Quarter 1 – Module 3:

Use Modal Verbs, Nouns and Adverbs

Appropriately
(EN8G-IIIa-3.6)

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English – Grade 8
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Quarter 1 – Module 3 Use Modal Verbs, Nouns and Adverbs Appropriately
(EN8G-IIIa-3.6)
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English
Quarter 1: Module 3
Use Modal Verbs, Nouns and Adverbs
Appropriately
(EN8G-IIIa-3.6)

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Introductory Message
For the facilitator:

Welcome to the English 8 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on Using modal
verbs, nouns and adverbs appropriately.
This module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by
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 What I Need to Know

This module was designed and written for you to use modal verbs,
nouns and adverbs appropriately.

After going through this module, you are expected to:

a. determine and the types/kinds of modal verbs, nouns and adverbs;
b. identify the types and uses of modals (ability, possibility,
permission, prohibition or obligation), noun and adverb;

c. complete the given sentences using the appropriate word.

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 What I Know

PRE-TEST
Direction A: Below are sentences using different types of modal verbs.
Identify the type of modal used in the sentences as to permission,
obligation or prohibition. Write your answer on your paper.

Permission 1. Grandma, could you pass the ketchup please?

Obligation 2. You have to call your parents right now.

Permission 3. May I have a piece of chicken?

Prohibition 4. You mustn’t stop calling her name.

Obligation 5. You can use my phone if you want.

Direction B: Read the sentences and classify each underlined word if it is

a mass, abstract, common, proper or collective noun. Write your
answers on your paper.
Abstract noun 1. Honesty is the best policy.
Mass noun 2. I poured seven cups of water.

Collective noun 3. I want to join to the English Club in our school.

Common noun 4. My friend, Eduardo is very kind to me.

Common noun 5. The table we used last night is missing.

Direction C: Read the sentences carefully and identify the type of the
underlined adverb. Write adverb of time, manner, place, certainty,
degree, or relative on your paper.

Manner 1. He performed well in his cover vlog last night on Facebook.

Time 2. The magazine that I bought is published weekly.
Degree 3. He is probably in the park because he is not in his house.
Frequency 4. They are completely exhausted from the trip from the beautiful
city of Baguio.
Relative 5. There was a very hot summer the year when he was born.

Lesson Using Modal Verbs, Nouns and

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What’s In

Review 1

After we have learned about the three types of verbs and after we
differentiated the action and the linking verbs, we will now proceed with
the new lesson for you to be able to understand the different kinds of
modals and how to use them appropriately. But let us first have a review,
read the direction below.
Direction: Read the sentences carefully and choose the letter of your
answer on the blank provided before each number. The italicized word is a
verb which you will identify.
B 1. She feels confident about the success of the plan.
a. linking verb b. action verb c. modal verb
B 2. Jack made his own Facebook account although he is a kid.
a. linking verb b. action verb c. modal verb
C 3. . The President may come at the ceremony.
a. linking verb b. action verb c. modal verb
A 4. All the actors were proud of their performance.
a. linking verb b. action verb c. modal verb
B 5. The birds chirped high up in the sky.
a. linking verb b. action verb c. modal verb

Review 2

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 Since from the last lesson you studied about the singular,
plural and possessive nouns, you will now learn about its kinds but
before that, please take the test below.

Direction: Classify the nouns by writing them in their proper column as,
singular, plural, or possessive. Choose your words from the box below the
table. Answers may be written randomly on the table. Do this on your
paper.

Singular Plural possessive

1. friend children Juan’s school
2. people portfolios doctor’s gown
3. boxes Emong’s Bakery
book
4. policemen
5. potato attendee secretary’s notebook
Ana’s Eatery

friend portfolios people children policemen attendee

Emong’s Bakery potato Ana’s Eatery book doctor’s gown boxes
Aliw Complex-Mall secretary’s notebook Juan’s school

Review 3

After you studied about adverb and its difference to adjective

and other parts of speech, we will now learn its types. Before you start
knowing those types, have some time to answer the review below.

Direction: Read the sentences carefully and identify the adverb in the
sentence by choosing the letter labelled below each underlined word. Write
your answer on the blank provided before each number.
C 1. We waited patiently to see the doctor.
a b c d
C 2. My classmate writes neatly. I like her penmanship.
a b c d
C 3. The visitors walked quickly into the classroom
a b c d
B 4. When we went to Albay last year, we were extremely been impressed
a b
by the beautiful scenery of Mt. Mayon.

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 c d
D 5. The number of positive cases for Corona Virus or COVID-19 in the
a b
Philippines grows rapidly.
c d

What’s New
You knew about the functions of auxiliary or
helping verbs. This time, you will learn about
using them appropriately. Read the direction
below and accomplish the activity.

