0

Introductory Message
For the facilitator:

This module was collaboratively designed, developed and evaluated by the

Development and Quality Assurance Teams of SDO TAPAT to assist you in
helping the learners meet the standards set by the K to 12 Curriculum while
overcoming their personal, social, and economic constraints in schooling.

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 own learning. Furthermore, you are expected to
encourage and assist the learners as they do the tasks included in the
module.

For the learner:

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 resource
while being an active learner.

The following are some reminders in using this module:

1. Use the module with care. Do not put unnecessary mark/s on any part
of the module. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises.
2. Don’t forget to answer What am I good at? before moving on to the other
activities included in the module.
3. Read the instruction carefully before doing each task.
4. Observe honesty and integrity in doing the tasks and checking your
answers.
5. Finish the task at hand before proceeding to the next.
6. Return this module to your teacher/facilitator once you are through
with it.
If you encounter any difficulty in answering the tasks in this module, do
not hesitate to consult your teacher or facilitator. Always bear in mind
that you are not alone.

We hope that through this material, you will experience meaningful

learning and gain deep understanding of the relevant competencies. You
can do it!

1
 What’s my target?

At the end of this module, you are expected to:

Use clear and coherent sentences employing appropriate grammatical
structures:
-Mass and Count Nouns,
-Possessive Nouns and
-Collective Nouns

Lesson
Mass Nouns and Count Nouns
1

What am I good at?

Directions: Read the sentences carefully and identify the underlined word
whether it is count noun or mass noun.
________ 1. Mother put a lot of sugar in the mixture.
________ 2. On her birthday, she received some flowers.
________ 3. I love to eat oranges.
________ 4. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
________ 5. Father drinks a glass of milk during breakfast.

What’s to look back?

Directions: Read and analyze how each irregular noun form its plural. Write your
answer on the line before the number.

Singular Plural
shelf shelves
lady ladies
tooth teeth
___________ 1. Both of my (foot) hurt.
___________ 2. The (leaf) of the tree withered.
___________ 3. Three blind (mouse) are the character in the story.
___________ 4. Many (life) were lost during the strong earthquake.
___________ 5. The author wrote several (stories).

1
 What will I do?
Directions: Read the paragraph.
While most people were locked down at home because of Covid 19 pandemic,
Gabbie considered it as a good opportunity for her to help mother in doing some
household chores.
Gabbie help her mother baked their favorite cake. First, they prepared the
baking tin, spoon, bowl and other utensils. Then they gathered all the ingredients for
the cake like flour, sugar, butter, milk, chocolate, and some eggs. After everything was
ready, they mixed all the ingredients in the bowl. Next, mother poured the mixture in
the baking tin, then she placed it inside the oven. After an hour, the cake was ready.
Gabbie added some icing and fruits on top of the cake. Everybody enjoyed Gabbie’s
special chocolate cake.

What’s the meaning?

These two group of nouns were the things used by Gabbie and her mother to
bake the cake.
A B
cake flour
bowl milk
spoon chocolate
oven butter
eggs icing
fruits sugar
baking tin

Nouns listed in column A are nouns or things that can be counted and can be
pluralized. They are called count or countable nouns.
Nouns listed in column B are nouns or things that cannot be counted separately.
Generally, they cannot be pluralized. These nouns are called mass or uncountable
nouns.

What’s more to do?

Activity 1: Classify the nouns as count nouns or mass nouns. Place the count
nouns in a circle and mass nouns in the heart.
books chairs sauce vapor
water lotion cement pants
candies paper nails soup
shirts hair computer tables
powder tomatoes rice cups

2
 What did I get?
Count nouns are nouns you can count. They are individual units and can be
pluralized.
Mass nouns are nouns that cannot be counted. We use units of measurement to
count them and cannot be pluralize

What can I show?

(Collaboration with siblings and mother)

You and your mother will go to the market or grocery store to buy some needed
supplies at home. Prepare a list of ten items that you would like to buy. Write them
under the proper heading.

Things that can be counted Things that cannot be counted

Tell whether the underlined noun is count noun or mass noun. Write your answer on
the blank.
____________ 1. Would you like some milk with your cereal.
_____________2. You will need eggs and sugar for this recipe.
_____________3. Listening to good music makes your worries go away.
_____________4. Lara”s mother told her to add more flour to the dough
before baking the cookies.
_____________5. I haven’t got any pens.

3
 How’s my target now?

milk picture patience shoe candy

rice ball information oil book

For each sentence, fill in the blank with a count noun from the arrow.
1. She put the _______________in her mouth.
2. I ask him to hand me the ____________.
3. The girl lost her right ______________.
4. We have to hang a __________on the wall.
5. He dropped his ________from his bag.

