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English
Quarter 4 - Module 6
Revising Writing for Clarity-
Correct Spelling,
Appropriate Punctuation Marks
English – Grade 5
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Quarter 4 – Module 6: Revising writing for clarity-correct spelling, appropriate
punctuation marks
First Edition, 2021

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Caroline V. Perez
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English
Quarter 4 - Module 6
Revising Writing for Clarity-
Correct Spelling,
Appropriate Punctuation Marks
Introductory Message

This Self-Learning Module (SLM) is prepared so that you, dear learners, can
continue your studies and learn while at home. Activities, questions, directions,
exercises, and discussions are carefully stated for you to understand each lesson.

Each SLM is composed of different parts. Each part shall guide you step-by-step
as you discover and understand the lesson prepared for you.

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This will tell you if you need to proceed on completing this module or if you need to
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lesson. At the end of each module, you need to answer the post-test to self-check
your learning. Answer keys are provided for each activity and test. We trust that
you will be honest in using these.

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to our facilitators and parents for strategies and reminders on how they can best
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Thank you.
 What I Need to Know

This module provides varied activities that will help you learn
about revising writing for clarity-correct spelling, appropriate
punctuation marks.

At the end of this module, you are expected to:

• identify correct spelling, appropriate punctuation marks;
• write correct spelling, appropriate punctuation marks; and
• revise writing with correct spelling, appropriate punctuation
marks.

What I Know

Directions: Write the letter of your answer on your answer sheet.

1. Which sentence shows the WRONG usage of a comma?
a. Sarah, are you coming with me?
b. Yes, I like to go with you tomorrow.
c. Give me, the most expensive toy that you have.
d. My favorite colors are green, blue, yellow, and red.

2. Which sentence shows the correct punctuation mark?

a. “You can trust me,” Dr. Ramos said.
b. Have you been to Baguio with your family!
c. People, love to visit the beaches during summer.
d. One of the best-things that you can offer to your friend is your time.

3. Which sentence shows the WRONG usage of the hyphen?

a. Sunflower blooms during day-time.
b. That was a five-minute late for you.
c. I only have two hundred fifty-five pesos in my wallet.
d. The ten-year-old girl was the only one who survived the fire.

4. What are the punctuation marks needed in the statement inside the box?

Louisse said I really want to go to school

a. period, colon, hyphen
b. comma, period, question mark
c. comma, period, quotation marks
d. quotation marks, exclamation point, period

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5. Which sentence shows the correct usage of the apostrophe?
a. She celebrated her 18 th birthday last ‘2020.
b. They said that they didn’t know what they would do.
c. Their’ work is hard but they are happy and contented.
d. According to my teacher’, practice will make us improve.

6. Which sentence has misspelled word?

a. We must accept the invitation of our sergeant.
b. The pupil reluctantly answered the questionaire.
c. Accidents may still happen even if you are very careful.
d. The chairman of the committee requested to change the plan.

7. Which sentence is correctly written?

a. I could not beleive that the dog can attack its owner.
b. Recieving fancy gift from your parents is truly exciting.
c. One way to be considered a profesional is to be on time.
d. The guest of honor received the certificate of acknowledgment.

8. Just for the time being, I want Lilybeth to be my _________.

a. roommat
b. roommate
c. roomate
d. room-mate

9. Which word is NOT properly spelled in this sentence?

This coming tweltfh of February, I have appointment with my psychiatrist.

a. appointment
b. February
c. psychiatrist
d. tweltfh

10. Which has an incorrect spelling of the word.

a. The culprit dissappears in the vast field.
b. There is no obvious evidence on that incident.
c. Occasionally, we repaint our rest house in Tagaytay.
d. To win in an argument, one must be prepared beforehand.

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 What’s In

Directions: Write YES if the underlined word should be capitalized and NO if not.
Do this on your answer sheet.
_____ 1. Malolos City is in Bulacan.
_____2. Someday, I want to be a Teacher.
_____ 3. To keep being healthy, I exercise daily.
_____ 4. Sharry reads the Newspaper every morning.
_____ 5. I use Google in searching for my assignment.
_____6. Fruit like Guava is rich in vitamins and minerals.
_____7. Sarah’s Mother is a nurse here in the Philippines.
_____ 8. I always visit Dr. Villafuerte for my monthly check-up.
_____9. Last Weekend, I helped my mother and sister clean the house.
_____ 10. Next year, I am planning to stay with my grandparents in the
Province.

