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English
Quarter 1 - Module 27:
Week 9: Reading words with Silent Letters
'h' and 'gh'

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English – Grade 4
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Quarter 1 – Module 27: Reading words with silent letters ‘h’ and ‘gh’
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English
Quarter 1 - Module 27:
Week 9: Reading words with Silent Letters
'h' and 'gh'

This instructional material was collaboratively developed

and reviewed by educators from public schools. We encourage
teachers and other education stakeholders to email their
feedback, comments, and recommendations to the Department
of Education at region10@deped.gov.ph.

We value your feedback and recommendations.

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What This Module is About

Hello, learner!

It’s time to learn new insights with the help of this module. This
module id especially made for you.

This material is self-instructional. The activities are designed for

you to work independently at the convenience of your homes.

With this module, you will learn about reading words, phrases,
poems, and stories with silent letters 'h' and 'gh'.

Have an enjoyable learning experience!

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 What I Need to Know

Hi learner! Reading is a very fun activity. You get to discover

things, sharpen your imagination, and widen your vocabulary. In this
module, you will come across words with silent letters.

After finishing this module, you are expected to;

1. Read with accuracy words, phrases, poems, and stories with

silent letters 'h' and 'gh'; and
2. Write a response (letter) to a story/poem read.

How to Learn from this Module

For you 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.

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Icons of this Module

What I Need This part contains learning objectives

to Know that 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 lessons
with that of what you are going to
learn.

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 understanding of the
concept.
What’s More These are follow-up activities that are
intended for you to practice further in
order to master the competencies.

What I Have Activities designed to process what

Learned you have learned from the lesson

What I Can These are tasks designed to

Do showcase your skills and knowledge
gained, and applied into real-life
concerns and situations.
Post This assessment evaluates your level
Assessment of mastery in achieving the learning
objectives.

More These are additional activities

Activities designed to increase the level of your
skills and knowledge.

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 What I Know

Direction: Say the words aloud and look for them in the puzzle.

sight heir height delight hour

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

Lesson Reading words with

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 Haira, the
Honest Girl
Jennaly
n S.
Datuin

Silent Letters 'h' and

1 Haira found
a wallet,
while she
was in the 'gh'
market.
Honest as
she is,
When Sheyougave
read it stories and other literary texts, you are widening
to the and vocabulary. There are some words that has silent
your imagination
letters in it.police.
In this module, you will be reading a lot of these words.
“Little girl,
where did
you find
this?
Come,
have a seat
What’s In
in my
office.”
“
ReadOthe poem below and do the following activity.
h
!

T
h
e
r
Activity 1 eWrite a letter to a friend sharing the honesty of Haira. Here is
a sample letter.
i
s

n June 09, 2020

o
Dear Elly,
n
a are you? It has been so long since the last time we
How
m you are doing fine. I am looking forward to play with
met. I hope
e Be safe.
you again.
o Yours truly,
n

i John
t
Think! ,
”
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 When writing a letter, you have to take note of the following:

1. Heading- this may include the address of the writer and the
date.
2. Greeting – contains the name of the receiver.
3. Body- this is where you write the message you want to convey.
4. Closing – examples of closing are; Yours truly, Respectfully
yours.

________________________
________________________

Dear _________________,

___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________

__________________
__________________

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 Notes to the Teacher

Make sure to check the letter of

your pupil. Check the parts and the
grammar.

What’s New

The words in the box are the underlined words in the poem. These
are examples of words with silent letters ‘gh’ and ‘h’.

honest right daylight midnight

What is It

Here are more examples of words with silent letters ‘gh’ and ‘h’

Words with silent letter gh Words with silent letter h

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 eight honor
weight honors
height honorable
sight honest
delight honesty
bright heir
fright hour
light heirloom
right
frightful
thoughtful
brought

phrases with silent letters ‘gh’ and ‘h’

1. the eight bright pupils

2. a heavyweight boxer
3. a beautiful sight
4. an honest girl in town
5. a frightful scene

What’s More

A. Read aloud the phrases. Underline the words with the silent
letters h and gh.

1.three honorable guests

2.a thoughtful son
3.a right answer
4.a bright light
5.one’s height

B. Read the following sentences carefully. Encircle the words with

the silent letters g and gh in each item.

1. Bogart gives the right answer to my question.

2. He is the brightest pupil in my class.

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 3. He is also a very thoughtful son.
4. He loves and honors his father and his mother.
5. He travels abroad with his eight friends and they
visit historical places around the world.

What I Have Learned

Classify the following words. Write your answer on the table.

Words with silent letter gh Words with silent letters h

cough tough high echo ghost

laugh thigh christian enough when

What I Can Do

Complete the paragraph below using the words in the box.

Pangasinan is one of the progressive provinces in the

country. You will be ____________ to see and visit the place
because of its beauty and grandeur.

The people are open minded with _________ ideas to

improve the province. Aside from that, they are industrious and
___________.

delighted honest thoughtful bright

novely
Post Assessment

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 A. Read the paragraph below. Underline the words with silent
‘gh’ and ‘h.

John Mark D. Cruz is an eight year old boy. He is a Grade 4

pupil. He is the smallest pupil in class. His height is only 2 feet and
8 inches. Though he’s small, he is the brightest pupil in their class.
Aside from being the brightest pupil in class, he is also honest and
thoughtful according to Mr. Jusayan, his adviser.

B. Write a response letter about the paragraph above.

________________________
________________________

Dear _________________,

___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________

__________________
__________________

Additional Activities

Direction: Use the following words in a sentence.

1. honorable
__________________________________________________
2. light
__________________________________________________
3. brought
__________________________________________________
4. heirloom
__________________________________________________
5. eight
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 __________________________________________________

What’s more A
1.honorable
Answer Key 2.thoughtful
3.right
4.bright, light
What’s more A
5. height
1.honorable
B
2.thoughtful
1.right
3.right 2. brightest
4.bright, light
3. thoughtful
5. height 4.honors
B 5.eight
1.right What I have learned
2. brightest
gh h
3. thoughtful Cough Christian
4.honors Laugh Echo
5.eight Thigh Ghost
High When
What I have learned
Tough
gh Enough h
Cough
What I can do Christian
Laugh Echo
13 Delighted
Thigh Ghost
Bright
High When
Tough
Honest
Enough
Post Assessment
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