Alphabetical Order Worksheets - Tims Printables - Free Printable

Let's solve the Alphabetical Order worksheet step by step.

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Instructions:

Reorder each list of words in alphabetical order.

We'll go through each column and sort the words accordingly.

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Column 1:

Original words:
- videogames
- taught
- me
- plumbers
- can
- swim
- up
- waterfalls

#### Step-by-step sorting:
1. Look at the first letter of each word:
- v, t, m, p, c, s, u, w

2. Alphabetical order by first letter:
- c (can)
- m (me)
- p (plumbers)
- s (swim)
- t (taught)
- u (up)
- v (videogames)
- w (waterfalls)

3. Final sorted order:
- can
- me
- plumbers
- swim
- taught
- up
- videogames
- waterfalls

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Column 2:

Original words:
- aliens
- stole
- my
- favorite
- kangaroo
- and
- camel
- hybrid

#### Step-by-step sorting:
First letters: a, s, m, f, k, a, c, h

Now sort by first letter:
- a: aliens, and
- c: camel
- f: favorite
- h: hybrid
- k: kangaroo
- m: my
- s: stole

Now, within 'a', compare second letters:
- aliens → 'l'
- and → 'n' → so aliens comes before and

So order:
- aliens
- and
- camel
- favorite
- hybrid
- kangaroo
- my
- stole

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Column 3:

Original words:
- rotten
- salamander
- hummus
- tastes
- delicious
- on
- rye
- bread

First letters: r, s, h, t, d, o, r, b

Sort by first letter:
- b: bread
- d: delicious
- h: hummus
- o: on
- r: rotten, rye
- s: salamander
- t: tastes

Now, for 'r': rotten vs rye → 'o' vs 'y' → rotten before rye

Final order:
- bread
- delicious
- hummus
- on
- rotten
- rye
- salamander
- tastes

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Column 4:

Original words:
- grandpa
- practices
- juggling
- rusty
- chainsaws
- every
- weekday
- afternoon

First letters: g, p, j, r, c, e, w, a

Sort by first letter:
- a: afternoon
- c: chainsaws
- e: every
- g: grandpa
- j: juggling
- p: practices
- r: rusty
- w: weekday

Order:
- afternoon
- chainsaws
- every
- grandpa
- juggling
- practices
- rusty
- weekday

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✔ Final Answer:

Here is the completed worksheet with words in alphabetical order:

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Column 1:
1. can
2. me
3. plumbers
4. swim
5. taught
6. up
7. videogames
8. waterfalls

Column 2:
1. aliens
2. and
3. camel
4. favorite
5. hybrid
6. kangaroo
7. my
8. stole

Column 3:
1. bread
2. delicious
3. hummus
4. on
5. rotten
6. rye
7. salamander
8. tastes

Column 4:
1. afternoon
2. chainsaws
3. every
4. grandpa
5. juggling
6. practices
7. rusty
8. weekday

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✔ Tip: Always start by sorting by the first letter, then if needed, compare the second letter, and so on.

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