What’s New

Directions: Read the poem carefully and answer the following questions below.

Mark the Punctuation Marks

Caroline V. Perez

If you want to complete a declarative sentence,

make sure you will put a dot or period at the end.
If you want to separate the minute from the hour,
a colon must be visible like in 3:04.
If you want to express excitement or emphasis,
an exclamation point is willing to assist.
If you want to be sure that a question is asked,
just check the question mark if it’s there at the last part.
If you want to show the exact lines or words uttered,
apply the quotation marks at the beginning and end.
If you want to omit a letter or two,
an apostrophe mark is ready to help you.
If you want to separate the phrases and items,
commas must be there to help you breathe in.
If you’ll be able to learn all the punctuation marks,
I am pretty sure that you will be smart.

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1. What is the poem about?
____________________________________________________

2. What are the different punctuation marks mentioned in the poem?

____________________________________________________

3. Why do we need to learn them?

____________________________________________________

4. What other punctuation marks are NOT mentioned in the poem?

____________________________________________________

5. How important are punctuation marks?

____________________________________________________

What is It

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 Punctuation Marks

Punctuation marks are symbols that are used to aid the clarity and
comprehension of written language.

Some common punctuation marks are:

Period (.)
• indicates the end of a sentence
Example:
I water the plants every morning.
• follows an abbreviation
Examples:
Mr. (Mister)
Pres. (President)
no. (number)
atty. (attorney)
Comma (,)
• separates items in a list
Example:
My favorite colors are blue, green, white, and gray.
• uses after an introductory word or phrase, such as at the end of the day,
however, in contrast, etc.
Example:
However, he was determined to go back to school.
• in a tag question at the end of the sentence
Example:
You are going to submit your project tomorrow, aren’t you?
• directly addressing someone
Example:
Jemuel, what will you do after school?
• separates items in a series or lists
Example:
I bought two kilos of beef, three kilos of pork and five kilos of fish.
• separates phrases and clauses
Example:
If it doesn’t rain tomorrow, we will go for a picnic.
• separates spoken part of the text from the unspoken part
Example:
“I love doing this,” she exclaimed.
• when words or phrases are used in direct address
Example:
“Teacher, I’m sorry for being late.”
• after the words like Yes, No, Oh, Ah, etc.
Example:
Yes, I understand you.

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Exclamation Point (!)
• expresses strong feeling like anger, happiness, excitement, joy, pain,
surprise and others
Examples:
Leave me alone!
I’m so happy to see you!
I can’t wait to go to Paris!
What a victory!
• shows strong imperative sentence
Example:
Keep quiet!
Quotation Marks (“ “)
• reproduces the words of a speaker as said originally
Example:
“You’ll never believe what happened last night,” Josh said.
• encloses words of special significance for the writer.
Example:
In his article “Taking Care of the Cats” Rose gives her readers
some pieces of advice.
• used to set off an alias or nicknames
Example:
Ramon “Bong” Revilla, Jr.
Question Mark (?)
• shows that a direct question has been asked
Example:
How old are you?
“What do you think I should cook for tonight?” asked Mika.
Colon (:)
• indicates that there is a list
Example:
We need four main types of food: cereals, leafy vegetables,
fruits, and fish.
Apostrophe (‘)
• uses for contractions in place of omitted letters
Example:
he is = he’s
I am = I’m
do not = don’t
they have = they’ve
it is = it’s
I would = I’d
let us = let’s
she has = she’s
who is = who’s
are not = aren’t

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 • shows possession
Examples:
Giselle’s book
Natha’s mobile phone
boys’ school
students’ cards
Hyphen (-)
• creates compound words
Examples:
He is a very self-confident person.
Susan decided to work part-time this summer.
Note: There is no clear rule or guideline to help us to decide which words
are hyphenated and which can be used as a single word.

Learn commonly misspelled words

Some words are so tough to spell that even native speakers get them wrong a lot.
You can find some commonly misspelled English words in the dictionary. Many
commonly misspelled words are not words you need to use too often.

