Worksheet No.

2: Word Engine
Direction: You may have encountered some difficult words in the poem, I Am Proud
to be a Filipino by Toribia Mano. To arrive at the meaning of those difficult words, lets
play the game Semantically Connected! In here, you have to choose from the box words
which if arranged would give the appropriate meaning of the difficult term enclosed in a
circle. Write your chosen words on the square and arrange them properly on the space
provided. Use the context clues from the given sample sentence. Heres your guide!
Name: Year & Section:
Example:
little waves surface of land caused by the man
big waves surface of water caused by the wind
gigantic waves surface of earth caused by the animal
Answer:
You throw a pebble in a pool and it ripples.
surface of water
caused by the
wind
little waves
Meaning = little waves on the surface of water caused
by wind
ripple
Item No.1
They hacked a trail through the jungle.
Meaning:
to break up the surface of the ground
to defeat them completely in a battle
to encircle with or to circle around
to make wrinkles in the face
a group of people who travel together
hacking
Item No. 2
Midges forehead furrowed as she saw that several were drinking
Item No.3
Caravan dwellers at sites near New York.
Meaning:
Meaning:
furrowing
caravan
Item No.4
A happy ending is only possible because the hero has first vanquished the
dragons.
Item No. 5
She will wear her new girdle to slim her figure.
Did you get all? Congratulations!
Meaning:
Meaning:
vanquished
girdling