Arrange words in alphabetical order with this interactive worksheet.

Let's solve the problem step by step: arranging words in alphabetical order.

We need to sort the given words in each group alphabetically. We'll compare the first letters, and if they are the same, we move to the second letter, and so on.

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1. pond, frog, toad

- First letters: p, f, t
- Alphabetical order of first letters: f, p, t
- So: frog, pond, toad

✔ Answer:
frog → pond → toad

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2. drum, hat, drink

- First letters: d, h, d
- Two words start with d: drum, drink
- Compare second letters: r (drum), r (drink) → same
- Third letters: u (drum), i (drink)
- i comes before u, so drink comes before drum
- Then hat starts with h, which comes after d

So order: drink, drum, hat

✔ Answer:
drink → drum → hat

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3. trip, trap, truck

- First letters: t, t, t → all same
- Look at second letters:
- r (trip), r (trap), r (truck) → all same
- Third letters:
- i (trip), a (trap), u (truck)
- Order of third letters: a, i, u
- So: trap, trip, truck

✔ Answer:
trap → trip → truck

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4. red, ship, read, shine

- First letters: r, s, r, s
- Group by first letter:
- r: red, read
- s: ship, shine

Now sort within groups:

#### For r words:
- red, read
- Second letters: e, e → same
- Third letters: d, a
- a comes before d, so read before red

So: read, red

#### For s words:
- ship, shine
- Second letters: h, h → same
- Third letters: i, i → same
- Fourth letters: p, n
- n comes before p, so shine before ship

So: shine, ship

Now combine all:
read, red, shine, ship

✔ Answer:
read → red → shine → ship

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✔ Final Answers:

1. frog, pond, toad
2. drink, drum, hat
3. trap, trip, truck
4. read, red, shine, ship

You can now drag and drop these into the boxes accordingly!