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Quarter 2 – Module 2:
Context Clues -
Composing Clear and Coherent
Sentences:
(Connotation and Denotation)

English – Grade 5
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 2 – Module 1: Context Clues - (Composing Clear and Coherent Sentences-
Connotation and Denotation)

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English
Quarter 2 – Module 2:
Context Clues -
 Composing Clear and Coherent
Sentences:
(Connotation and Denotation)

Introductory Message
For the facilitator:
Welcome to the English 5 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM)
Module on Introductory Message
For the facilitator:
Welcome to the English 5 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM)
Module on Composing Clear and Coherent Sentences:
(Connotation and Denotation)
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Module on Composing Clear and Coherent Sentences-
Identifying the Main Idea

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 What I Need to Know

As you go through the module, you

will be able to:
➢
Distinguish connotations
from denotation
,
Answer the questions given.

➢
What I Know

Welcome to this module, Here is

your first task. Answer the given exercise
to measure how will you know the lesson.
Write the answers on your answer sheet.

Try this!

Directions: Below are science-related words. Try to give their denotative

meanings
1. inquisitive - ________________________________________________
2. skinny - ________________________________________________
3. parasite - ________________________________________________
Answers:
1. inquisitive means curious
2. skinny means narrow or thin
3. parasite means bloodsucker
Lesson
Composing Clear and
2 Coherent Sentences:
Connotation and Denotation

What’s In

How to identify connotation and denotation?

To learn the new lesson, please answer
the questions below. Later, you will know
what is connotation as well as denotation.

Directions: If you have dictionary, use it and try to determine the denotation
of the highlighted words in the following sentences, if not choose your answer
in the box.
1. Shades were out of sight except for the anonymous shadow that
walks behind untiringly.
2. The clouds above seemed scared of the scorching sun that keeps on
smiling at the hills.
3. The sun started to befriend the clouds and began to slumber behind
them.
4. She sat down and ate some fruits to alleviate the hunger pangs that
she had been enduring for almost a week.
5. The old woman looked like a bedraggled kitten looking for a shelter.

unidentified dirty ease

drowse to afflict painfully

 What’s New

Please read sentences A and B below. Which sentence expresses

connotations and denotations?

A.
A mahogany tree stands behind our houses.

B.
Father is a mahogany tree, strong and resilient.

Which paragraph expresses connotation? (b)

The sentence in (B) expresses Connotation.

The words carry cultural and emotional
associations or meanings in addition to
their literal meanings.

Which paragraph expresses denotation? (a)

-The sentence in (A) expresses denotation.

Refers to a meaning that is implied by a
word apart from a thing which it describes
explicitly.

Did you get it right? Good job! Don’t worry.

This module will help you master the lesson
about distinguishing denotation from
connotation.
Nice start learner! Keep moving forward.
 What is It

Activity 1

Directions: Study the sentence pairs. Write D on your paper if the

italicized word suggests denotative meaning and C if connotative meaning.
Use another sheet of paper

1. A. Be careful of snake members in our group because they can betray

us. _________
B. That forest used to be snake-infested. __________
2. A. Plants cannot manufacture their own food without sunlight or
sunshine. ________
B. Good friends are sunshine that makes me happy when I am
sad.__________
3. A. A strong typhoon caused a short-lived surge in our community.
________
B. We can survived any typhoon of challenges in life by being strong
and positive. _________
4. A mahogany tree stands behind our house. _________
B. Father is a mahogany tree, strong and resilient.__________
5. A. Keep that fire of unity burning in our hearts! ________
B. A fire of unknown cause denuded the village forest. ___________

What’s More

You are half - way done, learner!

-
Continue being fantastic! Below are activities
that will further improve your understanding
about the lesson.
Activity 2
Directions: Write D if the italicized word has a denotative meaning and C if
it has a connotative meaning.
1. At dawn, the beauty of nature starts to unfold. _________

2. Her first piano performance served as the dawn of her career. ________

3. Her three daughters are her life’s roses. _________

4. Mrs. Santos grows lovely roses in her wide garden. _________

5. Miners carry a lamp before entering a dark cave. _________

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct answer. Write this on your
notebook

_____________ refers to words carry cultural and emotional associations or

meanings in addition to their literal meanings.

______________ refers to a meaning that is implied by a word apart from the

thing which it describes explicitly.

Note: Kids, you can go back to the discussion if needed.

What I Can Do

Let’s try a new challenge, learner!

This challenge will help you apply what

 you have learned in the module.
Activity 3

Directions: Give the connotative meaning of each word and make a sentence that
expresses its connotative meaning.

1. rain

2. hail

3. flood

4. clouds

5. ocean

Assessment
You can do this, learner!
, Use
everything you learned in this module.
Believe, you can do it,
learner!

Directions: Write denotes or connotes according to the meaning the

sentences express. Use separate sheet of paper.
1. Father _____ someone who is strong and protective of his family.

2. Snow ________ soft, white flakes formed from the tiny drops of water

that freeze in the upper air and fall to earth.

3. Pouring rain _____ blessings of joy and comfort that comes upon a

person, one after another.

4. Fair weather _______ clear skies and a sunny day.

5. If there is a trouble that bothers a family, bad weather is in the air.

This ______ unpleasant mood among the family members.

 Additional Activities

Write 5 sentences about COVID-19. Then, identify each

sentence whether it expresses connotative or denotative
meaning.

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learner! You learned well in this module.
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Anyway, you can still go back to the discussion and
read it all again. Don’t lose hope learner!

I am very happy being with you throughout

this module. I hope you had fun learning.
Congratulations! See you on
the next module!
 Answer Key

What’s In?
1.unidentified
2.to afflict painfully
3. drowse
4.ease
5.dirty

What Is It?
1. A. CON 2. A.DEN 3. A. DEN 4. A.DEN 5.A.CON
B.DEN B.CON B. CON B.CON B.DEN

Activity 2
1. D
2. C
3. C
4. D
5. D
Denotation
Connotation
Activity 3
Answers may vary.

Assessment
1. DENOTES 3. connotes 5. connotes
2. denotes 4. denotes

Additional Activities
Answers may vary
References

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B. Online Sources:

C. Book:

Joy in Learning English V, pp.123,132,141