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Quarter 2 – Module 2-Lesson 4
Infer the Meaning of Borrowed Words
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Quarter 2 – Module 2- Lesson 2
Infer the Meaning
of Borrowed Words
(Health)

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 Table of Contents

How to Learn from this Module................................................................................................................i

Icons of this Module....................................................................................................................................ii

Lesson 4:
Inferring the Meaning of Borrowed Words (Health)..........................
What I Need To Know…………………………………………………………...1
What I Know………………………………………………………………………1
What’s In………………………………………………………………………….1
What Is It ………………………………………………………………………….2
What’s New……………………………………………………………………….2
What’s More………………………………………………………………………5
What I Have Learned…………………………………………………………....6
What I Can Do…………………………………………………………………....6
Assessment……………………………………………………………………….7

Key to Answers………………………………………………………………………………………….9
Appendices ……………………………………………………………………………………………....11
References..................................................................................................................................................17
How to Learn from this Module
To achieve the objectives cited above, you are to do the following:
• Take your time reading the lessons carefully.
• Follow the directions and/or instructions in the activities and exercises diligently.

• Answer all the given tests and exercises.

Icons of this Module

What I Need to This part contains learning objectives that
Know are set for you to learn as you go along the
module.

What I know This is an assessment as to your level of

knowledge to the subject matter at hand,
meant specifically to gauge prior related
knowledge
What’s In This part connects previous lesson with that
of the current one.

What’s New An introduction of the new lesson through

various activities, before it will be presented
to you

What is It These are discussions of the activities as a

way to deepen your discovery and under-
standing of the concept.

What’s More These are follow-up activities that are in-

tended for you to practice further in order to
master the competencies.

What I Have Activities designed to process what you

Learned have learned from the lesson

What I can do These are tasks that are designed to show-

case your skills and knowledge gained, and
applied into real-life concerns and situations.

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 Infer Meaning of Borrowed
Words and Content Specific
Terms Using Context Clues,
Lesson Affixes and Roots, other
4 Strategies (Health)
WHAT I NEED TO KNOW

After studying this module, you should be able to infer meaning of

borrowed words (Health terms) and content specific terms using context
clues, affixes and roots, other strategies.

WHAT I KNOW
Directions: Find and circle all the health words that are hidden in the grid.
The words may appear downward, straight across, and diagonally.
N U T R I T I O U S A
E I T W E R T E O Y L
R O U E D F G R S I L
T P I E C C J U H O E
Y K O R S C O U G H R

P O O Y X I I T G L G
O K J U C C O O V M Y
I M N I A X L I D N U
U Y L I E A U R S H I
Y E G O T S W U A I Y
D U B H E Q E T E I U
C O N T A G I O U S Y

contagious allergy delicious nutritious cough

WHAT’S IN
In your previous lesson, you have already learned about distinguishing various
types of informational/factual text. Now, enumerate the types of informational/factual text.
1. _______________________________ 3. _____________________________
2. _______________________________ 4. _____________________________
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 WHAT’S NEW

Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.

Stay at Home

It was summer vacation. Benj and Blake had already their plans on what
to do for the entire season but because of the new normal situation, all their
plans have changed.

Those were not the usual days in summer for the two boys. Every
summer, their family used to go on vacation to the places they're never been to.
They were supposed to go to Boracay Island to have their five-day vacation. All
were already set. Tickets were already paid as well as their hotel
accommodation. Everybody was excited! All the bags were packed, from their
swimwear up to their foods. But suddenly, their parents decided not to go.

"Why can't we go mother," asked Benj to her mom. "We can't go my son
because all of the flights were canceled due to this global pandemic," mother
replied. "Covid19 is contagious so we should stay at home for our safety,"
father added.

