Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region III- Central Luzon
Schools Division of Tarlac Province

Day 1
MELC Grade 3 Competency 8 Quarter 4
I. Learning Objective:
Read words with affixes
Sub-task/Pre-requisite Competencies
1.Recognize words using prefixes
2.Identify the meaning of unfamiliar words using prefixes
II. Subject Matter
A. Topic: Identifying Meaning of Unfamiliar Words Using Prefixes.
B. Reference: Skill Builders pp.61-64/Discovering New Words pp. 73-75
C. Materials: Picture of an airplane, short stories, and exercises.
III. Procedure:
A. Preparatory Activities:
1. Motivation:
Guess the answer to the riddle.
I’m not a bird.
I’m not a kite.
But I can fly in the sky.
What am I?
2. Unlocking of Difficulties
a. I was unable to sleep because of my toothache.
b. My father was unhappy because of my mistake.
c. I got an imperfect score in Science. I was wrong in number 3.
d. A person who is disloyal cannot be trusted.
e. She could not untie the ribbon because it is too tight.
B. Developmental Activities
1. Presentation:
Listen as I read you this paragraph.
First Airplane
The first plane was designed by Wilbur and Orville Wright. The day they flew it,
it was unable to fly high. They knew that the design was imperfect. The brothers were
unhappy but they knew that flying was not impossible. They replaced their old design
with a new one and it proved to be a big success.

2. Analysis and Discussion

- Who designed the first plane?

- What are the underlined words which you have read in the paragraph?

- Look at the underlined words in the paragraph. What is the root word of each

word?

Unable- able

Imperfect- perfect

Unhappy- happy

Impossible- possible.

- What is the syllable added to the root word?

- Where is the syllable placed, at the beginning of the root word or at the end?
- What do we call the syllables added at the beginning of the root word?

Affixes- are groups of letters that are added to the beginning or at the end of the root
word that can change the word’s meaning.
Affixes have two kinds: Prefix and Suffix
Prefix- comes at the beginning of the word.
Example:
 an- meaning to be without anti- meaning against
contra- meaning against dis- meaning nit
un- meaning not ex- meaning without
pre- meaning before uni- meaning one
bi- meaning two tri- meaning three
re- meaning again

Let’s take a look at how prefixes can be used to change a word.

Ta
ke for example the word cycle.
What prefixes from the list can be added to change the word’s meaning?
You could add the prefixes uni, bi, or tri.

- A unicycle is a vehicle with just one wheel.

- A bicycle is a vehicle with two wheels.
- A tricycle is a vehicle with three wheels.

What is the meaning of prefixes un and in?

(un and in means not)
Prefixes dis, in, un and in , il, ir, means not.
Prefix re, means again.
3. Generalization
What is prefix?
 - A prefix is a word part or syllable that is added at the beginning of before the
root word to form a new word.
4. Post Activities
A. Application
Read the sentences and identify the words used with prefixes.
a. Drinking unclean water causes sickness.
b. I will rewrite the whole paragraph.
c. She could not untie the lace of her shoes.
d. It is improper to answer without being asked.
e. A person who is impatient cannot be trusted.

Activity 2. Identify the meaning of the given word with the prefix. Put a box
on the answer from the given choices.
A. unattractive ( more attractive, not attractive, attractive before)
B. immoral ( not moral, moral again, moral before)
C. dishonest (honest before, honest again, not honest)
D. Illegal (not legal, legal once more, legal again)
E. review (view again, view before, not view)
Activity 3. Match the words in Column B with the words in Column A.
Write the letter of your answer.

A B
__________ 1. imperfect a. not similar
__________ 2. untie b. loosen
__________ 3. retell c. not in order
__________4. unlike d. not perfect
__________5. disorganized e. tell again
IV. Evaluation
 Give the meaning of the underlined words in each sentence.
1. It is unwise to spend too much for junk food.
2. The black cat suddenly disappeared.
3. Mother was impractical in spending money.
4. The customer agreed to have her expired can of milk be replaced at the
counter.
5. We decided to leave the restaurant because we disliked the heat.

V. Assignment
Read and identify the meaning of the following words with the prefix.
1. unhappy
2. disagree
3. recharge
4. unsafe
5. disobey

Day 2
LP Grade 3 Competency 8 Quarter 4
I. Learning Objectives
Read words with affixes.
Sub-task/Pre-requisite Competencies
Identify the meaning of unfamiliar words with affixes.
Identify words with suffixes in sentences.
II. Subject Matter
A. Topic: Identifying the Meaning of Unfamiliar Words Using Suffixes.
III. Procedure:
A. Preparatory Activities:
1. Review
Give the meaning of the following words with prefixes.
reopen undecided
disappear unprepared
improper
2. Motivation
What do you want to be when you grow up?
3. Unlocking Activities
Choose the meaning of the underlined words.
a. deal with living organisms
b. find or discover
c. to finish successfully
d. like or desire to finish

_______ 1. One of my ambitions in life is to travel abroad

_______ 2. To archive one’s dream he has to work hard.
_______ 3. Biology is the study of plants and animals.
________4. Galileo Galilee invented the telescope.
Activity 1.2 Let’s Analyze!
Identify the meaning of the following words.
Box your answer.
a. pianist (without a piano, one who plays the piano)
b. careless (full of care, without care)
c. sailor (one who works in ships, without sail.
d. useful (with use, with many uses)
e. actress (one who writes, one who acts)
II Let us know!
Suffixes are added to the end of root or base words. When your add a suffix to a
base word, you change the word’s meaning.
 Some common suffixes and their meaning .

Able- can be done

Ful – full of
Est- most
Less- without
Er- name
Er- done who Ion- an act of

III Let us Apply!

A. Create two words from each suffix given in the boxes bellow. The first one has
done had you.

pianist 1.- ist guitarist guitarist

2.- est
3.- less
4. ful
5.- er

B. Encircle the words with the suffixes in the paragraph below.

You don’t have to be a botanist to grow your

own food. The warmest time of the year is best for
planting some seeds, while others can only grow
IV. Let us Enrich What We Know!
A. Complete the sentences by adding words with suffixes. Choose from the words in
the box.

. useful careless
multiplication colorful
subtraction
multiplication
cheerful
a. A book has many uses. It is __________________ to many.
b. God loves a ___________________ giver.
c. We need _________________costumes for our dance.
d. The answer in __________________ is called difference.
e. ____________________ remarks hurt people’s feelings.

B. Encircle of the word with the suffix in each of groups below.

Example: starving starvation starve

a. roof roofs roofing
b. celebrates cheer celebration
c. artists arts art
d. exciting excited excitable
e. slow slows slower

C. Add the correct suffix to the underlined word to form a new word.
1. Our teacher will inspect our work. Tomorrow is the ______________.
2. We should elect our officers next week. All students will participate in the
______________.
3. The winning officers will celebrate with a simple ___________________.
4. Let’s decide the date. Our __________ is important.
5. Amma will invite her classmates on her birthday party. The _______ will be given
through the teachers.

Prepared by:
NATHALIE P.DIZON
Teacher