Mga Karaniwang Salita sa Filipino (Part 1)

If you have a preschooler or teach preschoolers, you may have heard of the term "sight words." Sight words refer to the set of words most frequently used and repeated. Sight words are important in teaching children to read. Children have to learn to quickly recognize and read them on sight. The list of sight words in English can easily be found and downloaded from the Internet. I wanted to make a similar list of Filipino sight words. I started with the commonly used short words (1 to 3-letter Filipino words) and included their variants. I also listed the common Filipino pronouns (panghalip) and their variants. Then the common Filipino adverbs (pang-abay) and conjunctions (pangatnig) came next. Click on the link below to open the pdf file. Mga Karaniwang Salita_1 : A 7-page pdf file with common Filipino words including Filipino pronouns, adverbs, and conjunctions. I also made a list…

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Pagsasanay sa Pagbasa (Part 1)

The six-page pdf file below aims to practice or assess a student's ability to read short syllables. The consonants of the Filipino alphabet are matched with the five vowels a, e, i, o, and u. Not all of the consonants of the Filipino alphabet are used. In the last two pages, the syllables are arranged randomly instead of the usual a-e-i-o-u order. Click on the link below, not the thumbnails, to open the pdf file. Pagsasanay sa Pagbasa_1 All illustrations are by samutsamot_mom.  You may distribute these pages to your children or students, but you may not do so for profit. If you would like to suggest a list of syllables or sight words in Filipino to be made into a reading sheet such as those shown above, feel free to leave a comment below.

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Mga Titik W at Y

The pdf file below has pages with illustrations of objects that begin with the Filipino letters W and Y.  I did not include the letter X and Z because most words that begin with these letters are borrowed words. Students may be asked to color the illustrations after reading the words. Thumbnails of the pages are shown below. Click on the link below, not the thumbnails, to open the file. Titik W at Y All illustrations are by samutsamot_mom except for the water lily and wreath, which were downloaded from the site clker.com. The site claims that the clip art are public domain.  To avoid infringement of copyright laws, please do not use these worksheets for commercial purposes. You may print and distribute these worksheets to you children or students, but please do not do so for profit. For the letters A, B, D, and E, click here to view…

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Mga Titik T, U, at V

The pdf file below has pages with illustrations of objects that begin with the Filipino letters T, U, and V.  Students may be asked to color the illustrations after reading the words. Thumbnails of the pages are shown below. Click on the link below, not the thumbnails, to open the file. Titik T U at V All illustrations are by samutsamot_mom except for the following, which were downloaded from the site clker.com: the loaf of breaf (tinapay) and tiger (tigre); the brain (utak) and monkey (unggoy); and, the van, valentine, and volleyball. The site claims that the clip art are public domain.  To avoid infringement of copyright laws, please do not use these worksheets for commercial purposes. The Ivatan people comprise a Filipino ethnolinguistic group living in the Batanes Islands. The vakul is a headgear made of abaca fiber designed to protect the wearer from the rain and the heat…

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Mga Titik O, P, R, at S

The pdf file below has pages with illustrations of objects that begin with the Filipino letters O, P, R, and S.  I did not include the letter Q since most Filipino words that begin with this letter are proper nouns. Students may be asked to color the illustrations after reading the words. Thumbnails of the pages are shown below. Click on the link below, not the thumbnails, to open the file. Titik O P R at S All illustrations are by samutsamot_mom except for the following, which were downloaded from the site clker.com: the bishop (obispo); the butterfly (paruparo), umbrella (payong), and tree (puno); the cabbage (repolyo), queen (reyna) playing card, and gift (regalo); and, the set of keys (susi). The clip art of the hospital (ospital) was downloaded from clipartlord.com. Both sites claim that the clip art are public domain.  To avoid infringement of copyright laws, please do not…

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