Although they were sad because of the cancelled vacation, Benj and
Blake looked for ways on how to make the season memorable and enjoyable for
them. They called up their cousin Brent and invited him to their house. But Brent
had an allergy at that time. He had a frequent cough and the doctor advised
him to take a rest and eat nutritious foods to get well. "Get well soon Kuya,"
uttered Benj. "Thank you, Benj. Just enjoy with Blake and take good care of
yourselves," replied Brent with a soft voice.

Since they could not go out for swimming, they beat the heat by taking a
plunge into their inflatable pool that their parents bought for them. While they
were in the pool, their parents also prepared a delicious meal and healthy
snacks like fruits and vegetables for them.

After swimming, they helped their father in watering their vegetable plants
in the backyard. Those were their daily routines for the entire season.

Even though they just stayed at home for the whole summer vacation, but
they were still happy because they have spent quality time with their family.

Answer the following questions.

1. Where was the family supposed to go on vacation?

2. Whom they want to invite in their house? Did he come? Why or why not?
3. Why was their vacation in Boracay Island cancelled?
4. How did Benj and Blake spend their summer?
5. Why was the passage entitled “Stay at Home”?

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 WHAT IS IT

In the passage “Stay at Home” that you have read, there are health words.

Let’s Study This

Read the italicized health words taken from the passage.
allergy contagious pandemic fruits
cough delicious nutritious vegetables
Do you understand the meaning of all these words?
 There are some words which are difficult to understand because they are borrowed
words.

 Borrowed words are adopted words from one language and incorporated to another
language without translating them.

What do you think is the best way to get the meaning of these words?

 One way of getting or inferring the meaning of words is using context clues.

A. Context clues are hints that the author gives to help define a difficult word. The clue
may appear within the same sentence as the word to which it refers, or it may follow
to the preceding sentence.

Let us recall the common types of Context Clues.

1. Synonym
A synonym, or word with the same meaning, is used in the sentence.
example:
Covid19 is highly contagious, it is a transmittable disease.

2. Antonym
A word or group of words that has the opposite meaning reveals the meaning of an
unknown term.
example:

My mother wants us to become healthy that is why she doesn’t buy

unhealthy foods. Mother always prepares a nutritious meal for the family.

3. Explanation
The unknown word is explained within the sentence or in a sentence immediately
preceding.
example:
Covid19 has been declared global pandemic, a disease which is prevalent in
the whole world.

4. Example
Specific examples are used to define the term.

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Allergic reactions of a person having colds include sneezing, having watery
eyes, and runny and clogged nose.

B. Another way of inferring meaning of borrowed words or content specific terms is by

using affixes.

 Affixes are additional elements placed at the beginning or end of a root, stem, or
word, or in the body of a word, to modify its meaning.

In the previous lesson you already learn the two basic types of affixes, the prefix and
suffix.

 Prefix is an affix placed before a word to modify a term’s meaning.

Examples of prefix:
re-, un-, ir-, anti-, pre-, post-, mono-, mal-

 Suffix is a letter or group of letters added at the end of a word to make a new word.

Examples of suffix:
-ation, -tion, -ness, -ish, -able, -al

Study the tables below. This will help you understand the meaning of some health words
with affixes.

A.
Examples of Root
Prefix Meaning Whole Meaning
health words words
readmit admit re- again admit again
monoclinic clinic mono- one one clinic
irregular regular ir- not not regular
anti-virus virus anti- against against virus
post-natal natal post- after after birth
malnourished nourish mal- bad/ill/wrongly weak or in bad health

B.
Examples of Root
Suffix Meaning Whole meaning
health words words
vaccination vaccine -ation action or resulting the act of treating
state with a vaccine
injection inject -ion action or condition the action of injecting
viral virus -al, relating to relating to a virus
curable cure -able capable of, able to be cured
tending to
reddish red -ish having the quality having the quality of
of red
wellness well -ness the quality or state the state of being
of being well

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 WHAT’S MORE

A. Directions: Read the following sentences and define the italicized word based on
the context clue. Then identify the type of context clue used.

