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English – Grade 3
Quarter 2 – Module 11: Recognizing Some Words Represented by Common
Abbreviations
Second Edition, 2021

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 English 3
Quarter 2
Self-Learning Module 11
Recognizing Some Words Represented by
Common Abbreviations

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Introductory Message

For the Facilitator:

Welcome to the English 3 Self-Learning Module on Recognizing Some Words

Represented by Common Abbreviations.

This Self-Learning Module was collaboratively designed, developed, and

reviewed by educators from the Schools Division Office of Pasig City headed by its
Officer-in-Charge Schools Division Superintendent, Ma. Evalou Concepcion A.
Agustin, in partnership with the City Government of Pasig through its mayor,
Honorable Victor Ma. Regis N. Sotto. The writers utilized the standards set by the K
to 12 Curriculum using the Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELC) in
developing this instructional resource.

This learning material hopes to engage the learners in guided and independent
learning activities at their own pace and time. Further, this also aims to help learners
acquire the needed 21st-century skills especially the 5 Cs, namely: Communication,
Collaboration, Creativity, Critical Thinking, and Character while taking into
consideration their needs and circumstances.

In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box in the
body of the module:

Notes to the Teacher

This contains helpful tips or strategies that
will help you in guiding the learners.

As a facilitator, you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this
module. You also need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing them to
manage their learning. Moreover, you are expected to encourage and assist the
learners as they do the tasks included in the module.

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For the Learner:

Welcome to the English 3 Self-Learning Module on Recognizing Some Words

Represented by Common Abbreviations.

This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful
opportunities for guided and independent learning at your own pace and time. You
will be enabled to process the contents of the learning material while being an active
learner.

This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:

Expectations - This points to the set of knowledge and skills

that you will learn after completing the module.

Pretest - This measures your prior knowledge about the lesson

at hand.

Recap - This part of the module provides a review of concepts

and skills that you already know about a previous lesson.

Lesson - This section discusses the topic in the module.

Activities - This is a set of activities that you need to perform.

Wrap-Up - This section summarizes the concepts and

application of the lesson.

Valuing - This part integrates a desirable moral value in the

lesson.

Posttest - This measures how much you have learned from the
entire module.

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 EXPECTATIONS

This is your self-instructional learner module in English 3. All the

activities provided in this lesson will help you learn and understand:
Recognizing Some Words Represented by Common Abbreviations.
After completing the module, you will be able to:
1. Recognize some words represented by common
abbreviations (e.g. Mr., Ave., Oct.)

PRETEST

Write the correct abbreviation of the following words.

1. Monday __________
2. August __________
3. school __________
4. preparation __________
5. doctor __________

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 RECAP

Give the word with the initial digraph /ch/ or /sh/ that is being
described.
1. It is another name for the store.
2. It is a place where we pray.
3. It is a furniture to sit on.
4. It is an animal with wool.
5. It means to give a part of something to another person.

LESSON

Today, let us learn about some words represented by

common abbreviations.

Before we begin with our lesson, let us read this short story.

School Time

I am Maria Paula C. Francisco. I’m 8 years old. This year, I’m

now in grade 3. Today is my last Sunday of my vacation but I am so
happy and excited!
Why? Tomorrow is September 13, 2021, the first Monday for the
school year 2020-2021.
I know I will learn a lot of things from my teacher and
classmates in grade three.

What is the short story all about?

- The story is about the first day of school.
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What are the underlined words in the story?
- The underlined words in the story are:
school Sunday Monday grade
August years tomorrow

We can also write these words in a short way.

school – sch. Sunday – Sun. Monday – Mon.
August – Aug. years - yrs. tomorrow - tmw.
grade – gr.

Letter symbols that are used to shorten a word in writing are

called abbreviations.

An abbreviation /əˌbrēvēˈāSH(ə)n/ are letter symbols or

contractions used as shortened forms of words and phrases for
easier writing and to save space. Abbreviated words are also used
with period marks.

