Let’s go through each row one by one. We need to find the word that comes
first in alphabetical order (circle it) and the word that comes
last (cross it out).
We’ll compare the words letter by letter, starting from the first letter. If the first letters are the same, we look at the second letter, and so on.
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Row 1: because, promise, fold, roof
- First letters: b, p, f, r → alphabetically: b (because), f (fold), p (promise), r (roof)
- First:
because
- Last:
roof
✔ Circle “because”, cross out “roof”
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Row 2: white, much, thunder, must
- First letters: w, m, t, m → group the m’s: much, must; then t (thunder); then w (white)
- Compare “much” and “must”: both start with “mu”, next letter: c vs s → c comes before s → “much” before “must”
- So order: much, must, thunder, white
- First:
much
- Last:
white
✔ Circle “much”, cross out “white”
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Row 3: king, than, rules, downstairs
- First letters: k, t, r, d → alphabetically: d (downstairs), k (king), r (rules), t (than)
- First:
downstairs
- Last:
than
✔ Circle “downstairs”, cross out “than”
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Row 4: number, flow, actor, blind
- First letters: n, f, a, b → alphabetically: a (actor), b (blind), f (flow), n (number)
- First:
actor
- Last:
number
✔ Circle “actor”, cross out “number”
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Row 5: house, newest, magnet, spy
- First letters: h, n, m, s → alphabetically: h (house), m (magnet), n (newest), s (spy)
- First:
house
- Last:
spy
✔ Circle “house”, cross out “spy”
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Row 6: sneaky, trip, boat, peel
- First letters: s, t, b, p → alphabetically: b (boat), p (peel), s (sneaky), t (trip)
- First:
boat
- Last:
trip
✔ Circle “boat”, cross out “trip”
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Row 7: am, wet, bug, fog
- First letters: a, w, b, f → alphabetically: a (am), b (bug), f (fog), w (wet)
- First:
am
- Last:
wet
✔ Circle “am”, cross out “wet”
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Row 8: clean, look, bake, did
- First letters: c, l, b, d → alphabetically: b (bake), c (clean), d (did), l (look)
- First:
bake
- Last:
look
✔ Circle “bake”, cross out “look”
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Final Answer:
Row 1: Circle
because, Cross out
roof
Row 2: Circle
much, Cross out
white
Row 3: Circle
downstairs, Cross out
than
Row 4: Circle
actor, Cross out
number
Row 5: Circle
house, Cross out
spy
Row 6: Circle
boat, Cross out
trip
Row 7: Circle
am, Cross out
wet
Row 8: Circle
bake, Cross out
look
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of abc order worksheet 4th grade.