1. Nowadays, people who have Tuberculosis worry no more because it is a curable

disease. But before many feared of having it because it was not treatable.
Meaning: ___________________________________Type: ___________________

2. Healthy habits include eating balanced diet, exercising, and sleeping at least eight to
ten hours a day.
Meaning: ______________________________________Type: ______________

3. Stretching your body is a form of exercise which is a physical activity that you do to
make your body healthy and strong.
Meaning: ____________________________________Type: _______________

4. We need physical wellness, strength and vigor in order to perform our daily activities.
Meaning: _____________________________________Type: _______________
5. Undernourishment may lead to malnutrition that is why we should eat healthy foods
every day.
Meaning: _____________________________________Type: ______________

B. Directions: Complete the thought of the second sentence by supplying the word with
the correct prefix/suffix based on the underlined meaning. Use affixes inside the box.

1. It is normal for women to gain weight after giving birth to a child. Some mothers
suffer __________ depression and the fear of not losing the weight they gained.
Answer: ______natal

2. For Benjie, health and the state of being fit are important. He must be examined
as to his _________ before getting on board.
Answer: fit________

3. Kidney problem is one of the leading causes of death but it is capable of being
cured. Most cases are _________ when given proper care and treatment.
Answer: cure______

4. To stay healthy and strong, we should take vitamins and foods that are relating
to benefit our bodies. Fruits and vegetables are proven __________ foods
especially to growing children.
Answer: benefit________

5. We don’t know when earthquakes hit our place and there’s nothing more
important than to have the state of being prepared. Thus, disaster __________
and pre-cautionary measures are always taught to the students in school.
Answer: prepared________

-ness, -al, -able, -ness, post-

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WHAT I HAVE LEARNED

Remember This

 You can infer meaning of borrowed words or content specific terms

(Health words) though context clues and by putting together the meaning
of its affix (prefix or suffix) and the root word.

 Context clues are hints to help define a difficult or unusual word. The
clue may appear within the same sentence as the word to which it refers,
or it may follow in the preceding sentence.
Common types of context clues are synonym, antonym, explanation and
example.

1. Synonym- a synonym, or word with the same meaning, is used in

the sentence.
2. Antonym- a word or group of words that has the opposite
meaning reveals the meaning of an unknown term.
3. Explanation- the unknown word is explained within the sentence
or in a sentence immediately preceding.
4. Example- specific examples are used to define the term.

WHAT I CAN DO

Directions: Based on the context clues, match the following underlined

word/s to their meaning inside the box below. Write the letter on the blank
before each number.

_____ 1. Measles in an infectious disease so you stay away from people having this.
_____ 2. Do not take any medicines without the doctor’s prescription.
_____ 3. Every child in the Philippines is entitled to avail the free immunization from
the public health centers.
_____ 4. I need to do meditation at least once a month in order to get out of stress
from work.
_____ 5. Pneumonia is a life-threatening illness that should not be taken for granted
because it can lead to death of a person suffering from it.
a. the act of giving your attention to only one thing as a way of becoming calm
and relaxed

b. able to be passed to one person to another

c. a serious illness in which one or both lungs become red and swollen and
filled with liquid.

d. a piece of paper on which a doctor writes the details of the medicine or

treatment that someone needs

e. the process of protecting a person from infectious disease by putting a

substance into the body that makes it produce antibodies that fight diseases

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 ASSESSMENT

A. Directions: Infer the meaning of the following health words

through affixes and roots by matching the words in the word
box with their definitions. Write them in the correct places in
the puzzle.

Across: refill
2. against virus
3. the state of being ill antivirus
5. fill again malpractice

Down: behavioral
1. relating to a behavior illness
4. wrong practice

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B. Directions: Choose the meaning of the underlined health words in the following
sentences. Write the letter of the correct answer.

