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The Hunter and His Dog

Hikat, a skilled hunter, lived near a forest. He hunted wild animals accompanied by the faithful dog. One day, he went deep into the forest, thinking wild animals are plentiful. But the place was empty of game. He went on and on, until he was tired, hun-gry and thirsty. Finally, he could no longer move. He lay mo-tionless on the ground.

The dog saw his master, weak and in pain. He seemed to understand his need. So the dog looked for water. He found a brook hidden by big trees. He dipped his tail into the brook, ran to Hikat and let water dripped from his tail to Hikat’s lips. Hikat opened his eyes after he felt the cool drops of water. “Good dog! Get some more.” The dog understood and ran bak to the brook. He did this several times. Hikat felt well again.

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WORKSHEET NO. 1

Skill: Predict Outcomes Activity 1: Answering Detail Questions Answer questions about the story. Discuss the answers you gave to the questions.

1. Where did the story happen? 2. Who are the characters in the story? 3. What happened to Hikat in the forest? 4. How did the dog help his master? 5. How did Hikat get well?

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Activity 2: Giving Possible Endings to Situations Talk about the story. Is the ending of the story clear? Did the story tell what happened to Hikat after he got well? Try to give possible endings to the story. Do you want a happy ending to the story? Which of the following do you prefer? 1. The dog led Hikat out of the forest. 2. Hikat and the dog found fresh fruits in the forest 3. Hikat and his dog killed some wild animals. Do you want a sad ending to story? Which of the following do you prefer? 1. Hikat and his dog could not find their way out of the forest. 2. A big wild pig attacked Hikat. 3. It rained so hard in the forest. Make an ending to the story. Make your ending in 2 or more sentences. Write your ending on your paper.

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Activity 3: Giving an Appropriate Ending to a Story Read the story. Make an appropriate ending to it.

The White Monkeys

Negritos lived in Panay. They were short and dark-skinned. They have kinky hair and flat nose. But in one place in the island called Naburot, lived a different group of people. They were tall, fair-skinned, and had high aq-uiline nose. The Negritos called them Putians. The Putians looked down on the dark-skinned and kinky-haired Negritos. The Putians thought of themselves more superior than the Negritos. They disliked the Negri-tos so much that whenever a Negrito came along, they beat him to death. Once, Langit, a Negrito princess lost her way. She found herself in the village of the Putians. The Putians tied her hands and feet and threw her into the sea. The poor Negritos called upon their god. “Help us, Laon! Protect us from the cruel Putians.” Laon heard the prayer of his people.

The story has no definite ending Make one for the story. Look at the title of the story. Make your ending related to the story. These questions will help you. 1. What did Laon do to help the Negritos? 2. How did Laon reach the place of the Putians? 3. How did Laon look when he appeared to the Putians? 4. What did the Putians do to Laon? 5. What did Laon do to the Putians? Write your answers in paragraph form. Write your paragraph on your paper.

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WORKSHEET NO. 2

Skill: Use a Variety of Sentences According to Use in Expressing Ideas Activity 1: Identifying Sentences According to Use Read these sentences about the story.

Hikat was a skilled hunter. He lived near a forest. His faithful dog accompanied him in hunting. What game did he find in the forest? There were no wild animals deep in the forest! Where have all the animals gone? Find out why this is so.

How are these used? Does each sentence have a different use? In English, sentences are classified according to their uses. One kind of sentence gives information. This is the declarative sentence. Another kind asks questions. This is the interrogative sentence. A third kind makes a request or gives a command. This is the imperative sentence. A fourth kind expresses strong feelings. This is the exclamatory sentence.

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Activity 2 Identify the following sentences. Write your answer on your paper. 1. Do you have any hobbies? 2. Hobbies can be relaxing and rewarding. 3. Some say hobbies make one forgets problems! 4. Collecting things is a very popular hobby. 5. some people collect stamps and coins. 6. What do you call a stamp collection? 7. One famous philatelist’s collection is worth millions of dollars! 8. Start collecting something of interest to you. 9. Start it soon! 10. Tell us what your hobby is. Activity 3: Using Appropriate Punctuation Marks for Different Sentences

Sentences begin with a capital letter. Declarative and imperative sentences end with a period. Interrogative sentences end with a question mark. Exclamatory sentences end with an exclamation point.

Copy each sentence. Use the correct punctuation mark at the end. Tell what kind of a sentence it is. 1. Please turn off the lights. 2. The weather is cold and dry this year. 3. When will you finish the book. 4. Angelo, return the book to the library. 5. I won fifty thousand pesos in Gobingo. 6. Did you hear that. 7. What a luck it was. 8. Who went with you to the contest. 9. Please tell me more about it. 10. I wish I were as lucky as you.

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Activity 4: Writing Different Kinds of Sentences A. Write declarative sentences according to the following instructions. Write the sentences on your paper. 1. Identify yourself 2. Tell something about your interest. 3. Explain how you go to school. 4. Describe your school. 5. Give your present lesson in Language. B. Make imperative sentences. Use the information given. Write the sentences on your paper. 1. Command your dog to stop barking. 2. Request a telephone number from an information center. 3. Request your brother to fix the TV set. 4. Order your favorite snacks. 5. Ask for the time now. C. Grade yourself on how you work in a group. Ask yourself some questions. Write the questions on your paper. One sample is given. 1. Do I belong to a group? 2. ____________________ 3. ____________________ 4. ____________________ 5. ____________________

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WORKSHEET NO. 3

Skill: Use a Variety of Sentences According to Structures Activity 1: identifying Sentence Parts Recall the story “The Hunter and His Dog”. Read some sentences from the story.

