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English Quarter 1 LESSON 1

1. The document provides a lesson on inferring the meaning of compound words using context clues. It includes examples of different types of compound words and activities for students to identify compound words and infer their meanings. 2. The lesson defines compound words as words formed by joining two or more words together, and identifies three types: closed, open, and hyphenated. Students are directed to use context clues like synonyms and antonyms to infer meanings. 3. Activities have students find compound words in sentences and answer questions testing their understanding of inferring meaning from context and identifying synonyms. The lesson emphasizes that compound words can have new meanings formed from their component words.

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English Quarter 1 LESSON 1

1. The document provides a lesson on inferring the meaning of compound words using context clues. It includes examples of different types of compound words and activities for students to identify compound words and infer their meanings. 2. The lesson defines compound words as words formed by joining two or more words together, and identifies three types: closed, open, and hyphenated. Students are directed to use context clues like synonyms and antonyms to infer meanings. 3. Activities have students find compound words in sentences and answer questions testing their understanding of inferring meaning from context and identifying synonyms. The lesson emphasizes that compound words can have new meanings formed from their component words.

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English Quarter 1

Lesson 1: Inferring the


Meaning of Compound
Words Using Context
Clues
FEMA E. ACOSTA
GRADES 5 AND 6 ADVISER
SY 2022-2023
REVIEW:
Directions: Read the sentences
carefully then do the following. Write
in Column A the compound word found
in each sentence, while in Column B,
write the correct meaning of the
compound word.
Write your answers in your notebook.
COMPOUND WORD MEANING
1. I was outraged when I saw that a bully was pushing the smaller
boy.
A. interested C. shocked
B. pleased D. angered

2. The politician’s plan has many drawbacks. The people rejected it.
A. advantages C. parts
B. problems D. supporters

3. I don’t want to do a homework when I’m in the house.


A. assignment C. goal
B. problem D. objective
4. My experience with the earthquake was horrible. The wall of our
kitchen cracked.
A. typhoon C. tremor
B. hurricane D. cyclone

5. During typhoons, classrooms are utilized as evacuation centers.


A. room in a house C. part of a house
B. part of a building D. schoolhouse
Activity 1: DYAD
Directions: Read and study the sentences below. Look for the
compound words that were used in each sentence. Find out what
they mean in these sentences then answer the questions that follow.

The girls were halfway up the tree, and when the floodwater hit
it midway, they held on as tightly as they could.
Reaching the mountaintop, they saw the destruction made by the
busted dam including the trees and plants on the other hilltop.
1. Identify the five (5) compound words used in the sentence.

2. Which word in the first sentence means the same as halfway?


__________________

3. Which word in the second sentence is synonymous to


mountaintop? ________________

4. What do you call these words? Synonyms or antonyms?


________________________
Activity 2: Individual Task

Directions: Go over the sentences carefully and silently. Infer the


meaning of the italicized compound word in each statement by
looking for its synonym. Write your answer in your notebook.
The first number is done for you.

1. You’ve got a new wristwatch which is similar to my two-year-old


timepiece.

Answer: wristwatch - timepiece


2. The clock hands and numerals are luminous or light-emitting for
they glow even in darkest place.

3. Self-winding watches became popular in the 1920’s so did


automatic clocks.

4. The schedule of flights to the south is as tight as the timetable


of sea trips.

5. Celebrating a fiesta is a time-honored Filipino tradition that


dates back as a long- established Spanish culture centuries ago.
Activity 3.
Directions: Answer the questions orally.

1. How were you able to give the meaning of the unfamiliar words?
A. through inference C. through its synonym
B. through context clue D. all of the above

2. What do we mean when we infer?


A. conclude B. guess C. summarize D. outline

3. What is the meaning of the word synonym?


A. words spelled correctly C. words with similar meaning B. words
that are misspelled D. words with unknown meaning
4. What are antonyms on your own understanding?
A. words opposite in meaning
B. misspelled words
C. words having the same sound
D. words that are difficult to define

5. What is meant by unfamiliar words?


A. words whose meanings are not yet known
B. words that are spelled erroneously
C. words that are hard to read
D. words that are too long
LESSON

 Compound words or compounds

are words formed by putting two or more words together to form a new
word with a new meaning.

