Problem Description:
The task is to sort the given list of words into alphabetical order. The words are provided on the left side of the worksheet, and the goal is to fill in the sorted words in the numbered spaces on the right.
List of Words:
- lady
- baby
- fifty
- ninety
- duty
- eighty
- jellybean
- sixty
- army
- seventy
- hundred
- honest
- plenty
- thousand
- holy
- twenty
- thirty
- forty
- listened
- hobby
Solution Approach:
1.
Identify the First Letter of Each Word: Start by looking at the first letter of each word.
2.
Sort Alphabetically: Arrange the words based on the alphabetical order of their first letters. If two words start with the same letter, compare the second letter, and so on.
3.
Fill in the Sorted Words: Write the sorted words in the numbered spaces provided on the worksheet.
Step-by-Step Sorting:
1.
Words Starting with 'a':
- army
2.
Words Starting with 'b':
- baby
3.
Words Starting with 'd':
- duty
4.
Words Starting with 'f':
- fifty
5.
Words Starting with 'h':
- hundred
- honest
- hobby
- holy
6.
Words Starting with 'j':
- jellybean
7.
Words Starting with 'l':
- lady
- listened
8.
Words Starting with 'n':
- ninety
9.
Words Starting with 'p':
- plenty
10.
Words Starting with 's':
- sixty
- seventy
- thousand
11.
Words Starting with 't':
- twenty
- thirty
- forty
- eighty
Final Sorted List:
1. army
2. baby
3. duty
4. fifty
5. hundred
6. honest
7. hobby
8. holy
9. jellybean
10. lady
11. listened
12. ninety
13. plenty
14. sixty
15. seventy
16. thousand
17. twenty
18. thirty
19. forty
20. eighty
Filling in the Worksheet:
Write the sorted words in the numbered spaces as follows:
```
1. army
2. baby
3. duty
4. fifty
5. hundred
6. honest
7. hobby
8. holy
9. jellybean
10. lady
11. listened
12. ninety
13. plenty
14. sixty
15. seventy
16. thousand
17. twenty
18. thirty
19. forty
20. eighty
```
Final Answer:
\boxed{
\begin{array}{l}
1. \text{army} \\
2. \text{baby} \\
3. \text{duty} \\
4. \text{fifty} \\
5. \text{hundred} \\
6. \text{honest} \\
7. \text{hobby} \\
8. \text{holy} \\
9. \text{jellybean} \\
10. \text{lady} \\
11. \text{listened} \\
12. \text{ninety} \\
13. \text{plenty} \\
14. \text{sixty} \\
15. \text{seventy} \\
16. \text{thousand} \\
17. \text{twenty} \\
18. \text{thirty} \\
19. \text{forty} \\
20. \text{eighty} \\
\end{array}
}
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of 3rd grade alphabetical order worksheet.