Here are some commonly misspelled words you might need to know how to spell:
across controversial hypocrite hygiene
acceptance embarrass hypocrisy questionnaire
accommodate exaggerate immediately receive
advertisement existence innocence recommend
annually deteriorate leisure referring
acquaintance dilemma necessary roommate
argument disappoint occasion rhythm
autumn disillusioned occurrence seize
auxiliary facilitate omitted separate
awkward fascinate overwhelming shepherd
beginning gauge pamphlet tomorrow
believe genuine pastime twelfth
beneficial goggles personnel trespass
broccoli government possessions typical
bureau grammar prejudice unnecessary
camouflage grandeur pronunciation vaccinate
conscious grievous privilege valuable
controlling guarantee profession villain
controversy heroine professor weather

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 What’s More

Independent Activity 1

Directions: Identify what is being described in each item. Choose your answer inside
the box. Do this on your answer sheet.

colon period
hyphen question mark
quotation marks comma
apostrophe exclamation point

_______ 1. It indicates a strong feeling.

_______ 2. It is placed after an abbreviation.
_______ 3. It is used to join words or parts of words.
_______ 4. It indicates a pause between parts of a sentence.
_______ 5. It is used to precede a list of items and a quotation.
_______ 6. It is used to express doubt or uncertainty about something.
_______ 7. It is placed after a noun to show that the noun owns something.
_______ 8. It is put at the end of a complete sentence that is a statement.
_______ 9. They are placed at the beginning and end of a title or quoted passage.
_______ 10. It is used in contractions to indicate the place where the letters have
been omitted.

Independent Assessment 1

Directions: Write YES if the underlined word is correctly spelled and NO if not.
Write your answer on your answer sheet.
_______ 1. The victim was found alive but unconscious.
_______ 2. After recieving the gift, Leila thanked her father.
_______ 3. Tommorow, Vince will be celebrating his 7 th Birthday.
_______ 4. I will open my new business this 1st week of June.
_______ 5. Her mother advised her to quickly acknowledge her mistakes.
_______ 6. The symptoms of the disease include fever, nausea, and diarrhea.
_______ 7. To write clearly and effectively, you need to eliminate uneccesary
words.
_______ 8. They were kind enough to entertain all the visitors in their house.
_______ 9. This year’s wheather patterns in the Philippines seemed unusually
changeable.
_______ 10. In the open letter that I made, I omited the letter p in the word
hippopotamus.

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Independent Activity 2

Directions: Write CORRECT if the sentence is correctly punctuated and

INCORRECT if not. Write your answer on your answer sheet.
_______ 1. Excellent. Youre correct,
_______ 2. Thats what I really wanted.
_______ 3. I clearly remember Coleen’s party.
_______ 4. How do we show respect to elders.
_______ 5. My grandfather is eighty two years old.
_______ 6. He is a full-time worker in his restaurant.
_______ 7. The President of the Philippines is Rodrigo Duterte.
_______ 8. The girls, laughed, danced, jumped, and cried for joy.
_______ 9. The Philippine archipelago is divided into three groups of islands:
Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.
_______ 10. In the novel “Noli Me Tangere” Jose Rizal described the
inequalities of the Spanish Catholic friars.

Independent Assessment 2

Directions: Write the correct spelling of the word in each sentence that is
misspelled. Do this on your answer sheet.
_______ 1. I asked my uncle to buy me a camoufladge jacket.
_______ 2. Myra never had an arguement with any of her siblings.
_______ 3. The amateur singing contest is annualy held in our barangay.
_______ 4. He had an acqaintance in the wedding he attended to.
_______ 5. Constant repitition makes it easier to learn how to spell a word.
_______ 6. Last Sunday’s wheather made outdoor activities successful.
_______ 7. One of my favorite fastimes was exploring my brother’s computer.
_______ 8. Beth’s liesure time was spent reading fiction books and novels.
_______ 9. The public and private hospitals quarentined the infected patients.
_______ 10. Cherry was a bit dissapointed with her daughter’s decision, but she
respected it.

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Independent Activity 3

Directions: Revise the italicized lines by adding the proper punctuation marks and
by using the words which are correctly spelled. Do this on your answer sheet.

Eli’s Saturday
Caroline V. Perez

Responsible Eli loves to help his mother in cooking especially every

weekend. During his free time, he is also asking his mother to teach him how to
cook simple dishes.
One Saturday afternoon, Eli and his classmates, Josh, Nathan, and Jun
decided to do their Science project at Eli’s house.
Eli: Mother can we do our Sciene project here
(1) _____________________________________________

Mother: Yes its good so I can meet your inteligent and goodlooking
classmates
(2) _____________________________________________
By the way, “What do you want me to prepare something for your
snack, Eli?”

