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SAGOT : ___________________.

12. TANONG : ___________________.

SAGOT : Dalawa ang bag ko.

Pagsasanay sa Pagsulat ng Numero (Practice in Writing
Numbers)

Write the following numbers:
36__________

415__________

6,894__________

12, 486__________

350,800__________

1,500,000__________

3,000,000,000__________

Gawain (Activity)

Play the following game in the classroom.

Laro (Game ) : Lumulubog na ang barko! (The boat is sinking! )
The students play this game while standing. The teacher shouts, in Filipino, “The
boat is sinking. The lifeboat can fit five!” (Change the number each time.) The
students group themselves into groups of five, or the appropriate number. Any
“leftover” students with no group are eliminated.

Mga Tala Sa Kultura (Culture Notes)

As explained earlier, there are two ways of counting in Filipino. First, is the
indigenous way, which we have studied in this lesson. Another system is derived
from the Spanish language. This was introduced during the Spanish colonial period
(1561–1898) in the Philippines. Although both systems can be used