Department of Education

Region X
Division of Bukidnon
Don Carlos II District
BOCBOC NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
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AMAZINGLY UNUSUAL

Strategic Intervention Materials

for
Grade 9 English

Author:
MAYBEL D. CASTOR
SST-I
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Foreword
This strategic Intervention Material (SIM) is a learning material/

tool for Grade 9 English that provides exercises in order to help

you gain more skills in grammar, especially in irregular verbs

AMAZINGLY UNUSUAL
Competency:
To use irregular verbs in sentences and narration(EN9V-
IIg-28: ).
Task:
Use irregular verbs.
Sub tasks:
1. Supply correct irregular verb in the text.
2. Change infinitive/present form of irregular verbs into its
past form.
3. Restate Sentences and changing its verbs into the
past form.
4. Complete the crossword puzzle by writing the correct
past form of irregular verb.
 Table of Content
Pages

Guide Card ————————————————- 1 - 5

Activity Card ———————————————-- 6 - 8

Assessment Card —————————————— 9 - 11

Enrichment Card —————————————— 12 - 13

Answer Card ———————————————— 14 - 16

Reference Card ———————————————17

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Hi, Students!

This is your journey of enhancing your skill in gram-

mar with this SIM!

Have fun and help yourself as you learn more about

your irregular verbs.

Be amazed in the series of activities that awaits you.

Welcome and Learn more!

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 GUIDE CARD

Communicating and writing effectively is possible when you know how

to use irregular verbs.

As you go through the next card, it will help you in understanding and
using irregular verbs better.

An irregular verb is a verb in which the past tense is not formed by

adding the usual –ed of d ending.
Example:
dance — danced
played — played

There are 3 principal parts of the verb. The Infinitive, the sim-
ple past and the past participle. But for now, we will focus on
the past form of irregular verb. However, the infinitive and the
past participle are there, so you have a clear picture of the 3
forms.

Example:

Infinitive Past Past Participle

Swim Swam Swum
Buy Bought Bought
Take Took Taken
Burst Burst Burst
Beat Beat beaten

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 Irregular verbs change their past differently.
So, it is best if you are familiar with how they change their past form as
shown in the table below.

1. The infinitive and the simple past have the same form. There is no change in their
spellings.

Infinitive Simple Past

bet bet
cost cost
cut cut
hit hit
hurt hurt

2. Some irregular verbs change their middle vowels in the their past form.

Infinitive Simple Past

come came

run ran

become became

3. Some irregular verbs have a different spelling when you change them into their
past.

Infinitive Simple Past

build built
catch caught
deal dealt
feel felt
lay laid

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 ACTIVITY CARD

Activity 1: Am I the One?

Direction: Choose the correct past form of the verb in the sen-
tence. Underline the correct answer.

Example: The boys (stood, standed) nervously before the dean.

1. She (knew, knewned) the song since sixth grade.

2. The student (wrote, written) a short story.

3. The dogs (ran runned) after it yesterday.

4. Ken (drew, drawed) a picture of my family last week.

5. The other players (sat, sitted) on the benches lazily after

the game.

6. The skater (fell, felled) down.

7. Pamela (told, telled) us about it.

8. I was (catched, caught) cheating last periodical exam.

9. My Mother (made, maked) a good decision.

10. The campers (woke woken) up early.

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Activity 2: Know my Past!
Direction: Underline the verb in the sentence and give its past
form.
Example: I throw the Frisbee now.
Answer: I throw the Frisbee now.
threw

1. She chooses the winner. ________________

2. The weather grows cold. _______________

3. The tigers win the final game. _______________

4. The birds fly south. _______________

5. Marisa buy a new shoes. _______________

6. The old rowboat sinks. _______________

7. Mrs. Chang speaks to our class. _______________

8. My friends leave early. _______________

9. Somebody steals the key. _______________

10. The parrot bites my finger. _______________

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 Activity 3: Change me into my
Past!

Direction: Fill
out the table
with the cor-
rect past

INFINITIVE PAST

1. begin began

2. understand

3. seek

4. read

5. undergo

6. lend

7. eat

8. hold

9. break

10. ride

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 ASSESSMENT CARD

Assessment 1: Verb it!

Direction: Fill in the blanks with the correct verb. Number 1 and 2 is done for
you. Answer the rest.

Most Scientists (say) said global warming and greenhouse effect (lead)
led to environmental disaster in the years ahead. But Robert C. Balling Jr., an Ar-
izona State University Climatologist, (think) ____________ it can help us.

Balling (agree) _______________ with most scientists that carbon diox-

ide (prevent) _______________ the heat from escaping our atmosphere, thus
causing global temperature to increase. He also (agree) _______________ that
carbon dioxide emissions have increased by 40 percent over the past century. He,
however (point) _______________ out that the increase (is) _______________
minimal. He also (say) _______________ the increase in temperature (take)
_______________ place before the greatest buildings of carbon dioxide gases.

