Alphabetical Order
Read these words. cat dog elephant tiger If we want to put these words in alphabetical order it is easy. We look at the first letter.
c elephant cat tiger dog cat d dog elephant e t tiger
Sometimes, words start with the same letter, for example - apple arrow angel again What do we do now?
Look at the second letter. apple arrow angel again We order these words by this letter because the first letter is the same.
These words are now in alphabetical order. again These words are now in alphabetical order. angel apple arrow
What do you think happens if the first two letters are the same? car cake catch castle
We look at the third letter. What is the correct order? car cake catch castle cake car castle Well done! catch