1. Perspiration happens in any part of your body when you do a lot of activities that is
why you need to take more liquids to replace the water loss.
a. the process of swelling
b. the process of sweating
c. the process of smelling
d. the process of eating

2. Colds is a common ailment that needs immediate and proper medication. What does
ailment mean in the sentence?
a. activity
b. habit
c. exercise
d. sickness

3. Eating too much may lead you to obesity, if that happens you cannot perform your
daily activities well because it feels heavy.
a. lanky
b. thin
c. overweight
d. underweight

4. We must always observe proper hygiene to prevent ourselves from diseases. What
does hygiene mean?
a. healthful living
b. fruitful living
c. painful living
d. wonderful living

5. We always see in the television on the advertisements about cigarette that “smoking
is dangerous to your health”. What does dangerous in the sentence mean?
a. life-supporting
b. life-threatening
c. life-booster
d. life-long

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 Key to Corrections (Lesson 4)

What I Know

N U T R I T I O U S A
E I T W E R T E O Y L
R O U E D F G R S I L
T P I E C C J U H O E
Y K O R S C O U G H R

P O O Y X I I T G L G
O K J U C C O O V M Y
I M N I A X L I D N U
U Y L I E A U R S H I
Y E G O T S W U A I Y
D U B H E Q E T E I U
C O N T A G I O U S Y

Comprehension questions:
1. The family was supposed to go on vacation to Boracay Island.
2. They wanted to invite their cousin Brent to their house. He did not come
because he has an allergy.
3. Their vacation was cancelled because of their cancelled flight due to the
global pandemic.
4. Benj and Blake spent their summer vacation by just staying at home doing
some enjoyable activities like swimming and watering plants
5. Answers may vary

What’s In What’s More Activity A

In any order 1. Meaning: treatable
1. Literary Nonfiction Type: Antonyms
2. Procedural Texts 2. Meaning: behavior that is
3. Expository Texts beneficial to one’s physical
4. Argument or Persuasion and mental health
Texts Type: Example
3. Meaning: physical activity
that you do to make your
body healthy and strong
Type: Explanation
4. Meaning: strength, vigor
Type: synonyms
5. Meaning: malnutrition
Type: synonym

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What’s More Assessment: Activity A

Activity B
1. postnatal 1. behavioral

2. fitness 2. antivirus

3. curable 3. illness

4. beneficial 4. malpractice

5. preparedness 5. refill

What I Can Do
1. b

2. d

3. e

4. a

5. c

Assessment Activity B
1.. b

2. d

3. c

4. a

5. b

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Appendices

WORKSHEET

Name: Date:
School: Score:

N U T R I T I O U S A

E I T W E R T E O Y L

R O U E D F G R S I L

T P I E C C J U H O E

Y K O R S C O U G H R

P O O Y X I I T G L G

O K J U C C O O V M Y

I M N I A X L I D N U

U Y L I E A U R S H I

Y E G O T S W U A I Y

D U B H E Q E T E I U

C O N T A G I O U S Y

contagious allergy delicious nutritious cough

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WORKSHEET

Name: Date:
School: Score:

What’s More:

Directions: Read the following sentences and define the italicized word based on the
context clue. Then identify the type of context clue used.

1. Nowadays, people who has Tuberculosis worry no more because it is a curable

disease. But before many feared of having it because it is not treatable.
Meaning: _______________________

Type: ___________________

2. Healthy habits include eating balanced diet, exercising, and sleeping at least eight to
ten hours a day.

3. Stretching your body is form of exercise which is a physical activity that you do to
make your body healthy and strong.
Meaning: ___________________

Type: _______________

4. We need physical wellness, strength and vigor in order to perform our daily activities.
Meaning: ______________
Type: _______________

5. Undernourishment may lead to malnutrition that is why we should eat healthy foods
every day.
Meaning: _____________
Type: ______________

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WORKSHEET

Name: Date:
School: Score:

What I Have Learned

Directions: Complete the thought of the second sentence by supplying the word with
the correct prefix/suffix based on the underlined meaning.

