A Teacher Support Material for Grade Two Pupils

ACTION WORDS LEARNING MADE EASY

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References
English 2, Language and Reading Textbook Language for Learning and Living Series Grade Two, Palma, Leonida C. & Villanueva, Ma. Loreto Understanding English, Reading Comprehension and Traditional Grammar, Bk. 1, Silk catherine (Copyright @ Catherine Silk 1995) Adventures in English 2

A Teacher Support Material for Grade Two Pupils

ACTION WORDS LEARNING MADE EASY

Description
This Teacher Support Material is designed to equip the pupils with the skills needed to make the learning of verbs meaningful and an enriching experience. There are twelve practice activities in this workbooklet. Furthermore, these activities are aimed to supplement the lesson on verbs presented in their basic texbook to promote permanent learning. This material also comes with a teaching guide. However, the teacher is free to add, subtract or modify the suggestion given to suit the abilities and needs of his/her particular class. The same is true with the activities presented.

Target Audience
Grade II pupils

Subject Matter/Learning Competency

Use of Verbs, pp.21-23, PELC, 5.3.1 & 5.3.4

Contents Description Target Audience Subject Matter/Learning Competency Duration Objectives Preparation Procedure Evaluation Resource List 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 4

Duration
20 - 30 minutes/activity

Objectives
After performing the activities, the pupils are expected to: use present form of the verb with singular/plural nouns as subjects use the simple past of the verbs commonly used.

Preparation
Pupils should possess the skills in identifying verbs as prerequisite skill before the use of this material.

Procedure
Activity No1 - Action Words 1. Let pupils work individually. 2. Ask pupils to look at the picture and then join a line to the verb that goes with the picture. 3. Conduct the checking of pupils work. Who Does the Action 1. Let the pupils read the sentences. 2. Then, let them answer the questions about the sentences. 3. Discuss with them about the subject used in each sentence. Activity No. 2 - Read and Connect Remember
The simple form of the verb shows present action. Use it when the subject is two or more persons or things. Use it with the pronouns I, we, you and they. Do not use it with he, she and it.

1. Have the pupils read and follow the directions carefully. 2. Have an individual check up of their work. Activity No. 3 & Activity No. 4 1. Ask the pupils to read and follow the directions carefully. 2. After the activity, conduct the checking of pupils answers. Provide them with an answer key on the board. The Simple Form of the Verb 1. Let the pupils read the sentences. 2. Discuss with them the use of the simple form of the verb. The given questions and the rules in the box will serve as your guide in the discussion. Do these sentences show action in the present tense? Do the verbs end in s? Read the subjects of the sentences. Are they singular or plural? Activity No. 5 1. Instruct the pupils to read and follow the directions carefully. 2. Conduct the checking of pupils work through a class discussion.

Evaluation
The success of the pupils learning can be assessed by their: successful completion of each task active participation in all the activities.

Resource List
Teachers Guide Activity Sheets Nos. 1-6

Activity No. 1

Action Words
Draw a line to join the action word to the right picture.

1.

run

2.

push

3.

sing

4.

skip

5.

dance

6.

slide

7.

write

8.

mix

9.

read

10.

walk

Remember
Words that show actions are called verbs. They are action words.

The Doer of the Action

Read these sentences. Father goes to work everyday. Mother attends to the meals of the family. She serves eggs, rice and milk at breakfast. We always eat vegetables at noon. Answer these questions. Who goes to work everyday? Who attends to the meals of the family? Who serves eggs, rice and milk at breakfast? Who always eat vegetables at noon? Who is the doer of the action in each sentence? What is the doer of an action called?

Remember
The doer of an action is called the subject.

Activity No. 2 Identifying the Subject

Read each sentence and copy the subject on your answer sheet.

1.

Father works in the office.

2.

Mother teaches in school.

3.

My sister reads her books every night.

4.

My brother enjoys writing letters to his friends.

The S- Form

Read these sentences. When does the action happen?

Father works in a car shop.

He hammers out the body of the car.

He shapes the body of the car.

Do these sentences show action in the present time?

What is the last letter of each verb? Verb + s is called the -s form.

Remember The -s form of the verb shows present action. Use it when the subject is one person or thing. Do not use it with I or you.

Activity No. 3
Write the correct action word for each picture.

Using the -s Form

1.

Boy ________ a television show.

2.

Beatriz _______ rice cakes.

3.

Rudy ________ basketball.

4.

The farmer ________ vegetables.

5.

The vendor ________ shrimps.

Activity No. 4 Answering Questions

Read the sentences about each picture. Then, answer the questions below in complete sentences.

1.

This is Jingo. Every town fiesta, he joins the palo sebo contest. Sometimes, he wins a bag of coins. Sometimes, he does not.

2.

This is Allen. He kisses the hands of his mother. He shows respect and love to his mother.