The dog saw Hikat, weak and in pain. The dog understood Hikat’s needs. He looked for water and found a brook. He dipped his tail into the water until it was soaking wet. He ran back to Hikat fast or his mas-ter would die. He stood near Hikat and from his tail, water dripped into Hikat’s lips. The hunter opened his eyes after he felt the cool drops of water.

What parts make each sentence? A sentence has two parts—a subject and a predicate. All the words that tell what or whom the sentence is about is called the subject. All the words that tell what the subject does is called the predicate. Subject Predicate The dog saw Hikat, weak and in pain He looked for water and found a brook.

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Some sentences have:

a single subject and single predicate The children in the audience / clapped. Loud noises / frighten babies.

single subject and compound predicate Angelo / swims and play tennis. The maid / may wash or iron clothes. compound subject and single predicate

Mark and Patricia / like fruits. Father and Mother / enjoy good books.

compound subject and compound predicate The boys and girls / danced and sang in the program. Angelo and Patricia / watered and trimmed the plants. Activity 2 Direction: Copy each sentence. Place a slash mark ( / ) to separate subjects and predicates. 1. The bus stops at this station. 2. The players rehearsed their lines. 3. His younger sister opened the door. 4. The hungry little kittens cried. 5. Mark hit the ball over the fence. 6. All the passengers boarded the bus. 7. Smoke from factories pollute the air. 8. Bright blue paint spilled from the can. 9. Dark clouds gathered in the sky. 10. The loud music disturbed the neighbors. 11. The fence around our house needs paint. 12. The driver of the car caused the accident.

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Activity 3 A. Direction: Copy each subject. Add a compound predicate to make a sentence. 1. My friend 2. Some birds 3. The big cow 4. The plants in the window 5. The proud winner 6. Most good athletes B. Copy each predicate group Add a compound subject to make a sentence. 1. grow on the field 6. studied Philippine History 2. floated across the sky 7. rented bicycles 3. collect foreign stamps 8. planted corn and potatoes 4. enjoyed the movie 9. finally arrived 5. read about volcanoes 10. play tennis everyday Activity 4: Using Compound Sentences Recall the story “ The Hunter and His Dog”. Study some sentences from the story. The dog understood Hikat’s needs so he looked for water. He ran back to Hikat first or his master would die. The dog stood near Hikat and water dripped from his tail. Do you see two sentences joined together ? What words are used to join the sentences? Words used to join equal sentence parts or whole sentences are called conjunctions Conjunctions that join whole sentence to whole sentence are called coordinators. Two or more sentences joined by coordinators are called compound sentences. Some examples of coordinators are and, so, but, yet, or.

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Coordinators express different relationships in joining sentences. Study the following examples: The eggs were fresh and the bacon was crisp. Mark rang the bell but no one answered. A siren wailed so the people scampered. Cecile is a good pianist for she practiced everyday. You have to hurry or you will miss the last bus. Which sentence expresses the idea of addition? Which sentence expresses the idea of contrast? Which sentence expresses the idea of choice? Which sentence expresses the idea of cause? Which sentence expresses the idea of effect? Direction: Combine the pair of sentences using and, but, or, so, yet. Write the sentences on your paper. 1. Father turned the key. 7. Nobody answered. The car would not start. He hung up the phone. 2. You will make the project. 8. The bell rang. You fail the subject. The pupils ran to their room. 3. We were late. 9. The wind howled. We missed the bus. The children felt afraid. 4. Summer is here. 10. The storm continued for days. The weather is still cold. The streets were flooded. 5. My brother has a car. 11. Will you go to store? He seldom uses it. Will I have to call somebody? 6. The referee blew his whistle. 12. It was raining. The game continued. The parade did not start at once.

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Activity 5: Using Complex Sentences Recall the story “The Hunter and His Dog” Read some groups of words from the story. until it was soaking wet after he felt the water when they were in the forest While he looked for water Does each group of words have a subject? Does it have a predicate? Does it express a complete thought? Is each group of words a sentence? Each group of words is a clause. A clause has a subject and a predicate. Some clause may express a complete thought. It is called independent clause and is a sentence. Some clause may not express a complete thought. It is called a dependent clause or subordinate clause. A. Find the subordinate clause in each sentence. 1. If the rain stops, the games will continue. 2. The people who applied for the job will be notified. 3. The car stopped because the traffic light turned red. A subordinate clause begins with a subordinator. Here are some examples: after before until although if when as since where because unless who

A sentence with an independent clause and a subordinate clause is called a complex sentence.

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B. Direction: Copy the following sentences. Underline the subordinate clause. Circle the subordinator. 1. The man who lives across the street has a new car. 2. My brother watched TV while I studied my lesson. 3. Before playing tennis, we put on our sneakers. 4. The crowd cheered when the fireworks started. 5. Although they were not told, the children cleaned the room. 6. He missed the bus because we were late. 7. Unless he learns to be polite, nobody will like Dave. 8. If you want to keep your friends, be kind to them. C. Direction: Use a subordinator to combine the sentences. Write the sentences on your paper. 1. The boy walked quickly. 6. We searched for hours. He was late. We did not find the money. 2. The dogs barked. 7. The family waited for a month. A jeep parked nearby. The letter did not come. 3. The teacher read the poem. 8. The boys were warned. We listened. They continued to play in the street. 4. I bought this dress. I have not worn it. 9. Do not come near the hive. The bees will sting 5. I like the Moffats. I bought their album. 10. The rains had stopped. The streets are still flooded.

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