Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region V
3
Schools Division of Sorsogon
CASIGURAN I DISTRICT
Casiguran, Sorsogon

ENGLISH
(Quarter 4) Learning Activity Sheet No. 1

I. Title: Diphthongs and Affixes

II. Introductory Concept
After going through this learning activity, you can
 Show understanding of the meaning of words with vowel diphthongs by using them in
correct sentences (EN3V-lh-i-26).
 Read words with affixes (EN3V-IVj-27).

Key Points

Diphthongs
The underlined words in the story like toils, coy, toy, Roy, destroy, joy moist are called
diphthongs.
Diphthongs are vowel sound that begins as one sound and blend into another when they are
articulated. They can be achieved through the use of two consecutive vowels as well as one
vowel that changes as it is pronounced. Words with oi, oy, au, ow, and oo are diphthongs
Examples:
oi Oy Au ow oo
Oil Toy Aunt Snow food
Boil Boy Haunt Flow mood
Coil Soy Pause Grow moon
Soil Joy Taut Bowl soon
Spoil Coy Cause Blow spoon

Root words and Affixes

A root word is a base word or main word. It does not have a prefix or suffix.
A prefix is a syllable added to the beginning of a word to form a new word. It changes
the meaning of the word.
Examples: review disobedient
misspelled recount
unhurt informal
Here are some prefixes and their meanings:
Dis – means “not” or “opposite of.”
Examples: dishonest – not honest
distrust – not to trust
Un – means “not”
Examples: unhappy – not happy
Unkind – not kind
Re – means” again “
Examples: repay – pay again
regain – gain again
 A suffix is a syllable added to the end of a word to form a new word. It changes the meaning
of a word. Some common suffixes are; er, or, ist, ious, eous, y, ful, less, ing, s, d, ly, ed, ment,
able, ty and es.

Examples:
Root word Suffix New word
play -ful playful
use -less useless
noise -y noisy
courage -ous courageous
mystery -ious mysterious
talk -ing talking
develop -ment development
brush - ed brushed

III. Practice Task

Activity 1: Write the correct word from the box to complete the idea.

Root word Diphthongs consecutive articulated

meaning Prefix Suffix

1. ______ are vowel sounds that begins as one sound and blend into another when they are _________.
2. Diphthongs can be achieved through the use of two _________ vowels as well as one vowel that
changes as it is pronounce.
3. _______ is a base word or the main word.
4. ______ is a syllable added at the beginning of a word and it changes the ______ of the word.
5. A _______ is a syllable added at the end of a word.

Activity 2: Use dis, un, or re to complete the sentence.

1. Do not __ obey your parents.
2. She __ designs the living room.
3. The magicians __ appears before their eyes.
4. Ana is ___ lucky in the raffle draw.
5. The number of steps is __ even.

IV. Evaluation

Underlined the correct diphthongs to complete the sentence.

1. The (crown, gown) of the bride is very expensive.

2. (Owl, Sow ) can see clearly at night.
3. Father dig the (oil, soil) to plant a tree.
4. The tricks of a (crown, clown) makes children happy.
5. Mother bought a very nice (toy, coy).
V. Answer Key
Activity 1 Activity 2 Evaluation
1. Diphthongs, articulated 1. dis 1. gown
2. Consecutive 2. re 2. Owl
3. Root word 3. dis 3. soil
4. Prefix, meaning 4. un 4. clown
5. Suffix 5. un 5. toy