1. It is normal for women to gain weight after giving birth to child. Some mothers
suffer __________ depression and the fear of not losing the weight they
gained.
Answer: ______natal

2. For Benjie, health and the state of being fit are important. He must be
examined as to his _________ before getting on board.
Answer: fit_______

3. Kidney problem is one of the leading causes of death but it capable of being
cured. Most cases are _________ when given proper care and treatment.
Answer: cure________

4. To stay healthy and strong, we should take vitamins and foods that are
relating to benefit our bodies. Fruits and vegetables are proven __________
foods especially to growing children.
Answer: benefit_______

5. We don’t know when earthquakes hit our place and there’s nothing more
important than to have the state of being prepared. Thus, disaster __________
and pre-cautionary measures are always taught to the students in school.
Answer: prepared_______

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WORKSHEET

Name: Date:
School: Score:

What I Can Do

Directions: Based on the context clues, match the following underlined

word/s to their meaning inside the box below. Write the letter on the blank
before each number.

_____1. Measles in an infectious disease so you stay away from people having this.

_____2. Do not take any medicines without the doctor’s prescription.

_____3. Every child in the Philippines is entitled to avail the free immunization from
the public health centers.

_____4. I need to do meditation at least once a month in order to get out of stress
from work.

______5. Pneumonia is a life-threatening illness that should not be taken for granted
because it can lead to death of a person suffering from it.

f. the act of giving your attention to only one thing as a

way of becoming calm and relaxed

g. able to be passed to one person to another

h. a serious illness in which one or both lungs become

red and swollen and filled with liquid.

i. a piece of paper on which a doctor writes the details

of the medicine or treatment that someone needs

j. the process of protecting a person from infectious

disease by putting a substance into the body that
makes it produce antibodies that fight diseases

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WORKSHEET

Name: Date:
School: Score:

ASSESSMENT

A. Directions: Infer the meaning of the following health words through affixes and roots
by matching the words in the word box with their definitions. Write them in the
correct places in the puzzle.

refill
Across: antivirus
2. against virus malpractice
3. the state of being ill
5. fill again behavioral
illness
Down:
1. relating to a behavior
4. wrong practice

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WORKSHEET

Name: Date:
School: Score:

Directions: Choose the meaning of the underlined health words in the following sentences.
Write the letter of the correct answer.

6. Perspiration happens in any part of your body when you do a lot of activities that is
why you need to take more liquids to replace the water loss.
e. the process of swelling
f. the process of sweating
g. the process of smelling
h. the process of eating

7. Colds is a common ailment that needs immediate and proper medication. What does
ailment mean in the sentence?
e. activity
f. habit
g. exercise
h. sickness

8. Eating too much may lead you to obesity, if that happens you cannot perform your
daily activities well because it feels heavy.
e. lanky
f. thin
g. overweight
h. underweight

9. We must always observe proper hygiene to prevent ourselves from diseases. What
does hygiene mean?
e. healthful living
f. fruitful living
g. painful living
h. wonderful living

10. We always see in the television on the advertisements about cigarette that “smoking
is dangerous to your health”. What does dangerous in the sentence mean?
e. life-supporting
f. life-threatening
g. life-booster
h. life-long

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References

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/allergy?q=ALLERGY
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/nutritious
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/delicious
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/cough
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/contagious
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loanword
https://www.cpp.edu/ramp/program-materials/context-clues.shtml#:~:text=Context%20Clues
%20are%20hints%20that,follow%20in%20a%20preceding%20sentence.
https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/pandemic
https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/affix
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/malnourished
https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/vaccination
https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/healthy+habit#:~:text=For%20webmasters
%3A-,healthy%20habit,balanced%20diet%2C%20monogamy%2C%20etc.

https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/exercise
https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/wellness
https://www.cpp.edu/ramp/program-materials/context-
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/prefix
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/suffix?s=t
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/suffix
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/hygiene
https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/hygiene?s=t
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/dangerous
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/infectious
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/prescription?q=prescriptions
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/immunization
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/meditation
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/pneumonia

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