LESSON

1. Ms. Stephanie Jean Valle
Teacher Intern

2. Welcome to your English Bridging Activities, my
dear young Franciscan/Balceian!
These bridging activities were constructed to
provide you enrichment/intervention and better
prepare you as you move towards to more complex
and diverse lessons in English 4.
Hello! I am
Teacher Steph!

3. Lesson
1
Use context clues to find
meaning of unfamiliar
words: Definition

4. Context Clues
Context clues are hints found within a
sentence, paragraph, or passage that a
reader can use to understand the
meanings of new or unfamiliar words.

6. FINDING THE MEANING OF UNFAMILIAR
WORDS USING DEFINITION
Definition is a statement of a
meaning of a word found in the
same sentence. It gives a brief
meaning of the difficult word. This is
is usually signaled by a comma (,), is
called, or, is, and are.

7. Look at the following examples:
1. A group of crows or ravens is collectively
called a murder.
2. Being in a prolonged state of ennui, or
intense boredom, can cause a lot of mental
distress.
3. A domain is a specific territory owned by
a ruler or government.

8. Murder, ennui, and domain may seem so
difficult. However, a word or words within these
sentences may give us some clues.
Let’s look at the first sentence. A group of
crows or ravens is collectively called a murder.
Analyze. Which words may signal the meaning
of the word murder?
Follow suit for the other two examples:
ennui - state of intense boredom
domain - specific territory owned by a ruler or
government

9. ACTIVITY TIME!
ACTIVITY 1- Direction: Read each sentence below.
Write the definition of the underlined words. Use your
dictionary to do so.
1. The dates are listed in chronological order; they
start at the beginning and end with the last event.
2. The doctor’s writing was utterly illegible; no one
could read those scribbles.
3. She heard the cry of the banshee, a spirit that
alludes to the death of a family member.
4. He knew his future was precarious and likely to
fall apart.
5. Yesterday I paid my fine, a sum of money owed,
for the carpool violation.
6. When Sophie got a tiny cut on
her pinky finger, she got all
melodramatic and began sobbing
and demanding a doctor.
7.Stephanie loves the taste of
croissant, a crescent-shaped bread.
8.My mother will enroll my five-year
old sister in a kindergarten, a school
for very young children.
9.Karate, a form of martial arts that
that originated in Japan, is popular
in the philippines.
10.A philanthropist is a person who
gives generously to help other
people.

10. LET’S CHECK! (ANSWERS)
1. start at the beginning and end with the last
event.
2. no one could read those scribbles.
3. a spirit that alludes to the death of a family
member.
4. likely to fall apart.
5. a sum of money owed

11. LET’S CHECK! (ANSWERS)
6. began sobbing and demanding a doctor.
7. a crescent-shaped bread.
8. a school for very young children.
9. a form of martial arts that that originated in
Japan.
10. a person who gives generously to help other
people.

12. Awesome

13. ACTIVITY 2 - Let’s play Treasure Hunt!
Direction: Identify the most appropriate meaning of each underlined word or
phrase using context clues. Select your answer from the words in the
treasure chest.
ARTIST
BUSINESSMAN
PERFORMER
1.When I grow up, I want to be an
entrepreneur like Henry Sy of SM and Tony
Tan Caktiong of Jolibee.
TOPICS
SUBJECTS
LESSONS
2.Irene will study her modules in three
learning areas, such as English,
Mathematics and Science.

14. DISASTROUS
UNLUCKY
UNPLEASANT
HOUSE
BUILDING
MONUMENT
WHIRLPOOLS
TORNADOES
TYPHOONS
3. As a catastrophic, natural event, Super
Typhoon Rolly devastated a large portion of
Bicol Region.
4. With a total height of 829.8 m, the Burj
Khalifa in Dubai is considered as the world’s
tallest edifice.
5. Hurricanes, like tropical depressions and
storms, are very common in the Philippines.
They vary in strength and speed.

15. LET’S CHECK! (ANSWERS)
1. BUSINESSMAN
2. SUBJECTS
3. DISASTROUS
4. BUILDING
5. TYPHOONS

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17. Use context clues to find
meaning of unfamiliar words:
Exemplification
2
Lesson:

18. FINDING THE MEANING OF UNFAMILIAR WORDS
USING EXEMPLIFICATION
Exemplification uses examples in order
to explain ideas. The examples are
usually signaled by the following words:
such as, for example, for instance, like,
and including.

19. Let’s look at the following examples:
1. You can read a lot about Greek deities, such as
Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades, in books about Ancient
Greece.
2. There is a surprising variety of breeds of felines,
such as Russian Blues, British Shorthairs, and
Abyssinians.
3. I get goosebumps and feel nauseous when I look
at bunches of circles due to my severe trypophobia.

20. Now, let’s look for the words’ meaning within their
sentences. You can read a lot about Greek deities, such as
Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades, in books about Ancient Greece.
Where could possibly be the meaning of the word
deities?
Follow suit for the next two examples:
felines - Russian Blues, British Shorthairs, and
Abyssinians - meaning: cats
trypophobia - characterized by goosebumps and
nausea in the presence of bunches of circles

21. ACTIVITY TIME! Direction: Read and Understand each sentence
below. Underline the words that serve as context
clues for the meaning of the italicized word.
1. School stakeholders, such as teachers, parents, learners and other volunteers,
support the school’s Green Project.
2. Piscatorial creatures, such as galunggong, tulingan ang tuna, are common in the
Philippines.
3. Celestial bodies, including the sun, moon, and stars, have fascinated man
through the centuries.
4. Most condiments, such as pepper, mustard and ketchup, are used to improve
the flavor of food.
5. Bats, owl, tarsiers and crickets are examples of nocturnal creatures.

22. LET’S CHECK! (ANSWERS)
1. teachers, parents, learners, volunteers
2. galunggong, tulingan, tuna
3. sun, moon, stars
4. pepper, mustard, ketchup
5. Bats, owl, tarsiers, crickets

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24. ACTIVITY 2.
Direction: Read the group of words in the following items. Find the best
meaning from the choices below to classify the words. Write the letter of the
correct answer in the space provided.
1. Candies, cakes, cookies, gelatin
a. They taste bitter
b. They taste spicy.
c. They taste sweet.
2. Soap, shampoo, water
a. They make us clean.
b. They make us itchy.
c. They make us dirty.
3. English, Mathematics, Science
a. They are my favorite books.
b. They are my favorite lessons.
c. They are my favorite subjects.
4. Narra, acacia, coconut
a. The three examples of plants.
b. The three examples of trees.
c. The three examples of roots.

25. 5. Christmas, new year, birthday
a. Highly celebrated occasions
b. Highly celebrated party
c. Highly celebrated rally
LET’S CHECK! (ANSWERS)
1. C
2. A
3. C
4. B
5. A

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27. WHAT I HAVE LEARNED ACTIVITY!
ACTIVITY 3.Direction: Read each statement below. Complete
the thought by filling in the blanks with the correct words.
Choose your answer from the box below.
1. Hints that the author gives to help define a difficult or
unfamiliar word are called ____________.
2. Words or phrases that directly define the unfamiliar
word in the sentence are called ____________.
3. Some words can be defined using the examples
provided. These are called ____________.
Context clues Definition clues
Exemplification clues

28. LET’S CHECK! (ANSWERS)
1. Context clues
2. Definition clues
3. Exemplification clues

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