While many scientists (see) _______________ the increase in tempera-

ture in a negative, balling (look) _______________ at the positive side. He (say)
_______________ the predicted increase of 2 F over the next 50 years (happen)
_______________ in the winter nights of the higher latitude. He (add)
_______________ that the “kinder and gentler greenhouse effect” will actually
(increase) _______________ cloud cover and rainfall. This mean less droughts.
The increase in carbon dioxide also (has) _______________ its benefits, he said.
Carbon dioxide (stimulate) _______________ plant growths, thus increasing the
harvest of farmers. It may also (help) _______________ our trees in the forests.

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 Assessment 2: Find me Everywhere,
Anywhere!
Direction: Hidden inside are irregular verbs. Some are in the simple form,
others are in the past. Find out what they are. Write then in the appro-
priate column. The next to them write the other form. Two have al-
ready been done for you. See if you can find the rest.

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

C G I N M R E S I V O E

X T I D M M A D E K O P

Example:

Simple Past Simple Past

go Went 5.

make made 6.

1. 7.

2. 8.

3. 9.

4. 10.

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 Assessment 3: Change and Fill me!

Direction: Fill in the crossword. The clues are in the present tense.
To answer the crossword change them into past.
Number 3 across is done for you.

1 2

3w r o 4n g 5

8 9

10 11

12

ACROSS DOWN
3. write 1. kneel
5. feel 2. meet
6. bring 4. think
9. take 6. buy
10. fight 7. swear
12. know 8. win
11. get

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 ENRICHMENT CARD

Enrichment 1: Modify me!

Direction: Rewrite the statement and change the verb into its past
form.
Example: She throw the plastics anywhere.
Answer: She threw the plastics anywhere.

1. Variety of flowers grow in the garden.

_____________________________________
2. The dogs dig a hole.
_____________________________________
3. The smoke rises to the sky.
_____________________________________
4. The winds blow.
_____________________________________
5. Terry does the dishes.
_____________________________________
6. We never lose a game.
_____________________________________
7. These pieces go together.
_____________________________________
8. Inez reads all the articles
_____________________________________
9. His brothers throw it away.
_____________________________________
10. The girls fly their kites.
_____________________________________

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 Enrichment 2: I know what’s
lacking
Direction: Provide the sentence with an appropriate past form of an ir-
regular verb.
Example: Students _______________ of a brighter future.
Answer: students dreamt of a brighter future.

1. The athletes ________________ five miles.

2. Sue ___________________ desserts.

3. Seven Astronomers _______________ the sky.

4. The students _____________ of the answer.

5. The people ____________________ a pretty tune.

6. The closets ________________ many secrets.

7. Yesterday morning, the children _____________ the books.

8. she _____________ the missing treasure.

9. We _________________ in the first row.

10. I _______________ your ideas.

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 ANSWER CARD

Activity 1 Activity 2
1. knew 1. chose
2. wrote 2. grew
3. ran 3. won
4. Drew 4. flew
5. sat 5. bought
6. fell 6. sank
7. told 7. spoke
8. caught 8. left
9. make 9. stole
10. woke 10. bit

Activity 3
1. began 6. lent
2. understood 7. ate
3. sought 8. held
4. read 9. broke
5. undergone 10. rode

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 Assessment 1
1. said 9. saw 17. had
2. led 10. look 18. stimulated
3. thought 11. said 19. helped
4. agreed 12. looked
5. pointed 13. said
6. was 14. happened
7. said 15. added
8. took 16. increased

Assessment 2
Assessment 3
1. shook
2. bit ACROSS DOWN
3. got 3. wrote 1. knelt
4. laid 5. felt 2. met
5. ate 6. took 4. thought
6. brought 9. took 6. bought
7. hung 10. fought 7. swore
8. slept 12. knew 8. won
9. cast 11. got
10. see

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 Enrichment 1

1. ran 7. kept
2. made 8. found
3. search 9. say
4. through 10. knew
5. sang
6. help

Enrichment 2
1. Variety of flower grew in the garden.
2. The dogs dug a hole.
3. The smoke role to the sky.
4. The winds blew.
5. Terry did the dishes.
6. We never lost a game.
7. These pieces went together.
8. Inez read all the articles.
9. His brothers threw it away.
10. The girls flew their kites

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 THANK YOU CARD

Thank you students for the time spent in reading and answering this
learning module

May the skill you have learned from this Strategic Intervention Material
(SIM) will help you in your studies.

I hope I will see you again in the next release of my instruction material.

Thank you.

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 REFERENCE CARD

Kitzhaber,Dehaven, Salisburt,et al.

Glencoe English, Glencoe Publishing Co. Inc.
Encino, California

Abutog, Grianne, Journey to English 9

KLEAFS Publishing, Loma de Gato, Marilao, Bulacan

Serrano, Josephine, Better English for Philippine High Schools

Phoenix Publishing House, Inc.
927 Quezon Avenue, Quezon City

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