Activity Sheet

in
ENGLISH 6
QUARTER 2
Week 6-Day 2
Vocabulary Development
EN6V-IIf-12.3.3
EN6V-IIf-12.4.1.3
EN6V-IIf-12.4.2.3
Infer meaning of borrowed words and content specific terms using
-context clues
-affixes and roots
-other strategies
(EPP)
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Let’s Try This

Who among you are good at cooking?

What do you cook?

Share your personal experiences in cooking.

Let’s Study This

Readers are frequently frustrated when they meet unfamiliar vocabulary words
as they read. But jumping up and grabbing a dictionary takes too much time. Readers
need to take what they know and gather clues in the text to decode the meaning of
vocabulary.

Inferential thinking using context clues is one of the quickest and most effective
ways of decoding the meaning of unfamiliar words.

Use the different context clues strategies in decoding the meaning of unfamiliar
words. (Previously learned)

Strategies are:
 Using definition
 Using synonym/antonym
 Using examples
 Using analogy
 Using appositive
 Using the affixes/roots

Reference:

Activity Sheet in English 6, Quarter 2 Week 4-Day 4

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Let’s Do This

Task I: Let’s Talk About It

Talk with your seatmate. Try to figure out the words from the text that could define the
underlined words. Give your own definition.

1. For best flavor results, tenderize your meat by marinating for varying periods of time
to make it softer, thus, easier to cut and eat.
What clues in the sentence lead you to your definition?
_____________________________________________________
2. Margarette bought a whisk for her cooking project. It is a a kitchen tool that is used to
beat egg or other ingredients until smooth.
What clues in the sentence lead you to your definition?
_____________________________________________________
3. Mother prepares a fresh raw fish fillet for the 7th birthday of her son. She wants to
make sure that no more hair-like bones will be stucked at the children’s throat as these
are already boneless fish.
What clues in the sentence lead you to your definition?
_____________________________________________________
4. I was hungry when mother offered me a hamburger made with Niman Ranch beef,
topped with caramelized onions and bacon which were cooked slowly until they became
brown and sweet. Cheese was added on top too.
What clues in the sentence lead you to your definition?
_____________________________________________________

5. Herbs, vegetables and nuts are commonly minced into small bits to be used as
ingredients and garnishes. It is done by first chopping the food and then recutting the
ingredients into smaller pieces.

What clues in the sentence lead you to your definition?

_____________________________________________________

Let’s Do More

Task 2: “Pick the Clues”

Work with your groupmates. Read the selection. Determine the meaning of the
underlined word using context clues. Write the clues at the second column.

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Gina wants to cook but it seems cooking is elusive to her. One day, she asks her
mother to teach her how to cook. Mother starts it by introducing her all the important
utensils needed in cooking.
Mother said, “This is a colander. It is a bowl-shaped kitchen utensil with holes in
it.”

“What are those holes for?”, asked Gina.

“Oh, they are used for draining food such as pasta or rice.”,answered mother.
Then, mother showed the flipper. “This is a flipper. We use this in turning hamburgers
and other foods. That is why it is flat and has a long handle”, mother explained.

“Oh I see”, Gina said. Then Gina took the dredger. “What is this for, mommy?,
she asked.

“That is a dredger. It is a container with small perforated holes that is used to

hold flour, herbs, or other similar ingredients that are sprinkled on foods”, Mother said.
Mother took the grater and the rotary eggbeater. She explained that graters are used to
grate, shred, slice, and separate foods such as carrots, cabbage, and cheese. Rotary
eggbeater is used for beating small amount of eggs or batter. They are made of
stainless steel, and gear driven for ease in rotating. It has also rotary blades for mixing
and whipping.

Gina listens well to her mother. She jots down notes so she can review the use of
the kitchen utensils.

Fill in the chart. Write the words found in the selection that could give meaning to
the words on the first column.

Words Clues from the Selection

Colander
Flipper
Dredger
Grater
Rotary eggbeater

Let’s Test Ourselves

Task 3. Read and Understand

Encircle the clue in each sentence which can give the meaning of the underlined words.

1. The boy pulverized sesame seeds with mortar and pestle. It is a kitchen tool used to
prepare ingredients by crushing and grinding them into a fine paste or powder.

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2. Trying to eat healthier, the woman’s diet allowed her to saute the chicken in a little
amount of oil as opposed to deep frying it.
3. Anchovies are small silvery fish that come from the Mediterranean, usually salt cured
and canned in olive oil. These add great flavor to many foods.
4. She blanched the vegetables by soaking immediately and briefly into an ice water
bath to stop the cooking process and preserve color and crunch.
5. Mother simmered the food. She cooked in liquid over gentle heat, just below the
boiling point, low enough so that tiny bubbles just begin to break the surface.

Let’s Enrich Ourselves!

Task 4. Let’s Decide

Use the four fold vocabulary to understand better the meaning of the words. Follow the
instructions on how to accomplish the template.
• Write your vocabulary words in the first column.
• Define each vocabulary word in your own words or use clues from the sentence.
Write it in the second column.
• Draw a symbol or picture to represent the word in the third column.
• Write an original sentence using the word in the fourth column.

1. The newly opened restaurant offered scampi, a large shrimp sauteed in oil or butter
and garlic.
2. If you like pasta but are tired of spaghetti, you might want to give gnocchi a try. These
Italian potato dumplings, which are boiled or baked, are thick and delicious.
3. A dumpling is a delicious, bite-sized food that's made of savory ingredients wrapped
in dough and cooked. Chinese dumplings can be steamed, boiled, or fried.
4. During Kiara’s wedding, lunch was served in a buffet style. Guests served
themselves from the meal consisting of several dishes that were displayed on a long
table.
word definition picture sentence

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Let’s Remember This

Context clues are hints that good readers use to decode the meaning of
unfamiliar words. This is a skill that enables a reader to comprehend advance texts.

Prepared by:

AGNES D. GARROTE

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ANSWER KEY
(For Teacher’s Use Only)

Task 1. Talk About It

1. softer, easier to cut and eat

2. kitchen tool, to beat egg or other ingredients until smooth
3. boneless fish
4. cooked slowly until they became brown and sweet
5. small bits, recutting the ingredients into smaller pieces

Task 2. Pick the Clues

1. Colander
It refers to a bowl-shaped kitchen utensil with holes in it.
It is used for draining food such as pasta or rice.
2. flipper
It is a flat kitchen tool used for turning hamburgers and other foods.
3. Dredger
It is a container with small perforated holes that is used to hold flour,
herbs,or other similar ingredients that are sprinkled on foods
4. grater: grate, shred, slice
5. rotary egg beater
It is a stainless steel with rotary blades for mixing, beating, and whipping.

Task 3. Read and Understand

1. The boy pulverized sesame seeds with mortar and pestle. It is a kitchen tool
used to prepare ingredients by crushing and grinding them into a fine paste or
powder.
2. Trying to eat healthier, the woman’s diet allowed her to saute the chicken in a
little amount of oil as opposed to deep frying it.
3. Anchovies are small silvery fish that come from the Mediterranean, usually
salt cured and canned in olive oil. These add great flavor to many foods.
4. She blanched the vegetables by soaking immediately and briefly into an ice
water bath to stop the cooking process and preserve color and crunch.
5. Mother simmered the food. She cooked in liquid over gentle heat, just below
the boiling point, low enough so that tiny bubbles just begin to break the surface.

Task 4.
Answers may vary for the sentence construction.

Prepared by:

AGNES D. GARROTE

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