Eli: Mother I think pancake popcorn and fresh juice are enough
(3) _____________________________________________

Mother: Yes, I can prepare them.

Eli: Mother here is the list of things that I need to provide scissors
paste construction papers colored paper and thirty five pieces of
paper clips
(4) _____________________________________________

Mother: Oh! It’s good that we have everything that you need, Eli.
Eli: Its only 2:05 in the afternoon. Can I be the one to prepare our snack
(5) _____________________________________________

Mother: “Yes, my son.”

Independent Assessment 3
Directions: Write a sentence using the different punctuation marks and with the
correct spelling of words. Do this on your answer sheet.

1. period ( . )
_________________________________________________________________

2. comma ( , )
_________________________________________________________________

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3. question mark ( ? )
_________________________________________________________________
4. hyphen ( - )
_________________________________________________________________
5. quotation marks ( “ “ )
_________________________________________________________________
6. apostrophe ( ‘ )
_________________________________________________________________
7. exclamation point ( ! )
_________________________________________________________________
8. colon ( : )
_________________________________________________________________

What I Have Learned

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words to complete the idea. Write
your answer on the answer sheet.

Mark the Punctuation Marks

If you want to separate the phrases and items,

(1)____________ must be there to help you breathe in.
If you want to be sure that a question is asked,
just check the (2)____________ if it’s there at the last part.

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 If you want to separate the minute from the hour,
a (3)____________ must be visible like in 3:04.
If you want to complete a declarative sentence,
make sure you will put a dot or (4)____________ at the end.
If you want to show the exact lines or words uttered,
apply the (5)____________ at the beginning and end.
If you want to express excitement or emphasis,
an (6)____________ is willing to assist.
If you want to omit a letter or two,
an (7)____________ mark is ready to help you.
If you’ll be able to learn all the (8)____________,
I am pretty sure that you will be smart.

What I Can Do

Directions: Write a friendly letter using the different punctuation marks. Be careful
with the spelling of your words. Do this on a separate sheet of paper.

_______________________________________________________
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 Friendly Letter Rubric
SCORE
Criteria 4 3 2 1
Sentences All sentences
and are complete Most sentences
Many sentence
paragraphs and well- are complete
fragments or
are complete, constructed. and well-
run-on
well- Paragraphing constructed.
Sentences sentences or
constructed is generally Paragraphing
and paragraphing
and of varied done well. needs some
Paragraphs needs lots of
structure. Most new work. Some
work. All ideas
Each new ideas start new ideas start
are grouped into
idea starts a new with new
paragraphs. one paragraph.
new paragraphs.
paragraph.
The writer
The writer The writer The writer
makes 1-2
makes no makes 3-4 makes more
Grammar and errors in
errors in errors in than 4 errors in
spelling grammar
grammar or grammar and/or grammar and/or
and/or
spelling spelling spelling.
spelling.
The writer The writer The writer
The writer
makes no makes 1-2 makes 3-4
Capitalization makes more
errors in errors in errors in
and than 4 errors in
capitalization capitalization capitalization
Punctuation capitalization
and and and
and punctuation.
punctuation. punctuation. punctuation.

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 Assessment

Directions: Write the letter of your answer on your answer sheet.

1. Which sentence shows the WRONG usage of quotation marks?
a. Anne said, “I wanted to be a teacher.”
b. “There was a party last night, Cherry said.”
c. Carl asked her, “Why did you bring all the gifts here?”
d. The exact phrase my father used was, “There is no way we will
overcome this problem.”
2. Which sentence shows the incorrect usage of the apostrophe?
a. They’re always on time.
b. There are 3ps’ in the word Philippines.
c. I’m planning to own an apartment someday.
d. Leila’s healthy tips are highly recommended.
3. Which sentence needs the exclamation mark at the end?
a. Is the teacher here
b. Happy birthday, Gladdies
c. He reserved a table for two
d. We need to exercise every day
4. What are the punctuation marks needed in the statement inside the box?
Anyway do you want to borrow my cousin s books

