Listahan ng mga Karaniwang Salita

Below is a PDF file that lists 150 common Filipino words that would be most frequently encountered by learners reading Filipino reading materials. The words are presented in 15 lists (10 words per list) and ranked by frequency. It was loosely based on the Dolch Sight Words and Fry Sight Words for English words. I have removed the common nouns and color words that were included in those lists to be able to add the more frequently used Filipino words. Though I tried to keep related Filipino words together, I had to consider the frequency of certain words. So words that you think are related (Filipino pronouns, for example) are not all listed in the same list. Each page has 3 lists and each list has 10 words. You can cut the page along the dashed lines to have 3 lists. You also need to cut off both left and…

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Beginning Readers of Filipino (Part 2)

Below is another booklet for beginning readers of Filipino. This one is about the members of a family. If you want the instructions on how to assemble the booklet, you can view it here. Please read the Terms of Use on the first two pages of the PDF file. If you download this file, it is understood that you agree to abide by the Terms of Use. You may not upload the PDF file in another website (like Scribd) or share it with others as an attachment in an email. Please just give them the link to this post. The clip art images in this PDF file are by Kari Bolt. Click the logo below to go to her online shop at teacherspayteachers.com. Click the title below to open the PDF file in another tab. Once you've downloaded the PDF file, open it with Adobe Acrobat Reader. From there you…

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Magbasa Tayo!: Maikling Talata

Here are three reading comprehension exercises in Filipino for primary grade students. Each exercise has a short and simple paragraph and six multiple-choice questions. Please read the Terms of Use in the PDF file. Downloading the file means you agree to abide by the Terms of Use. To print the downloaded PDF file, open the file in Adobe Acrobat Reader. Select the letter paper size and in the Print window, select the option Fit. Click on the title below to open the PDF file in another tab. From there, you can download the file. Maikling-Talata_Maya-Ayla-Gino

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Beginning Readers of Filipino (Part 1)

The PDF files in this post are based on my previous posts on Pagbasa sa Filipino: Maliliit na Maya and Kaya Ko! I've changed some sentences and added new ones to fit the booklet format. If you want the instructions on how to assemble the booklet, you can view it here. As usual, the Terms of Use are on the first two pages of the PDF files. If you download these files, it is understood that you agree to abide by the Terms of Use. You may not upload these PDF files in another website or share it with others as an attachment in an email. Please just give them the link to this post. The clip art images in these files are by Kari Bolt and Little Red, though some are drawn by me. Click the images (logos) below to go to their online shops in teacherspayteachers.com. Click on…

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Ano ito? Series (Part 2)

Here's my second installment to the Ano ito? Series for beginning readers of Filipino. If you haven't seen the first post, you can click here. Instructions on how to assemble the booklet are in that post. The links to the two PDF files are below. Terms of Use are on the first two pages of the PDF files. If you download these files, it is understood that you agree to abide by the Terms of Use. Ano-Ito-Series_bata-bag-atis Ano-Ito-Series_damo-daga-ahas

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