ACTIVITY 1

Direction A: Complete the

sentences by choosing one
of the modals inside

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the parenthesis. Write the modal on the blanks in
each sentence and on the blank after each sentence should
write if the modal or the sentence ability
itself is used to express ability, May permission
possibility, permission, prohibition must
or obligation. obligation
may
Example: I can build a dog house for
shouldn’t
possibility
my pet. ability
prohibition

Direction B: Find the words given below in the crossword puzzle and write
whether it is a proper, common, collective, abstract or mass noun. Do this
on your paper.
FIND
1.bottles IT,mass
of oil- NOUN!
noun
2.Calvario- collective noun
3.chairs- common noun
4.computer- common noun
5.cup of tea- mass noun
6.love- abstract noun
7.orchestra- collective noun
8.table- common noun
9. Bulacan- collective noun
10.dreams- abstract noun
11. honesty- abstract noun
12.hope- abstract noun
13.kilo of rice- mass noun
14. module- common noun
15. paperbag- common noun

Direction C: Identify the five (5) sentences with errors in using the adverbs.
Write the number of sentences with error/s on your paper.
1. Many people are strongly.
2. My friends and relatives are happily.
3. My cousins and I looked for the missing cat everywhere.
4. Sometimes we watch movies together.
5. My classmate, Luisito, is quietly everyday.
6. They are fastly run.

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7. We walk everyday.
8. I can dance very now.
9. We sing loudly in the hallway.
10. They helped us cheerfully.

1, 2, 5, 8, 10

What is It In What’s New Direction A, you were

able to choose, according to your own
perception, the mood of the sentence by
LESSON PROPER identifying its expression such as ability,
possibility, permission, prohibition, or
obligation.
Based on the given sentences which
ON MODALS among those expressed ability, possibility,
permission, prohibition or obligation?

Based on the given sentences which among those expressed ability,

possibility, permission, prohibition or obligation?

a. sentence 1 b. sentence 2 c. sentence 3 d. sentence 4

e. sentence 5

From the given sentence, which one expressed possibility? What has
been your clue?

a. sentence 1, it has the word buy.

b. sentence 3, it has the word law.
c. sentence 5, it has the word tomorrow.
d. none of the above.

If you will classify the given auxiliary verbs/ modals, how are you going
to arrange it?

Could, Can ability May, Might possibility

May, Shall permission Will, Shall future action
Must obligation Should advice

Can Could
Should Must
Shall Will

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Helping verbs are also called Auxiliary verbs or modals. They give the
mood of the sentence as for expression of ability, possibility, permission,
prohibition or obligation.
Study the table below, the modal verbs are classified according to
their function or use.

EXAMPLE USE
1. You must answer *must is used to express obligation.
the tests in this
module.
2.Could I open the window? *could is used to express past
ability(could is the past form of can.
3. May I borrow your dictionary? *May is used to express permission,
it may also express possibility if the
sentence is written in declarative.
4.I will create my own folder for *will is used to express futurity.
this project.
5.You can’t speak loudly inside *can’t is used to express prohibition
the of ability
church. can is used to express ability but if
not is added=contracted form is
can’t which means cannot or not
able to do something. If the word
not is added to all modals, it will
form a prohibition or negativity in
expression.
6. You have to take off your shoes *have to is used to express
before you get into a mosque. importance of doing something.
7.He mustn’t talk back to his *mustn’t is used to express strong
mom. prohibition.

ON NOUN CLASSIFICATIONS

In what’s New Direction B, you were able to classify the nouns

according to kind and classification: proper, common, collective, abstract,
and mass noun.

How did you classify the nouns that are proper, common, collective,
abstract and mass?

If you provide your own examples for each what will be your nouns?

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1._________________________ 4._______________________
2._________________________ 5._______________________
3._________________________

If a noun is a specific name of person, place, thing or animal such as

Marcelo H. Del Pilar, Bulacan, Sharp Refrigerator, and Philippine Eagle it
shall be written in or with capitalized first letter. It is called Proper Noun.

If the noun is not a specific name such as chairs, dogs, person, etc., it
is called Common Noun.

So instead of writing “My favourite singer is regine velasquez.”

Just write:

“My favorite singer is Regine Velasquez.” –Proper Noun

Instead of writing “I want to go to School and do my Assignment.”

Just provide lower case (letters) of school and assignment.-Common Noun

Meanwhile, other classifications of noun are: a. Collective if the noun

is used to designate group or collection (examples: school, family, jury,
committee); b. Abstract if the noun if determined by quality or idea that can
be perceived by mind rather than the senses. Examples of abstract nouns
are cruelty, kindness, love and hope. c. Mass if the noun is used to give a
way for measuring uncountable things such as rice, sand, milk etc., giving it
words that mark count or measurement—a kilo of rice, sack of sand,
bottles of milk.
*nouns that can be counted are called countable nouns
*nouns that are tangible or can be touched are called concrete nouns

ON KINDS OF ADVERB

In what’s New Direction C, you were able to identify the adverb

according to correctness or wrongness of its use.