a. period, colon, hyphen

b. comma, period, question mark
c. comma, apostrophe, question mark
d. quotation marks, exclamation point, period
5. Which sentence shows the correct usage of the hyphen?
a. My lucky numbers are 9-10, and 100.
b. She was late for already forty-five minutes.
c. My three year old son knows how to read basic words.
d. Mariele Louisse decided to stay in our class-room while waiting for her
service.
6. Which sentence is NOT properly punctuated?
a. Nathan, give that book to your little sister.
b. Theyre not yet here. Do you want anything.
c. Why did you come here? I don’t want to go with you.
d. Beth wants to join the online class. However, she has weak internet
connection.
7. Which sentence is correctly written?
a. Always observe proper hygeine.
b. Our house is just acros the church.
c. In the story that I read, I’ve noticed that some of the lines were omited.
d. Julio was delighted to know that he was chosen to be the leader of the
team.

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8. Which set of words is NOT correctly spelled?
a. seize, separate, shepherd, shining
b. argument, autumn, auxiliary, awkward
c. immediately, fascinate, gauge, genuine
d. overwhelming, pamphlet, pageant, personel
9. Complete the sentence.
She came home ________________ right after the competition.
a. imediate
b. immediate
c. immediated
d. immediately
10. Which has an incorrect spelling of the word.
a. The teacher distributes the questionaire.
b. Do not allow yourself to feel down and deteriorate.
c. Teenagers nowadays are very conscious of how they look.
d. The host guaranteed us that the venue would be available for us.

Additional Activities

Directions: Revise the announcement by using the appropriate punctuation marks

and correct spelling of words. Do this on a separate sheet of paper.

ANOUNCEMENT

To All Pupils__
Hello __
Starting next Monday__ March 2__ 2021__ everyone is
riquested to wear his/her school identipication card__ The school gard will
not allow anyone without an ID to enter the school gate__
Everybody is riquested to folow this regulation __

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What I Know Independent Independent
Assessment 1 Activity 3
1. c
2. a 1. YES 1. Mother, can we do our Science project here?
3. a 2. NO 2. Yes, it’s good, so I can meet your intelligent and
4. c 3. NO good-looking classmates.
5. b 4. YES 3. Mother, I think pancake, popcorn, and fresh juice
6. b 5. YES are enough.
7. d 6. YES 4. Mother, here is the list of things that I need to
8. b 7. NO provide: scissors, paste, construction papers, colored
9. d 8. YES paper, and thirty-five pieces of paper clips.
10. a 9. NO 5. It’s only 2:05 in the afternoon. Can I be the one to
10. NO prepare our snack?
What’s In Independent Independent
Activity 2 Assessment 3 Assessment
1.YES 1. INCORRECT Answers may vary. 1. b
2. NO 2. INCORRECT 2. b
3. YES 3. CORRECT 3. b
4. NO 4. INCORRECT 4. c
5. YES 5. INCORRECT 5. b
6. NO 6. CORRECT 6. b
7. NO 7. CORRECT 7. d
8. YES 8. INCORRECT 8. d
9. NO 9. CORRECT 9. d
10. NO 10. CORRECT 10. a
Independent Independent I What I Have Learned
Activity 1 Assessment 2
1. comma
1. exclamation point 1. camouflage 2. question mark
2. period 2. argument 3. colon
3. hyphen 3. annually 4. period
4. comma 4. acquaintance 5. quotation marks
5. quotation marks 5. repetition 6. exclamation mark
6. question mark 6. weather 7. apostrophe
7. apostrophe 7. pastimes 8. punctuation marks
8. period 8. leisure
9. quotation marks 9. quarantined
10. apostrophe 10. disappointed
Answer Key
Additional Activity

ANNOUNCEMENT

To All Pupils:
Hello!
Starting next Monday, March 2, 2021. everyone is requested to wear his/her school
identification card. The school guard will not allow anyone without an ID to enter the school
gate.
Everybody is requested to follow this regulation.

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 References

https://7esl.com/punctuation-marks/

https://www.fluentu.com/blog/english/how-to-improve-english-spelling/

https://eklavyaparv.com/content/communication-skills/362-punctuation-marks-in-english-
grammar

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Department of Education, Schools Division of Bulacan

Curriculum Implementation Division
Learning Resource Management and Development System (LRMDS)
Capitol Compound, Guinhawa St., City of Malolos, Bulacan

Email Address: [email protected]

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