Questions: 1. What does Jingo do? 2. What does Allen do? 3. How does Allen show his love and respect to his mother?
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The Simple Form of the Verb

Read the sentences below. When does the action happen? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Little girls like to play dolls. Teachers come to school on time. I pray everyday. You hear many stories about ghosts. We visit our grandparents every weekend. They win the clean and green contest.

Do these sentences show action in the present tense? Do the verbs end in s? Read the subjects of the sentences. Are they singular or plural? Verbs in the present tense with plural subjects do not use the -s form of the verb. They use the simple form of the verb.

Remember
The simple form of the verb shows present action. Use it when the subject is two or more persons or things. Use it with the pronouns I, we, you and they. Do not use it with he, she and it.

Activity No. 5 Using the Simple Form of the Verb

Fill in each blank with the correct form of the verb. Choose from the box below. 1. The boys (play, plays) basketball in the yard.

2.

The girls (make, makes) dolls out of paper.

3.

We (pray, prays) together.

4.

I (drink, drinks) milk everyday.

5.

You (learn, learns) much in school.

drink

play

learn

pray

make

Knowing the Use of the Present Tense

Read the short story.

Ana and Rosa work in the department store everyday.

After work, they always attend a cooking and baking class. They plan to have a bakeshop someday.

Look at the verbs in the boxes. Do they show present time? verbs showing the present time are said to be in the present tense. Do they tell actions done regularly? What words show that the actions are regular? We call the actions done regularly habitual actions.

Remember
We use the present tense when talking about habitual actions. Two words that signal a habitual action are always and every.

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Activity No. 6

Identifying Habitual Actions

Say Yes if the sentence tells about habitual action. If not say No. Tell the words that signals the habitual action. 1. 2. We work in the garden every Saturday. Roberta celebrated her birthday last month.

3. Jun brushes his teeth after lunch every day. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Mrs. Tulings pupils always tell riddles before starting Lita eats her breakfast at the canteen. We learn much in school. Ric told us ghost stories yesterday. My teacher always submits her report on time. the class.

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Activity No. 7 Forming Sentences that Tell of Habitual Actions

Say a sentence which tells about a habitual action you do or someone else does. Use every or always. The picture will guide you.

1.

2.

3.

4.

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General Truths
Read the sentences below. Perhaps you can figure out what a general truth is after reading them. Are the sentences true now? Were they true before? Wiill they be true in the future? We call these statements general truths. All living things die. God loves his people. It is a sin to tell a lie.

Remember
We use the present tense when we say a

general truth.

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Activity No. 8 Making Sentences About General Truths

The statements below are general truths. Fill in each blank with a word taken from the box. Use a word only once. Copy the sentences on your paper.

comes

finds

needs

gives

teaches

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

A courteous and kind man __________ friends everywhere. The sun __________ us light and energy. A good teacher ________ by example. Man __________ food and water. Success __________ to those who work hard.

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Knowing the Use of the Past Tense

Read a short story about Little Jose Rizal.

Little Jose Rizal was a bright boy. He loved to read books. He painted pictures. He molded figures of animals and even people out of clay. He, too, carved things from wood. Well, he liked to play with other children. He played in the nipa hut in their backyard.

What is the action word in each sentence? These action words tell about past actions. They tell what little Jose Rizal did in the past. How does each verb end?

Remember
The past tense of the verb names an action that already happened. Most verbs add -ed to form the past tense but if a verb ends in e, it just adds -d to the simple form of the verb to form its past tense.

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Activity No. 9

Forming the Past Forms of Verbs

Form the past tense of the following verbs. Write on your answer sheet.

1.

call

6.

trace

2.

end

7.

walk

3.

invite

8.

want

4.

laugh

9.

watch

5. save

10.

work

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Activity No. 10

Using the -ed Form of Verbs

Read the sentences below. Give the past form of verb in each sentence. When did the action happen? 1.

Everyday Mother cooks eggs for breakfast. Yesterday she cooked fried fish.

2. Bebing always needs paper in her class. The other day she asked money from her mother to buy a pad of paper. 3. Benito and Mary always borrow science books from the library. The other day they borrowed a Bible story book.

4. Sergio helps his father in the garden every weekend. Last Saturday he helped his mother in cleaning the house.
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Activity No. 11

Words Showing Past Actions

What words show past action in each sentence? Write the word on your answer sheet. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. The doctor examined the baby yesterday. The market cleaner worked hard last week. We played hide and seek last night. My mother washed clothes last Saturday. The dentist pulled my bad tooth the other day. The plumber fixed the water pipes last Sunday. Myrna played with her doll last week. The farmer planted vegetables last month. Gigi attended my birthday party the other night. My uncle lived in the city last year.

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Activity No. 12

Forming Sentences Using Past Forms of Verbs

Form the past tense of the following verbs and use them in sentences. Use the words in the box. Write the sentences on your paper. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. ask borrow count erase guide 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. hike invent pick push shout

yesterday last year a week ago last month the other day

this morning last week a month ago a few days ago Last Monday

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