Adverbs can be placed in front, middle or back part of the sentence. In

the given examples, can you identify the sentences with adverbs placed in
front, middle and back?

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 Adverbs are used to describe a verb, an adjective or another adverb in
the sentence. What are the sentences in the Direction C activity that
describes a verb, an adjective or an adverb?
What are the sentences that has syntax errors or incorrect sentence
pattern?

Adverbs modifying verbs, adjectives are commonly placed before or after it.
Example “The dog is running slowly.” “The dog is slowly running.”

Verb adverb
You cannot provide adverb if there is no verb, adjective or adverb
being modified.
Example: incorrect
The girl is quietly.
(subject) (verb) (adverb)

! You cannot modify a verb if it is a linking verb. Adverb can only modify
content words.
Example: correct
The girl is playing quietly.
(subject) (verb) (adverb)

Adverbs should answer the questions how?, when?, where?, to what

extent?, or to what degree?

What’s More

Let us enrich your knowledge about the lesson through practicing

even more. Answer the activities and assessments below in a separate sheet
of paper.

Activity 1
Direction A.Fill in the blanks with can, could, may or might.

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1. Can you jump over the hurdle? 2.We ran as fast as we could. 3. Some
people can speak three languages. 4. Jean can dance quite well.
5. The man is shouting. He might need help. 6. If you hurry you could catch
the train. 7. Dave doesn’t look well. He may have a fever. 8. The baby is
crying. She might be hungry. 9. May I borrow your bike? 10. I don’t know
where Jane is. You might find her in the library.

Direction B. Identify the word in each number, write common if it is a

common noun and proper if it is a proper noun.
Common 1. man, boy
Common 2. country,town
Proper 3.Philippines, Poblacion
Proper 4. January, Sunday
Proper 5. Levi Celerio, Guillermo Tolentino

Direction C. Write the correct word to be used in the sentence. Choose

from the parenthesis beside the blank.

1. The child ran happily (happily, happy) towards his mother.

2. (Slowly,slow) Slowly she picked up the knife.
3. You must (always,never) always fasten your seat belt.
4. She is (certainly,sure) sure the best person for the job.
5. I remember the day (when,where) when we first met.

C
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Assessment#1

Direction: Read the clue provided for each item for across and down
boxes, write the letters of your answer on the boxes for the respective
numbers

MODALS, NOUNS AND ADVERBS!

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A B S T R A C T N O U N R
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Across
4. is used to give mood to verb expression
7. hope,love and care are examples of this classification of noun
9. tomorrow,later,monthly are examples of this adverb
10. a modal of obligation

Down
1. not specific name of anything
2. modal used to express futurity
3. part of speech that modifies verb,adjective or adverb
5. modal or ability
6. this is a kind of noun, specific names
8. is a name of person,thing,aminals,or ideas

Activity 2

Direction: Choose the appropriate modal verb to be used in the

sentence.

1. Everyone (may,should) should be happy that she got the 1st place.
2. Daryl (must,can) must study hard so that, he will not disappoint his
parents again.
3. All students (must, may) must follow the rules
regulation of the school.

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 4. Every student (can,would) can achieve their dreams and realise those
in the future.
5. He (will,may) will go to Baguio to attend the welcome party for their
relatives.

Assessment #2
Direction: Write TRUE if the statement about the underlined word in
each sentence is correct, if not, write the type/kind of adverb, noun or
modal of the underlined word in each sample sentence.

ADVERB OF MANNER 1. The train has obviously been delayed. The

underlined word in the sentence is adverb of certainty.
TRUE 2. She has a new hair style every week. The underlined word in the
sentence is adverb of place.
TRUE 3. I am going to Manila today. The underlined word in the sentence is
adverb of time.
TRUE 4. The manager visits the plantation rarely. The underlined word in
the sentence is adverb of frequency.
TRUE 5. Most filipinos eat rice. The underlined word is a mass noun.
TRUE 6. A crowd of onlookers gathered around the visiting actor. The
underlined word is a collective noun.
TRUE 7. There is a colony of ants on the roots of the tree. The underlined
word is a proper noun.
TRUE 8. The social media has its advantage and disadvantages. You should
be careful in using it. The underlined word is a modal expressing advice.
ABILITY 9. Women can do things like men. The underlined word is a modal
expressing possibility.
TRUE 10. The positive cases for COVID 19 may decrease if we follow the
guidelines given by the Department of Health (DOH). The underlined word is
a modal expressing possibility.

Activity 3
Direction: Complete the sentences with appropriate modals. Write
your answer on your paper.