 To understand the meaning of the compound, it is important to determine


the meaning of each word that makes up the new word.
TYPES EXAMPLES
Closed Someone, seaplane,
raincoats, newspapers

Open Time zone, home port,


mother tongue, hot dogs

Hyphenated Mother-of-pearl, son-in-law,


passers-by, name-calling
Remember:

 Compounding is joining two or more words together to make them


one word with a new meaning. This new meaning of the compound
word may be the same as the individual meaning of its component
words or may be different.
 Compound words may be closed (written as one), open (written
with space between words), or hyphenated (connected by a
hyphen).
➢ The meaning of compound words can be inferred through context
clues with the use of:

• Synonyms - two or more words that have the same meaning.

• Antonyms – two or more words that have opposite meaning.

➢ Inference clue is a kind of context clue. In an inference clue,


information is given in the sentence to help you figure out the
meaning of the unfamiliar word.
TRY THIS:

Directions: Infer the meaning of the underlined compound words.


Choose your answer from the rectangular box and write it on your
notebook.

1. There is no place so sweet and comfortable like one’s motherland.

2. My brother’s mother-in-law from Canada has just arrived to visit her


daughter.

3. The real estate agent is selling some lots.


4. Mrs. Santos is our part-time teacher in Mathematics.
5. One morning, Jeriel’s name was in the headline of the daily
newspaper.

6. The airfield was too small to serve as a landing strip for the sky jet.
7. Brielle has always been hardworking, that is why she submits her
project on time.

8. I love the texture of crepe paper which is perfect for gift wrapping.
9. Mr. Fuentes has been working as the editor-in-chief of a leading
magazine in the city.

10. People are not playthings.


mother of one’s spouse homeland airport

head of an editorial staff schoolhouse

freelance lazy toys property

diligent front page significant

crinkled, decorative paper


GENERALIZATION

Directions: Complete each statement by inferring and supplying the


missing word. Write your answer on your activity notebook.
1. Compound words are words formed by joining __________ different words
together.
2. There are three types of compound words: open, closed, and __________.

3. The resulting compound word has a __________ meaning.


4. To figure out meaning of an unfamiliar word, ____________ clues may be
used.

5. Words that have the same meaning are ____________.


EVALUATION

Directions:
You have learned that compound words are either open, closed, or
hyphenated. How is each type of compound word written? Can you now
give other examples of each type of compound word? Copy the chart
below in your notebook then fill in the needed information based on the
sentences below. The first one is done for you.
COMPOUND WORD TYPE MEANING

Playground Closed Place where children play

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Example: A playground is a place where children play.


1. Children are taught how to read and write in a schoolhouse called
a classroom.
2. I like to play games with my brother-in-law who is the spouse of my
sister.
3. The line at the post office ran all the way outside the door since
there are so many people inside the mail depot.
4. Rhiann loves to eat ice cream during summer for the dessert gives a
cooling effect.
5. An afternoon nap which is done after lunch is popular in tropical
countries.
REMEDIAL
Directions: Fill in the needed information in the table below. Find the answers
hidden in each sentence. Use context clues to infer the meaning of the
compound word.
COMPOUND WORD TYPE MEANING
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.
1. Sonia’s father-in-law arrived home late yesterday evening. He is
the father of her spouse, Marc.
2. Amarah usually eats her noon meal at the school canteen during
lunch break.
3. Driftwood are sometimes useful. These materials can also serve as
firewood.
4. Visitors are entertained by the family at their living room. The
lounge is spacious enough for a number of persons.
5. Edison was a trail blazer. He was the first to discover many things
which made him a popular innovator.
6. Her report is up-to-date. This means that it is the latest information
about an event.
7. My grandmother is attending the party tonight. She is with other
grannies in the neighborhood.
8. Doctors and nurses are frontline workers. They are the lead
personnel in this trying times of the pandemic.
9. Rhaine is a full-time worker in a factory. Her permanent position
demands a lot.
10. Be careful when you are in a marshland. There are some
dangerous animals hiding in the swamp.

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