LESSON EXEMPLAR IN ENGLISH VI

QUARTER 3, WEEK 9, DAY 4

JANUARY 5, 2018

Content Standard: The learner demonstrates understanding that words are composed
of different parts to know that their meaning changes depending in context.

Performance Standard: The learner uses strategies to decode correctly the meaning
of words in isolation and in context.

I. Learning Competencies/Objectives
1. Infer meaning of content specific terms using context clues, affixes and
roots, other strategies. (EN6V-IIIi-12.4.1.3, 12.4.2.3)
2. Show tactfulness when communicating with others. (EN6A-IIIi-17)
3. Participate actively in class discussions.

II. Content: Inferring Meaning Using Synonyms and Antonyms

III. Learning Resources:

Reference: http://hdgc.epp.cmu.edu/teachersguide/teachersguide.htm#les
englishlinx.com/content-by-subject/vocabulary/synonym-and-antonym/
https://www.education.com/worksheets/synonyms-and-antonyms/

Materials: chart, worksheet, video

IV. Procedure

A. Before The Lesson

1. Drill: Pronounce the words correctly as you hear it play in the audio.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IySEUio42W8

Sixth Grade Vocabulary Sight Words (Part 2).mp4

2. Review: What are synonyms? What are antonyms?

3. Motivation: Listen to the song. Sing with the song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmJi8zcJ5u4

synonyms and antonyms song.mp4

Did you like the song?

B. During The Lesson

1. Presentation: Play the video once again.

List down all the synonyms and antonyms mentioned in the song.

2. Discussion: Read the first and second sets of words on the board.
Set A Set B
twilight, evening enemy, friend
fearful, scared same, opposite
glad, happy pick it up, drop it
 large, big, gigantic, giant, titan good, bad
Writing, scribbling, jotting, permanent, fad
scrawling, noting
hoping, wishing, praying up, down
flying, digging
What are the words in Set A called? In Set B?
According to the song(video), what are synonyms? What are
antonyms?
Using the given list of synonyms and antonyms, pick a pair and use it
in a sentence. (Guide the children in constructing their own sentences.

3. Guided Practice:

Work with your pair.

Match each word with its synonym.

1. rest quick
2. ill odd
3. under carpet
4. shout relax
5. hard bad
6. fast bag
7. strange below
8. rug difficult
9. evil yell
10. sack sick

Read each row of words and circle the two words that are synonyms.
1. fun tall short exciting
2. fast slow big speedy
3. glad sad happy hungry
4. slow smart angry intelligent
5. forward small stop cease
6. above under go over
7. pencil eraser close shut
8. mom dad brother mother
9. truck ab taxi train
10. exit leave arrive fly

4. Individual Practice:

Remember that a synonym means nearly the same thing as another

word; an antonym means the opposite.
Example: intelligent and smart are synonyms
intelligent and dumb are antonyms

Replace the common underlined word in the sentence with a synonym

that means the same thing. Choose from the list of synonyms in the
box.

gigantic scorching assemble purchase

distraught drowsy horrific courteous
 1. Karen was sad when she did not win a prize in the race.
___________________
2. Jonas lives in that large yellow house on the corner.
___________________
3. After the game, Marcus looked sleepy. ___________________
4. Summer days on my grandfather’s farm are hot. _______________
5. Can you help me put together these boards to make a bird house?
____________________
6. I made a bad grade on the math test, so I cannot go to the dance.
___________________
7. My mom says that it doesn’t cost anything to be nice to other
people. ___________________
8. I would like to buy one of those new red t-shirts. ________________

Write one antonym for the given word. Choose from the words in the
box.

pessimist friendly rural join

abundant unavailable sparse

9. Divide ___________________ 10. Urban ___________________

11. Available ________________ 12. Optimist ________________
13. Extinct __________________ 14. Hostile __________________
15. Dense __________________
C. After The Lesson
1. Generalization:
What is a synonym? Antonym?
Remember that a synonym means nearly the same thing as another
word; an antonym means the opposite.

2. Evaluation:
Read each sentence below. Write a synonym from the word box for
each underlined word on the lines provided.

Clever rest speak rug funny

1. I will talk with my brother. ____________________________

2. My teacher is very smart. ___________________________
3. I wanted to relax on the weekend. _________________________
4. That was a hilarious joke. _____________________________
5. The drink stained the carpet. _______________________

Read each sentence below. Write an antonym from the word box for
each underlined word on the lines provided.
 Neat standing quiet full tall
6. My room looks very messy. ____________________________
7. The concert was loud. ___________________________
8. The cup was completely empty. _________________________
9. Everyone was sitting in the audience. ____________________
10. The short basketball player went for the rebound. ____

V. Assignment: Write 5 sentences using synonyms and 5 sentences using antonyms.

NO. OF NO. OF
NO. OF LEARNERS WHO LEARNERS WHO
SECTION LREANERS GOT 80% GOT BELOW 80%
MASTERY FOR
REMEDIATION
AMETHYST
PEARL
JADE
GOLD