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Alphabetical Order
There are 26 letters in the English language. We write these 26 letters in two ways:
Capital letters:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Small letters:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
We know that ‘B’ comes after ‘A’, ‘L’ comes after ‘K’, ‘U’ comes after ‘T’, and so on.
Alphabetical Order: The order in which all the letters of the English alphabet family are arranged is the alphabetical order.
Look at these pictures:
ball
hat
kite
rose
These pictures are placed in alphabetical order.
A. Arrange the following pictures in alphabetical order.
nest
vase
top
doll
Ans: __________, __________, __________, __________.
doll nest top vase
A dictionary presents the words in alphabetical order. Alphabetical order is also called as dictionary order.
This makes it easier for us to find the meanings of the words. Telephone directories and encyclopedias arrange names and entries in alphabetical order.
Rules:
- The first letter of every word helps us to write the words in alphabetical order.
Example:
Words: bat, ant, cat, dog, pan
Alphabetical Order: ant, bat, cat, dog, pan
- If you are given more than one word beginning with the same letter, then you must look at the second letter of each word and then arrange them in Alphabetical order like this,
Example:
Words: pup, pig, parrot, pony, peacock
Alphabetical Order: parrot, peacock, pig, pony, pup
B. Write the name against each line. Begin the name with a capital letter. Your answer should be in one word only.
1. My name is __________.
2. The name of my friend is __________.
3. The name of my neighbour is __________.
4. The name of my pet is __________.
5. The name of my country is __________.
6. The name of my brother is __________.
7. The name of my sister is __________.
8. The name of my car is __________.
9. The name of my mother is __________.
10. The name of my father is __________.
Now arrange the names in alphabetical order.
1. __________.
2. __________.
3. __________.
4. __________.
5. __________.
6. __________.
7. __________.
8. __________.
9. __________.
10. __________.
Answers vary from student to student.
C. Put the words given below in alphabetical order.
1. lake, make, bake, take, wake
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2. rose, chameli, lily, marigold, champa
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3. ant, monkey, tortoise, shark, elephant
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4. beans, bananas, apples, cucumbers, carrots
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5. milk, mug, moon, merry, mango
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6. vulture, violin, van, vehicle, vase
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7. stump, steam, stick, stop, star
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8. dark, dance, date, danger, damage
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9. panda, peanut, parrot, popcorn, pizza
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10. chalk, cheese, chilli, church, choice
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11. story, stamp, steel, stadium, start
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12. fan, fish, flower, frog, fly
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1. bake, lake, make, take, wake
2. chameli, champa, lily, marigold, rose
3. ant, elephant, monkey, shark, tortoise
4. apples, bananas, beans, carrots, cucumbers
5. mango, merry, milk, moon, mug
6. van, vase, vehicle, vulture, violin
7. star, steam, stick, stop, stump
8. dance, danger, dark, damage, date
9. panda, parrot, peanut, pizza, popcorn
10. cheese, chalk, chilli, choice, church
11. start, stadium, stamp, steel, story
12. fish, fan, flower, fly, frog
D. Write in alphabetical order the names of any four:
1. friends
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2. colours
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3. animals
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4. countries
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Answers vary from student to student.
E. Arrange the names of these games in alphabetical order.
hockey
football
cricket
tennis
Ans: __________, __________, __________, __________.
cricket, football, hockey, tennis