1. English
4Module 5
Decoding Words in Stories Read Using
Phonetic Analysis
A DepEd-BEAM Distance Learning Program supported by the Australian Agency for International Development

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I am here again. How are you now? Here is another lesson
for you. Be ready now.
Are you ready for our activity today? This time we shall learn
about decoding words in stories read using phonetic analysis.
What is the sound of a hissing snake?
Here are some words that begin with the same sound like a
hissing snake. Read them.
Read the list of phrases with words having common letter sound.
Phrases Drill:
1. sold the saw
2. sew skirt
3. sing a song
4. several sacks
5. sips her soup
What is the common letter sound used in the given phrases?
It is the s sound.
What are the words?
sold sew sing several sips
saw shirt song sacks soup
Read them again.
Can you rate yourself with a star?
Yes No
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Let’s Learn This
To the Learner

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What is this?
• It is a cradle.
How do you read the word cradle?
• It carries the sound of / a / or it has a long
a /ey/sound.
Study the given selection. Let us find the words from the
selection that sound the same as the word cradle.
CRADLE HYMN
by : Martin Luther
Away in a manger, no crib for his bed
The little Lord Jesus laid down his sweet head.
The stars in the bright sky looked down where he lay
The little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay.
The cattles are lowing, the baby awakes,
But little Lord Jesus, no crying He makes.
But I love Thee, Lord Jesus! Look down from the sky.
And stay by my cradle till morning is near.
Let us read the italic and highlighted words in the selection. Do
they have the same sound as cake?
• Yes, the words away, manger, laid, lay, hay, awakes,
makes, stay and cradle carry the long a sound.
Let’s read the words again.
Two stars for you.
Let’s Study This

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Read the given sentences orally. Be sure to pronounce the words
with long a /ey/ sound correctly.
1. My birthday is a week on Tuesday.
2. Last year, it was on a Monday.
3. It does not matter anyway.
4. They hop around from day to day.
5. It is odd how birthdays do not just stay.
Were you able to pronounce the words with / / sound perfectly?
What are the words again?
• birthday
• Tuesday
• Monday
• anyway
• day
• stay
Can you rate yourself three stars?
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This time you will recognize words in a selection having the same
initial medial or final sound.
Read the given selection carefully. Identify what is the common
sound of the words used in the selection. Group them together
according to initial, media or final.
Cher was assigned / to wash the dishes that day / while Shelley /
was assigned to mash potatoes.// They were sharing the work /
because their sister, / Sharon, / went shopping for sharp kitchen
knives from the shopping mall.// How they wish / they could finish
their work / so they could get their sachets of shampoo.// These were
their share of the prize they won in a television show.// They both
dream of having shiny hair.
Cher and Shelly are chefs / in a prestigious restaurant. Its
specialty includes sashimi and sushi//. They assure their clientele /
who are mostly showbiz personalities, / of the freshest food like
mushrooms, cashew, and shallots.// They shower them with the best
service / and they shun / shabby treatment of anyone.// They never
clash with their officemates.// They are very much concerned about
their work.// They cherish / what they have accomplished so they /
show their gratitude through sheer good service//.
Write your answer here:
Initial Medial Final
Ex. Shelly sachet wish
______________ _______________ ______________
______________ _______________ ______________
______________ _______________ ______________
______________ _______________ ______________
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Check your answers using the given answer key.
What is your score? ________
Keep up the good work!
Let us go over the answers again.
What sound do you usually hear from the given words?
• It is the same sound you produce when you want somebody to
keep quiet. It is the /sh/ sound.
Now, here are other words from the story with the same sound
as/sh/ Read them.
Cher sachets assure
chefs specialty
Did you read them correctly? What sound did you use?
• Yes, the /sh/ sound. The letters may be different but their
sounds are the same.
Read the words again emphasizing /sh/ sound.
Great job!

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What are the phonetic sounds introduced in this module?
They are /s/;/a /;/sh/ ; /i/
How did you pronounce them?
Remember:
Vowels are letters that are pronounced by forcing air over your
vocal cords through your mouth.
In pronouncing the long / / sound as /ey/ in day, it is the
same as the name of the letter and so with /i/.
But when /s/ words are said, the lips are slightly open while
the teeth are closed. The sides of the tongue the inner edges of
the upper teeth and a narrow stream of air escapes through the
tip of the tongue and between the upper and lower teeth.
In the /sh/ sound, the tongue tip may point up towards the
gum ridge and it may rest behind the lower teeth. The lips are
pushed forward and are rounded but this rounding and
protrusion may vary with different speakers.
Let’s Remember This

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Can you name these pictures?
slide bike hive
They are slide, bike and hive.
With the words slide, bike, and hive, what is the common sound
you hear?
• It is the long/ i / sound.
Read the selection below. There are words that have the same
sound as “ i ” in slide, bike, and hive. Find out these words and write
them on a piece of paper.
MICE
by: Rose Fyleman
I think mice
are rather nice
Their tails are long.
Their faces small,
They haven’t any
chins at all.
Their ears are pink,
Their teeth are white,
They run about
the house at night.
They nibble things
they shouldn’t touch
And no one seems
to like them much.
But I think mice
are nice.
Let’s Test Ourselves

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Were you able to enumerate them correctly?
Check your answers against the Answer Key.
What is your score? _________
Congratulations!
Read the verse aloud emphasizing the /s/ sound.
Rats chased by cats
In the mats, in the pots,
On the blankets, over the closets,
Eating oats and corn grits.
Rabbits munching carrots,
Rimming towards the pits,
Hiding from hits,
Hiding from hits and Rits.
Let’s Enrich
Ourselves

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Let’s Do More
Answers can be in any order:
Initial
Shelly shiny
sharing showbiz
Sharon shower
shopping shallots
sharp shun
shampoo shabby
share sheer
show chefs
Cher
Medial
sachets
sashimi
freshest
mushrooms
cashew
specialty
assure
Final
mash
wish
finish
sushi
clash
cherish
accomplish
Let’s Test Ourselves
Answers can be in any order.
1. mice
2. nice
3. white
4. night
5. like
Answer Key