For each sentence, fill in the blank with mass nouns from the arrow.
1. The machine needed more ______ to work.
2. She asks for more __________ from the guard.
3. Rico’s family received a sack of _______ from DSWD.
4. The baby is crying, maybe she wants __________.
5. Parents need a lot of _________ in dealing with

What else can I show?

Go to the kitchen, and ask your mother about the things and the ingredients
you will be needing in cooking pinakbet. Lists things and write it in their
proper column.

Mass Nouns Count Nouns

4
 Lesson
Possessive Nouns
2

What am I good at?

Change the underlined phrase to show ownership or possession.
1. The bike of Kobi was brought by his father.
2. The doll of my sister was a gift from her godmother.
3. The basketball of my cousin got lost yesterday.
4. The toy house of the twins looks exciting.
5. The toy car of my classmates are new.

What’s to look back?

How many words are
Read and analyze how the words are formed. joined together?
*Do + not = Don’t What was used to combine
the two words?
* Can + not = Can’t

apostrophe can be used to join two words together.

Did you know that apostrophe can also show possession
Possession means something belongs to someone

What will I do?

This is Sarah. This is Anna. This is John.

Sarah has a bag. Anna has an umbrella. John has a pencil.
This is Sarah’s bag. This is Anna’s umbrella. This is John’s pencil.

Read the phrases

Son’s donkey Read the sentences:
Wife’s medicine These are my cousins. My cousins have a house.
Old lady’s pet shop There is my cousins’ house.

5
Girl’s shirt These are the learners. The learners have a room.
Boy’s hat This is the learners’ room.

What’s the meaning?

In a phrase that shows possession, there is always

 the owner and the object or property
 the owner can be a person, an animal, a plant or a thing.
Possessive Nouns express ownership or possession.
1. To make most singular nouns show possession, add an apostrophe and s.(‘s)
2. However, for singular nouns that end with –s, add an apostrophe after s to
show possession (s’)
3. For plural nouns that end in-s, add an apostrophe after s to show possession
(s’)
4. Proper nouns with two or more syllables ending in s, z or x form their
possessive by adding apostrophe (‘)

What’s more to do?

Match the community helpers with their possessions. Write the correct
form. The first one is done for you.
camp police officer police officer’s whistle
pen writer _____________________________
net fisher folk _____________________________
keys clerk _____________________________
license priest _____________________________
hose driver _____________________________
blackboard vendors _____________________________
whistle teacher _____________________________

What did I get?

Possessive Nouns are those nouns that show possession. It shows
ownership.
There are rules in showing the possessive form of nouns:
1. In singular nouns, add an apostrophe and s. (‘s)
2. In singular nouns ending with -s, add an apostrophe to the noun. (s’)
3. In plural nouns ending with -s, add an apostrophe after s. (s’)
4. For proper nouns with two or more syllables ending in s, z or x, add
apostrophe (‘) to show possession.

6
 What can I show?

The Package and Mail Department of a condominium wishes to label and

thereby locate the mailbox or pigeonholes of its residents easily. Do you have any idea
how its personnel can do it? Use the possessive nouns.
Residents:
Susana San Agustin Ezette Brown Marc Marcelo
Rose Delfin Johan Calderon Lilia Romero
Jean Sabado Chona Mendoza Ruben Samson
Pigeonhole:

Give the singular or plural possessive form of the given noun.

(rose -stem) 1. This ___________ is thorny.
(dog-paw) 2. A _________ has five nails.
(man-fingers) 3. A _______ have ten nails.

(baby-bib) 4. She donated _____ to the orphanage.

(lady-belt) 5. Choose from the line of _______.

How’s my target now?

Rewrite the sentences by changing the words in the parenthesis into

possessive form.
1. ( Mila book ) tells about the comets and other heavenly bodies.
2. ( Mrs. Reyes bag ) has a small pocket.
3. The book left in the library was the ( teacher book ).
4. This is my ( mother umbrella ) which she bought from the Chinese store.
5. The ( family car ) is loaded with books.

What else can I do?

A. Draw the billboard of an advertisement for Mr. Reyes’ business. Show the
possessive form of nouns.
B. Make a poem using the possessive form of nouns.
C. Write a four-line phrase about yourself using the possessive nouns.

7
 Lesson
Collective Nouns
3

What am I good at?

Encircle the collective noun in each sentence.
1. She shuffled the deck of cards.
a. shuffled b. deck c. cards
2. A pack of wolves circled the buffalo.
a. pack b. wolves c. buffalo
3. A pride of lions chased a herd of zebras.
a. lions b. herd c. pride
4. The dog gathered the flock of sheep.
a. flock b. gathered c. sheep
5. We bought our mother a bouquet of roses.
a. mother b. bouquet c. roses

What’s to look back?

