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English 1
Quarter 3 – Module 1:
Rhyming Words in
Nursery Rhymes, Poems,
Songs Heard
Subject Area – Grade Level
Self-Learning Module (SLM)
Quarter 1 – Module 1: Rhyming Words in Nursery Rhymes, Poems, Songs Heard
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Subject Area
Quarter 3 – Module 1:
Rhyming Words in Nursery Rhymes,
Poems, Songs Heard
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Module (SLM) on Rhyming Words in Nursery Rhymes,
Poems, Songs Heard!

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Rhyming Words in Nursery Rhymes, Poems, and Songs
Heard.

This module is about:

Lesson 1: Rhyming words in Nursery Rhymes, Poems
and Song Heard.
Nursery rhymes, poems and songs have been proven
to be valuable educational tool, helping children advance
their memory and improving their performance in school.
Here, you will learn to appreciate the beauty of words
in pair having the same final sound. It will help you improve
your listening ability to words having the same ending
sounds and likewise, distinguish the sound of words that do
not rhyme. Knowing and recognizing the sounds of the
words will lead you to decode them. Then, decoding their
meaning will lead you to reading comprehension. From
this, you will learn to love reciting poems and singing songs
you heard until you will be eager to read.

What I Know

Pre-Assessment

Directions: Read and identify which word has a different

final sound. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. a. cat b. fat c. mad

2. a. bin b. fit c. win

3. a. legs b. bed c. red

4. a. bug b. rug c. run

5. a. boy b. pot c. toy

Lesson
Rhyming Words in Nursery
1 Rhymes, Poems and Songs
Learning Competency: Recognize rhyming words in

nursery rhymes, poems, songs heard. (EN1PA-IIIa-e-2.2)

What’s In
Activity 1-Getting Started with Rhymes
Directions: Read the following words having the same final
sounds. Words having the same final sound are also called
rhyming words.
Questions:

1. What have you observed with the first pair of words?

Second? Third? Fourth? Fifth?

2. How about the way these pair of words are spelled out?

3. What have you noticed with the ending sounds when

you heard your mother/guardian read these pairs of

words?
 What’s New

Activity 2- Knowing Rhymes Better

Does your parent/guardian ever sing nursery rhymes

while you were at home? Can you still recall them?

Let us get to know more about rhyming words on the

next activities.

Directions: Listen to this audio-recorded nursery rhyme to

be played by your parent. Or your parent can also read

the nursery rhyme while you listen attentively. Remember

all the words with the same ending sound that you will hear.
 Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat

By: James William Elliot

(National Nursery Rhymes and Nursery Songs 1870)

Pussy cat, Pussy cat,

Where have you been?
“I’ve been to London
to visit the queen.”
Pussy cat, Pussy cat,
What did you dare?
“ I frightened a little mouse
Under the chair.”
Activity 3- Have Fun with Rhymes

Directions: Ring the pair of words having the same final

sound.

1. been pussy queen

2. cat what dare

3. pen ham hen

4.

4. wed rat led

5. hat men pat

What is It

It seems that you are enjoying our previous activities.

This time you are going to explore more about rhyming

words.

What are rhyming words?

Rhyming words are pair of words having the

same final sound.

Examples: cat-mat car-bar jill- hill

Can you give more examples of Rhyming words?

 Great! Now, the song that your parent/guardian

played a while ago is an example of a nursery rhyme. What

was the title of that song again?

Good job! Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat is an example of a nursery

rhyme.

Nursery rhyme is a short poem or song for children that

often tells a story.

Another valuable and helpful educational tool in

enhancing your memory aside from nursery rhymes is the
song.
Song is a short poem, or other set of words set to music or
meant to be sung.

Songs also contain rhyming words.

Study these pairs of words.

cat-been been-queen

dare- chair what-cat

Questions:

1. What have you observed with the pair of words

inside the box?

2. Which pair/s of words rhyme with each other?

3. Which pair/s of words don’t have the same ending

sound?

In the nursery rhyme, Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat, the word

cat does not rhyme with been, but the words been and

queen have the same final /n/ sound while dare and

chair have also the same final /r/ sound so, they are

rhyming words.