1. Richard's only three but he can swim very well.

2. You've had that headache for two days. I think you must go to the
doctor.

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 3. I don't think we might go to the beach because it rain this afternoon.

4. I lived in Sorsogon as a child so I speak Bicolano dialect then but I

can speak it now.

5. You should remember to take your passport tomorrow.

6. Can you close the door, please?

7. We will move house next year but we're not sure yet.

8. Passengers must not smoke when the plane is taking off.

9. I think you should play tennis with Sally - she play really well.

10. Do you think I may learn some Ilokano dialect before I go to Ilocos?'

Assessment #3
Direction: Guess the scrambled words in each number by writing
them in the box then find the final phrase to be guessed by combining the
indicated box numbers for missing letters. Items will be assumed from 1 to
10 according to line sequence.

GUESS AND GET!

Unscramble each of the clue words.
Copy the letters in the numbered cells to other cells with the same number.
Created by Puzzlemaker atDiscoveryEducation.com

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C A N F O R A B I L I T Y

MA Y F O R P O S S I B I L I T Y

MU S T F O R O B L I G A T I ON

W I L L F O R F U T U R I T Y

OU G H T T F O R S T R ON G O B L I G A T I O N

C O U L D F OR P A S T A B I L I T Y

C A N T F O R N E G A T I V E A B I L I T Y

M I G HT F O R S T R O N G P O S S I B I L I T Y

A U I L I A R Y V E R B S OR MOD A L S

What I Have Learned

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 Remember:

a. If the noun is a specific name of person, thing, place or ideas it is

(proper noun, common noun)

b. If the noun is not a specific name of person, thing, place or ideas it

is (proper noun, common noun)
c.If the noun is a one word representing the group of person, thing,
place or ideas it is (abstract, collective, mass).
d. If the noun is a one word of non-tangible things or ideas it is
(abstract, collective, mass).
e. If the noun is a one word of non-countable things, it is (abstract,
collective, mass).

*The auxiliary verbs/modals provide different moods for the sentence. Can
is for (ability, possibility); may for (ability, possibility); should for (advice,
ability) and so on.

*Adverbs can be placed in front, middle or back of the sentence. You should
always see to it that you use their kind appropriately. Such as when is for
(time, place, certainty), probably is for (time, place, certainty), and slowly is
for (manner, place, certainty) etc.

What I Can Do

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 Let us see what you can do more. Read the direction below and
answer the given task.

Direction: Rewrite these sentences as questions or negatives, according to

the instruction given.

Example: I must go to the hospital tonight, (negative)

I mustn't go to the hospital tonight.

1. James can play the piano, (question)

James, can you play a piano?
2. Peter can pay for us. (question)
Can you pay for us?

3.We must go to the passport office today, (negative)

We mustn’t go to the passport office today.

4. We can go to the bank tomorrow, (negative question)

Why can’t we go to the bank tomorrow?
5. You can answer all the questions, (question)
Can you answer all the questions?

Assessment

Direction A: Read each sentence carefully and write the letter of your
answer on your paper.

A 1. This is an auxiliary verb that provides mood to verb function in a

sentence.

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 a. noun b. modals c. verb d. adverb
B 2. An adverb is a part of speech that modifies other words such
as__________.
a. verb, adjective and adverb c. noun, pronoun and interjection
b. noun, verb and pronoun d. all of the above
A 3. This type of adverb tells us about the intensity or degree of an
action, an adjective or another adverb.
a. adverb of time c. adverb of degree
b. adverb of place d. adverb of certainty

D 4. This adverb can be used to join sentences or clauses.

a. relative adverb c. adverb of degree

b. adverb of place d. adverb of certainty
A 5. This is a classification of noun that refers to words representing certain
group of anything.
a. collective b. mass c. abstract d. concrete
Direction B: Match the words in column a in statements in column b by by
writing the letter of your answer on your paper.
A B

G 1. may a. abstract noun

I 2. can b. modifies verb, adjective and adverb
J 3. will c. modal of obligation
C 4. must d. helping verb/modal verb
B 5. adverb e. name of person, thing, place, event, etc.
E 6. noun f. proper noun
D 7. auxiliary verb g. modal of possibility/request
F 8. metro Manila h. collective noun
H 9. school i. modal of ability
A 10. love, sacrifices, honesty j.modal of futurity

Additional Activities

Now let us have another activity. Unscramble the tiles to reveal a message.
Arrange the tiles in each row to find the message or phrase hidden in this
puzzle. 10 items.

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 Tile Me Up!

Unscramble the tiles to reveal a message.

Created by Puzzlemaker at DiscoveryEducation.com

Direction: Write something you knew for at least 3 phrases you discovered
from the tiles. Do this on your paper.

1. ____________________________________________________________

2. ____________________________________________________________

3. ____________________________________________________________

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