WHOLE BRAIN LEARNING SYSTEM

OUTCOME-BASED EDUCATION

GRADE
ENGLISH
4

II
LEARNING QUARTER

MODULE WEEK 2

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 MODULE IN
ENGLISH

QUARTER II
WEEK 2

Using Clear and Coherent Sentences

Employing Appropriate Grammatical
Structures: Kinds of Nouns – Mass
Nouns and Count Nouns
Development Teams
Writer: Kristel Joy M. Pedronan
Editor: April Rose D. Corpuz
Reviewer: Adelyn C. Domingo
Illustrator:
Lay-out Artist:
Management Team: Vilma D. Eda Arnel S. Bandiola
Lourdes B. Arucan Juanito V. Labao
Adelyn C. Domingo

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 What I Need to Know

Day 1

MELCS

1. Use
clear and coherent sentences employing appropriate
grammatical structures: Kinds of Nouns – Mass Nouns and Count
Nouns, Possessive Nouns, Collective nouns

At the end of the module, the learners should be able to:

1. identify the difference of mass nouns to count counts; and
2. write clear and coherent sentences using mass nouns and count
nouns.

What I Know

Directions: Answer the following questions below to measure how well

you know the lesson. Write the answers on your answer sheet.

1. What do we call the nouns which can be counted as one or more?

A. mass nouns B. count nouns
C. possessive nouns D. collective nouns
2. Mother needs milk in making macaroni salad. Which of the following
holds true about the underlined statement?
A. The sentence contains a count noun, milk.
B. The sentence contains a mass noun, milk.
C. The sentence contains a mass noun, mother.

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 D. There is no mass and count noun in the underlined statement.
3. Which of the following sentences has a correct underlined count
nouns?
A. She has a golden hair.
B. The girls love to eat apples.
C. I borrowed the pen of my classmate.
D. The concrete nails are on its proper box.
4. Which of the following sentences contains mass noun?
A. We need a lot of sugar at home.
B. I drank a lot of milk last night.
C. Give me a cup of coffee.
D. All of the above.
5. Which word does not belong to the group?
A. soy sauce B. salt
C. rice D. book
6. In number 5, why do you think your answer does not belong to the
group?
A. All the other choices are examples of mass nouns.
B. All the other choices are examples of count nouns.
C. All the other choices are examples of collective nouns.
D. All the other choices are examples of possessive nouns.
7. What kind of noun is the underlined word in the sentence below?

She wears a nice dress.

A. mass noun B. count noun

B. collective noun D. possessive noun

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8. What kind of noun is the underlined word in the sentence below?

The rice spilled all over my plate.

A. mass noun B. count noun

C. collective noun D. possessive noun

9. We can see air around us. What is the mass noun in the underlined
sentence?

A. we B. air

C. around D. us

10. The chairs are properly arranged. What is the count noun in the
underlined sentence?

A. the B. chairs

C. properly D. arranged

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 Day 2

Lesson
KINDS OF NOUNS – MASS
1 NOUNS AND COUNT NOUNS
The key to effective communication is having the ability to know
how to use nouns in the correct way. Being able to speak and write
correctly builds your confidence.

This module will help you use clear and coherent sentences
employing appropriate grammatical structures by familiarizing yourself
with the use of mass nouns and count nouns.

What’s In

Directions: Before you start a new lesson, let us have a short review of
the lesson learned on the previous module. Read the selections below
then answer the questions that follow. Write your answers on a separate
sheet of paper.

Pinakbet, an Ilocano cuisine, is stewed vegetables. The usual

vegetables included in the dish are eggplant, bitter melon, okra and
tomatoes. The dish is seasoned with bagoong or fermented fish
paste.
1. Cuisine means a style of __________.
A. dressing B. cooking
C. eating D. washing

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 2. Stew means to __________ slowly.
A. fry B. roast
C. boil D. chop
3. Dish is the __________ served.
A. wine B. water
C. chocolate D. food

Eggplant, ampalaya, okra and tomatoes are some of the

ingredients in preparing the recipe for pinakbet.

4. Ingredients mean __________ in cooking.

A. directions B. procedure
C. materials D. plan

5. Recipe means __________.

A. dressing B. plan
B. materials D. procedure

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 What’s New
Reading Time: Read the selection below and note the
significant details. Be able to answer the comprehension questions.
Write the answers on your answer sheets.
Gabbie helped her mother bake 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.

