Alphabetical Order 2 interactive worksheet - Free Printable

Let's solve each set of words by placing them in alphabetical order. We'll go step by step for each group.

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1. Words: finger, hand, chin, leg, arm

First, look at the first letter of each word:
- arm
- chin
- finger
- hand
- leg

Now arrange them alphabetically by the first letter:

1. arm (A)
2. chin (C)
3. finger (F)
4. hand (H)
5. leg (L)

✔ Answer:
arm, chin, finger, hand, leg

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2. Names: Linda, Ana, Betty, Ben, Aaron

Look at the first letter:
- Aaron
- Ana
- Betty
- Ben
- Linda

Now sort by first letter:
- A: Aaron, Ana → Now compare second letters:
- Aaron vs Ana → 'r' comes before 'n'? No — 'r' is after 'n', so:
- Aaron (A-A-R-O-N)
- Ana (A-N-A) → 'A' then 'N' → so Ana comes before Aaron? Wait!

Wait! Let’s be careful.

Compare Aaron and Ana:
- Both start with A
- Second letter: r vs n
- 'n' comes before 'r' → So Ana comes before Aaron

So:
- Ana (A-N-A)
- Aaron (A-A-R-O-N) → wait, no! Actually:
- Aaron: A-A-R-O-N
- Ana: A-N-A

Compare letter by letter:
1. First letter: both A → same
2. Second letter: A (Aaron) vs N (Ana) → A comes before N → So Aaron comes before Ana

Ah! That's the key.

So:
- Aaron (A-A-...)
- Ana (A-N-...)
- Then Betty (B-E-T-T-Y)
- Ben (B-E-N)
- Linda (L-I-N-D-A)

Now sort Betty and Ben:
- Both start with B
- Second letter: E vs E → same
- Third letter: T vs N → N comes before T → So Ben comes before Betty

So full order:
1. Aaron
2. Ana
3. Ben
4. Betty
5. Linda

✔ Answer:
Aaron, Ana, Ben, Betty, Linda

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3. Words: cherry, chest, cat, celery, chain

First letters:
- cherry
- chest
- cat
- celery
- chain

All start with C, so we need to compare second letters:

| Word | Letters |
|----------|---------------|
| cat | C-A-T |
| chain | C-H-A-I-N |
| chest | C-H-E-S-T |
| cherry | C-H-E-R-R-Y |
| celery | C-E-L-E-R-Y |

Now compare second letters:
- cat: A
- chain: H
- chest: H
- cherry: H
- celery: E

So:
- cat (A) → comes first
- celery (E) → next
- Then chain, chest, cherry all have H as second letter → now compare third letters

For those with H:
- chain: C-H-A...
- chest: C-H-E...
- cherry: C-H-E...

Now third letter:
- chain: A
- chest: E
- cherry: E

So:
- chain (A) → comes before E
- chest and cherry both have E → now compare fourth letter:
- chest: S
- cherry: R → R comes before S → so cherry before chest

So order:
1. cat
2. celery
3. chain
4. cherry
5. chest

Wait — let’s double-check:
- cat → C-A-T → second letter A → earliest
- celery → C-E-L... → second letter E → after A, before H
- Then:
- chain → C-H-A → third letter A
- cherry → C-H-E → third letter E
- chest → C-H-E → third letter E

So chain comes before cherry and chest

Then cherry vs chest:
- Fourth letter: R vs S → R < S → so cherry before chest

Final order:
1. cat
2. celery
3. chain
4. cherry
5. chest

✔ Answer:
cat, celery, chain, cherry, chest

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4. Words: help, hair, hand, happy, handy

All start with h → compare second letters:

| Word | Letters |
|----------|----------------|
| help | H-E-L-P |
| hair | H-A-I-R |
| hand | H-A-N-D |
| happy | H-A-P-P-Y |
| handy | H-A-N-D-Y |

Second letters:
- help: E
- hair: A
- hand: A
- happy: A
- handy: A

So:
- help → E → comes last among these (since E > A)
- The rest: hair, hand, happy, handy all have A as second letter → now compare third letters

Third letters:
- hair: I
- hand: N
- happy: P
- handy: N

So:
- hair → I → comes first
- Then hand and handy → both have N → compare fourth letter:
- hand: D
- handy: D → same
- fifth letter: hand has no fifth → ends at D
- handy: Y → so hand comes before handy

Wait — actually, when comparing hand and handy:
- hand = H-A-N-D
- handy = H-A-N-D-Y

They are identical up to the fourth letter. Since hand has no fifth letter, it comes before handy (shorter word comes first if prefix matches).

Then happy: H-A-P-P-Y → third letter P → after N → so comes after hand/handy

So order:
1. hair (H-A-I-R)
2. hand (H-A-N-D)
3. handy (H-A-N-D-Y)
4. happy (H-A-P-P-Y)
5. help (H-E-L-P)

✔ Answer:
hair, hand, handy, happy, help

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✔ Final Answers:

1. arm, chin, finger, hand, leg
2. Aaron, Ana, Ben, Betty, Linda
3. cat, celery, chain, cherry, chest
4. hair, hand, handy, happy, help

You can now fill these into the blank boxes in that order.