Here is how we abbreviate the months of the year.

Month Abbreviation
January Jan.
February Feb.
March Mar.
April Apr.
August Aug.
September Sept.
October Oct.
November Nov.
December Dec.

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 Since months of the year are proper nouns, we use the upper
case or capital letters when we abbreviate or shorten them.
May, June, July are excluded because these words are short
only and need not be abbreviated.
The days of the week are long words too. Sometimes they are
easier to write when we shorten them to their abbreviation.

The abbreviations are:

Day Abbreviation
Sunday Sun.
Monday Mon.
Tuesday Tues.
Wednesday Wed.
Thursday Thurs.
Friday Fri.
Saturday Sat.

Here are other examples of common word abbreviations.

Common Word Abbreviation

Honorable Hon.
President Pres.
Education bro.
Engineer Eng.

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Guided Practice
Tell what is being asked in the following questions.

What is the abbreviation used for the month when we celebrate

New Year?
The abbreviation used for the month when New Year is celebrated
is Jan. (stands for January)

How about the abbreviation used for the month when we

celebrate Halloween?
The abbreviation used for the month when Halloween is celebrated
is Nov. (stands for November)

Which month of the year do we celebrate Christmas?

We celebrate Christmas in December. December is abbreviated as
Dec.

Spell the given words in their abbreviated way. Do not forget

to use the period mark at the end of the abbreviated word:

Word Abbreviation
mountain mt.
Philippines Phil.
Secretary Sec.
Treasurer Treas.
number no.
vegetable veg.
library lib.
section sec.
height ht.
weight wt.

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 ACTIVITIES

Activity 1
Write YES on the blank if the word is represented by its correct
abbreviation, and NO if not.

____ 1. discipline – disc.

____ 2. Friday – Fri.
____ 3. Captain – Cap.
____ 4. dozen – doz.
____ 5. January – Jan.

Activity 2
Write the abbreviation of each word.

1. week _____________________
2. Saturday _____________________
3. February _____________________
4. laboratory _____________________
5. months _____________________

WRAP-UP

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words to complete the

sentence.
_________________ are letter symbols or contractions used as
___________ forms of words and phrases for easier writing and to
save __________.

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 VALUING

Even if we are still young, we can give help to others. We can

do simple acts to help others. We can support our community
helpers by respecting them. We can help keep peace and order in
the community by following rules and regulations. We can help in
our own simple ways.

POSTTEST

Choose the correct abbreviation of the underlined word in the

sentence. Write the letter of the correct answer on the blank before
the number.

__ 1. Doctor Reyes is an active medical front liner.

A. Dr. B. Doc. C. Doct.

__ 2. The school is our second home.

A. scho. B. sch. C. isk.

__ 3. Our family day is every Sunday.

A. San. B. Son. C. Sun.

__ 4. My birthday is in September.
A. Sept. B. Set. C. Sept.

__ 5. He lives on Sampaloc Street.

A. Str. B. St. C. Stret.

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__ 6. Engineer Santos is a friend of my father.
A. En. B. Eng. C. Engr.

__ 7. Friday is my favorite day of the week.

A. Fri. B. Frid. C. Frdy.

__ 8. Mother bought one kilogram of sugar.

A. kilo. B. kil. C. kg.

__ 9. Christmas Day is in December.

A. Dec. B. Dece. C. Decem.

__ 10. I know our house number.

A. numb. B. num. C. no.

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The New International Webster’s Dictionary of the English Language. 2021.
Reference
Pretest Activity 1 Activity 2 Wrap-Up Posttest
1. Mon. 1. Yes 1. wk. 1. Abbreviation 1. A
2. Aug. 2. Yes 2. Sat. 2. shortened 2. B
3. Sch. 3. Yes 3. Feb. 3. space 3. C
4. Prep. 4. Yes 4. lab. 4. A
5. Dr. 5. Yes 5. mos. 5. B
6. B
7. A
8. C
9. A
10. C
KEY TO CORRECTION