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earlier lessons where you learned about location.
For classroom learners, work in pairs. Give instructions to your partner so that
he/ she can imagine your drawing. Use words such as “Compare the two drawings.”
Use the following questions as your guide in making your drawing, writing
sentences, or asking questions.

1. Nasaan ang mga bundok?
2. Ilan ang ibon?
3. Nasaan ang mga isda?
4. Ano ang nasa kanan ng bahay?
5. Nasaan ang pusa?
6. Aling hayop ang nasa tabi ng puno?
7. Aling hayop ang nasa loob ng bahay 8. Ano ang nasa gitna ng drowing mo?
9. Ano ang nasa ibabaw ng palayan?
10. Ilan ang bituin?

Gramatika

Study the information below to improve your Filipino grammar skills.

I. Words with the suffix -an
By now, you may have realized that affixes can provide clues about the meaning
of a word. For example, as discussed earlier, words that start with ka- (such as
kapatid, kaibigan, kapitbahay) signal relationships. Similarly, words that start
with ma- are usually adjectives (mabait, maganda, masungit).
In this chapter, we studied words such as palayan, kabundukan, tindahan,
eskuwelahan, and simbahan. Note that these words end with the suffix -an.

Thus, we can deduce that these words probably indicate a place.
By being aware of these affixes, it might be easier for you to deduce the
meaning of words when reading passages. For example, you now know that the
word simbahan means church. Later, should you encounter a sentence such as
“Nagsisimba ako,” you can ask yourself, “What could nagsisimba mean?”
Recognizing the prefix nag-, you could conclude that nagsisimba is probably a

verb meaning “to go to church.”
Similarly, in this chapter, you studied the word isda (fish). Ask yourself:
what could palaisdaan mean? If you answered fishpond, you are correct.

II. Nasa/Nasa Ibabaw/Nasa Itaas
In an earlier chapter, you studied the words nasa ibabaw: for instance, “Nasa