Directions: Complete each sentence. Write the possessive form of the noun in
parenthesis ( ).
1. This is ___________________________________ homework.
(Matthew)
2. The ___________________________________ pants are black.
(boy)
3. That _________________________________ feathers are yellow.
(bird)
4. This is ___________________________________ jacket.
(Sarah)
5. The ___________________________________ toy is noisy.
(dog)

What will I do?

Read the text and answer the questions.

Our teacher in Science told us that we will be studying about animals next
week. I decided to read about this, and I learned a lot! Did you know that a group of
fish is called a school of fish? A pod of whales travels together in search for food.
For animals on land, one will be afraid to face a pride of lions but will surely
enjoy watching a flock of birds.

8
 • Take note of the highlighted words.
• Are they referring to only one or to a group?

What’ s the meaning?

A collective noun is used to refer to an entire group of persons, animals or things; it

therefore includes more than one member.
Here are some examples of common collective nouns:
• People: board, choir, class, committee, family, group, jury, panel, staff etc.
• Animals: flock, herd, pod, swarm etc.
• Things: bunch, collection, fleet, flotilla, pack, set etc.

What’s more to do?

Try and Learn
Direction: Match column A with Column B. Write your answer on the line
provided.
A B
1. _____ of monkeys a. litter
2. _____ of owls b. Pride
3. _____ of lions c. Flamboyance
4. ____ of puppies d. Parliament
5. ____ of flamingos e. Troop
f. Ban

What did I get?

-A collective noun is a special type of noun that names a group of people

animals, and things.
-Collective nouns are always singular.

What can I show?

Directions: Underline the collective noun in each sentence.

1. She shuffled a deck of cards.

2. A pack of wolves circled the buffalos.
3. I went to lunch with the fourth grade class.

9
 4. A pride of lions chased a herd of zebras.
5. The dogs gathered the flock of sheep

How’s my target now?

Circle the collective noun in each sentence.
1. I bought a loaf of bread at the market.
2. The group of dancers went to the auditorium.
3. A tribe of natives lived on the empty land.
4. A hive of bees attacked the boy.
5. A sloth of bears looked in the river for fish.
Write a sentence with each collective noun listed below.
Example: flocks
Answer: The flock of geese flew over the lake.
1. team _______________________________________________________
2. pack _______________________________________________________
3. choir _______________________________________________________
4. class _______________________________________________________
5. bowl _______________________________________________________

What else can I do?

A. Read and write the collective noun in the line provided.
______________ 1. The committee of board members voted yesterday.
______________ 2. The orchestra of musicians played beautiful music.
______________ 3. All the members of the cast took a large vow together.
______________ 4. The audience of spectators applauded the dancers.
______________ 5. A colony of ants invaded our picnic.
______________ 6. Kristian said his family is a kind, generous one.
______________ 7. The panel of judges did not give any perfect score.
______________ 8. We saw a rookery of penguins at the zoo today.
______________ 9. My favorite troupe of actors is performing tonight.
______________ 10. I picked a bunch of herbs from the garden to use in the soup.

10
References
 www.easyteacherworksheets.com
 www.cd1.edb.hkedcity.net.com
 www.topnotchquotes.com
 www.brainormous.com
 www.canvahome.com
 www.cambridgenglish.org
English Teacher’s Guide
English Learning Materials
Essential English Worktext in Language and Reading by Florita Calderon
Workbook in English

11
 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR HYBRID MODULE

Chairperson: DR. MARGARITO B. MATERUM – OIC-SDS

Vice-Chairperson: DR. GEORGE P. TIZON – SGOD Chief
DR. ELLERY G. QUINTIA – CID Chief

Ex-Officio Members: EDUCATION PROGRAM SUPERVISORS

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS

Secretariat: QUINN NORMAN O. ARREZA

Team Leader/Facilitator: DR. DANILO S. GUTIERREZ
Writer: ANNABELLE REDUBLO
IMELDA M. BRIZO
IRENE G. GONZALES
Content Evaluator: MARIA MELANIE B. BISENIO
Language Evaluator: MARIA MELANIE B. BISENIO
Reviewer:
Illustrator: AMAPOLA C. ESPOS
Lay-out Artist: MA. CRISTINA F. JAVIER
Content Validator: NIMFA R. BALBUENA
Format and Language Validators: PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS
REPRESENTATIVES
School Head In-charge: JOSEFINA R. GRANADA (Primary)
DR. MA. CHERYL S. FERNANDEZ (Intermediate)
EPS In-charge: NOEL T. BALUBAL, EPS – ENGLISH
DR. DAISY L. MATAAC, EPS – LRMS/ALS

For inquiries, please write or call:

Schools Division of Taguig City and Pateros Upper Bicutan Taguig City

Telefax: 8384251

Email Address: sdo.tapat@deped.gov.ph

12
13