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Explicit Teaching of a Reading Comprehension Skill

Functional Reading Activity Sheets
Grade II

Quarter 3
Week / Day 1/3
Date
Objective Recognize that some words mean the same (synonyms)
Code EN1V-IIIc-13.1

Step 1: Introduction / Warm Up

Different
by Rose Ann B. Pamintuan

You are you; I am me

Different colors, can’t you see?
You are you, I am me
Different size, let me see
You are you, I am me
Diffrerent shape, Oh I see
From the North or from the South
From the West or from the East
Boy or girl; young or old
We are different, yet the same
And there’s one thing I’ll tell you
We are all Filipino true.
What are the underlined words?
Step 2: Teaching / Modelling
Let us read the underlined words and their synonyms
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Different color, can’t you see - unlike

Different size, let me see - measure
Different shape, Oh I see. - form
Boy or girl - lad - miss
Young or old - tender aga – elderly
We are all Filipinos true - real

Let’s read the sentences:

1. My father works abroad. My father works overseas

2. He stays in a big house. He stays in a large house.
3. My father has a nice job. My father has a good job.
4. We are glad when we chat. We are happy when we chat.
5. We always end our talk after an hour. We always finish our talk
after an hour.

Remember:
Synonyms are words with the same meaning

Step 3: Guided Practice 1

Let’s use synonyms in your sentence. Complete the sentence. Write
the synonyms.
1. My brother works _______________. (abroad).
My mother works _______________. (overseas).
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2. He stays ins a _______________ house. (large)

They stay in a _______________ house. (big)

3. My uncle has a _______________ job. (nice)

My aunt has a _______________ job. (good)

4. She is _______________ when they chat. (glad)

Anna is _______________ when they chat. (happy

5. They always __________ their talk after an hour. (end)

We always ___________ our talk after an hour. (finish

Guided Practice 2
From the box, choose a word that has the same meaning as the word
above the picture. Write the worf on the line. The first one was done
for you.

dine
DINE huge halt build automobilepicture
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eat photo

dine _____________

car make

_______________
_______________

large stop

_______________ ________________

Step 4:
Independent Practice
From the word in the box, find the synonym of the underlined word in
the sentence. Write it on the line after each sentence.

angry big little shouted quiet

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1. We were in a large room.

2. Some children screamed.

3. Some were mad.

4. The teacher asked the

children to sit.

5. The children were all silent

Step 5: Application
Cut out the word tiles at the bottom of the page. Paste them into the
box with the correct synonym.

big