Thus,

been and queen are rhyming words (both have /n/

final sound)
 dare and chair are rhyming words (both have /r/ final

sound)

What’s More

Activity 4- Exploring Rhymes

.
.
Think it Over!

Rhyming words can also be used in Poems. Poem is a

piece of writing that usually has figurative language and is
written in a separate line that often has a repeated
rhythm and sometimes rhyme.

Do you also love to spend your Recess time with your

friends?
Directions: Listen to the poem to be read by your

parent/guardian and do the activity below.

My Friend

By:

Lyndel

Grace D.

Apacible
 Would you like to be my friend?

We can be best buds until the end.

We can go to school together,

And share our baon forever.

Directions: Listen to your parent/guardian read the

questions then encircle the letter of your answer.

1. Which word rhymes with friend?

a. shade b. best c. end d. baon

2. Which word has the same final sound with together?

a. school b. forever c. We d. can

3. Which pair of words is rhyming words?

a. can-best c. share- go
b. we-be d. share- baon
 What I Have Learned

Activity 5- Think Further

Now that you have learned a lot about rhyming words
in nursery rhymes heard, let’s do another activity to
deepen your knowledge and skills.

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct words to

complete the statements below. Write the letter of your
choice on the space provided before each number.

A. Nursery Rhymes C. Songs

B. Poems D. Rhyming Words

______ 1. The pair of words having the same ending sound.

______ 2. It is a short poem or song for children that often

tells a story.

______ 3. This educational tool also contains rhymes which

is often a short poem, or other set of words set to

music or meant to be sung.

______ 4. It is a piece of writing that usually has figurative

language and is written in a separate line that often has a

repeated rhythm and sometimes rhyme.

What I Can Do

Activity 6-Sing with Me, Pair with Me

Are you familiar with the song, Row, Row, Row Your
Boat? Sing this song together with your parent/guardian
and enjoy doing the activity afterwards.
Row, Row, Row Your Boat

By: Eliphalet Oram Lyte

(The Franklin Square Song Collection (1881, New York)

 Row, row, row your boat

Gently down the stream

Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,

Life is but a dream.

Row, row, row your boat

Gently down the stream

If you see a crocodile,

Don’t forget to scream!

Directions: Listen to your parent/guardian as he reads the

pair of words. Draw a happy face on the space

provided, if the pair of words rhyme with each other and a

sad face if they don’t.

________1. boat - stream

________2. stream - dream

________3. merrily - gently

________4. row- boat

________5. stream -scream

Assessment

Post-Assessment

This time, to gauge your learning on recognizing

rhyming words in nursery rhymes, poems and songs heard,

answer these activity below.

Directions: Listen to the poem that will be read to you and

identify the rhyming words. Answer the questions below

and encircle the letter of the correct answer.

My School

By: Lyndel Grace D. Apacible

I love my school,
 Listening to teachers so cool,

With my friends I always play,

They keep me happy everyday.

Questions:

1. Which word rhymes with the word school?

a. love c. teachers

b. cool d. keep

2. Which word has the same final sound with “play”?

a. happy c. my

b. friends d. everyday

3. Which word does not rhyme with keep?

a. beep c. sleep

b. reef d. sweep

4. All of the words rhyme with “friend”, EXCEPT __________.

a. bend c. pretend

b. lend d. land
5. The word “teacher”, rhymes with the word ____________.

a. catcher c. classroom

b. school d. cool

Additional Activities

Congratulations! You’ve come this far. I know you

have learned a lot already. You will do this activity using

your knowledge on rhyming words.

Activity 7-Spot the Rhymes

Directions: Sing along with your parent/guardian, write all

rhyming words that you have heard from the nursery

rhyme.
Little Miss Muffet

By: Dudley Moore

(Beyond the Fringe, 1960)

Little Miss Muffet

sat on a tuffet
Answer Key
 What I Can Do Assessment
1. Sad 1.B
2.Happy 2. D
3. Happy 3. B
4. Sad 4. D.
5. Happy 5 A.
What I Know What’s New What's I Have
C 1. been-queen Learned
B 1.D
A 2. cat-what
C 2.A
3. pen-hen
B 3.C
4. wed-led
4.B
5. hat-pat
What's More
C
B
A
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