ Score

What I know (Pre-Test)

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

What’s In
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

What’s New
1. carcass -
part of speech -
antonym -
2. opportune -
part of speech -
root word -
antonym -

What’s more!
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

What Have I learned!

Assessment
1.
2.
3.
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What I know (Pre-Test)

1. delightfully 2. Thunderous 3. enormous 4. typhoon 5. manfully

What’s In
6. b 2. c 3. d 4. e 5.a

What’s New
3. carcass - a dead body
part of speech - noun
root word - car
antonym -
4. opportune - suitable or convenient for a particular appearance
part of speech - adjective
root word - tune
antonym - inopportune, untimely

What Have I learned!

Answers may Vary
Assessment
5. a 2. b 3. c 4. d 5. c

References
https://www.google.com/search
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Help:Writing_definitions

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