To solve this problem, we need to put the words on each caterpillar in alphabetical order. This means arranging them from A to Z based on the first letter of each word. If the first letters are the same, we look at the second letter, and so on.
Row 1:
The words are: `first`, `their`, `walk`, `dwell`.
1. Look at the first letters:
*
first
*
their
*
walk
*
dwell
2. Order these letters alphabetically:
* d comes first (dwell)
* f comes next (first)
* t comes after f (their)
* w comes last (walk)
So, the order is:
dwell, first, their, walk
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Row 2:
The words are: `green`, `both`, `us`, `been`.
1. Look at the first letters:
*
green
*
both
*
us
*
been
2. We have two words starting with
b: `both` and `been`. We need to compare the second letters to see which comes first.
* b
oth → second letter is 'o'
* b
een → second letter is 'e'
* Since 'e' comes before 'o' in the alphabet, `been` comes before `both`.
3. Now order all the first letters:
* b (been, both)
* g (green)
* u (us)
So, the order is:
been, both, green, us
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Row 3:
The words are: `goes`, `wife`, `tell`, `read`.
1. Look at the first letters:
*
goes
*
wife
*
tell
*
read
2. Order these letters alphabetically:
* g comes first (goes)
* r comes next (read)
* t comes after r (tell)
* w comes last (wife)
So, the order is:
goes, read, tell, wife
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Final Answer:
Row 1: dwell, first, their, walk
Row 2: been, both, green, us
Row 3: goes, read, tell, wife
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of abc order worksheet 2nd grade.