Source: Grade 4 Learner’s Material

Comprehension Questions:
1. What did Gabbie and her mother bake?
2. What did they prepare before baking the cake?
3. What ingredients were used to bake the cake?
4. What did Gabbie add on top of the cake?
5. Why do you think everybody enjoyed the cake?
6. Which nouns can be counted? Which nouns cannot be counted?

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 Day 3

What is It

Mass Nouns are nouns that cannot be counted. Generally, they

cannot be pluralized. In selection above, the following are examples of
mass nouns.
flour sugar
milk chocolate
butter icing
Other examples of mass nouns are:
water powder
sauce vapor
wire lotion
hair cement
rice soup
dust cheese
beer wine
sugar salt
coffee soy sauce
Examples of sentences with mass nouns are the following. Take
note that the underlined words cannot be counted.
1. I want my pizza to have lots of cheese.
2. Don’t forget to put soy sauce in your adobo.
3. People nowadays are very addicted to coffee.
4. Rice is considered as staple food for Filipinos.
5. Jacky’s hair is very thick.
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 Count Nouns are nouns which can be counted as one or more. It
is also called “countable nouns”. In the selection above, the following are
examples of count nouns:
baking tin bowl
spoon oven
eggs fruits
Other examples of count nouns are:
plates printer
books shirts
chairs tomatoes
computer pants
boxes cats
dogs blackboard
apple picture
houses ballpen

Examples of sentences with count nouns are the following. Take

note that the underlined words can be counted.
1. She has two cats.
2. I would rather use a ballpen than a pencil.
3. Mother asked me to buy ten eggs to be used in making leche
flan.
4. The houses in Mabuhay Village are too wide.
5. Printers nowadays are very useful in printing modules.

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 What’s More

Directions: Find mass and count nouns in the puzzle. After which,
identify if it is mass or count noun. Write your answers on a separate
sheet of paper.

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

Day 4

What I Have Learned

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Directions: Complete the Venn Diagram. Write your answers on your
answer sheet.
Mass Nouns Count Nouns

55 Examples
Examples of
of
Count
Mass Nouns
Mass and
Count
Nouns are
both Kinds
of
________

What I Can Do

Directions: Your mother sent you to the market/grocery store. Prepare a

list of things you are going to buy. Write at least 5 then be able to

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classify if it is a mass or count noun. After which, use each word in a
sentence. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

Example:

1. shampoo - mass noun

 We use shampoo to make our hair
healthy and shiny.

Day 5

Assessment

Directions: Copy the mass nouns in each sentence. Do

this on a separate sheet of paper.
1. She cooked a pot of champorado.
2. She spread butter on the ensaymada.
3. Don’t forget to add sugar in the cookies.
4. She added milk in her recipe.
5. She has just finished cooking rice.

Copy the count nouns in each sentence. Do this on a separate sheet of

paper.

6. Our house is at the hillside.

7. There is an old church located in the place.
8. All I want for my birthday is a new laptop.

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9. Jovie reads her favorite book.
10. He has a new bicycle.

Answer Key

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 What’s More

What’s New
1. cake
2. baking tin, spoon, bowl and other utensils
3. flour, sugar, butter, milk, chocolate, eggs
4. icing and fruits
5. answers may vary
6. can be counted: baking tin, spoon, eggs, bowl, oven, fruits
cannot be counted: flour, milk, butter, sugar, chocolate, icing

What I Know
1. B
2. B
3. C
4. D
What’s In 5. D
1. B 6. A
2. C 7. B
3. D 8. A
4. C 9. B
5. D 10. B

Assessment
1. champorado 6. house
2. butter 7. church
3. sugar 8. laptop
4. milk 9. book
5. rice 10. bicycle
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 What I Can Do
-answers may vary

Answers Nouns Answers

may vary may vary

What I Have Learned

References

Book:
Rabelas, Grace U, et.al., English Grade 4, Learner’s Material, Vibal
Group, Inc: 2015.

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Rabelas, Grace U, et.al., English Grade 4, Teacher’s Guide, Vibal
Group, Inc: 2015.

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Department of Education-Schools Division of Laoag City

Curriculum Implementation Division (CID)

Brgy. 23 San Matias, Laoag City 2900

Contact Number: (077)771-3678

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