Alphabetical order worksheet for educational practice.
A printable worksheet titled "Alphabetical Order" from "Super Teacher Worksheets," featuring exercises to arrange words in alphabetical order, with numbered sections and blank lines for answers.
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It looks like you've uploaded a worksheet from MyMaths, titled *"Time: Time in Words"*, and it asks students to write numbers 1 to 8 to arrange words in alphabetical order. The task is to sort the given words or phrases alphabetically and assign them the correct number (1–8) based on their position in the alphabet.
Let’s go through each section step by step and solve it.
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Write the numbers 1 to 8 to arrange the words in alphabetical order.
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Words:
- garage
- park
- place
- pool
- public
Step: Sort these alphabetically:
- garage
- park
- place
- pool
- public
Alphabetical order:
1. garage
2. park
3. place
4. pool
5. public
✔ So:
- garage → 1
- park → 2
- place → 3
- pool → 4
- public → 5
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Words:
- orange
- red
- blue
- white
- bright
- green
Sort alphabetically:
- blue
- bright
- green
- orange
- red
- white
Order:
1. blue
2. bright
3. green
4. orange
5. red
6. white
✔ So:
- orange → 4
- red → 5
- blue → 1
- white → 6
- bright → 2
- green → 3
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Words:
- three
- seven
- four
- nine
- two
- six
Sort numerically by word form (alphabetically, not numerically):
- four
- nine
- six
- seven
- three
- two
Alphabetical order:
1. four
2. nine
3. six
4. seven
5. three
6. two
So:
- three → 5
- seven → 4
- four → 1
- nine → 2
- two → 6
- six → 3
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Words:
- train
- tram
- taxi
- bus
- coach
- car
Sort alphabetically:
- bus
- car
- coach
- taxi
- tram
- train
Wait — let's check:
- bus
- car
- coach
- taxi
- tram
- train
But “tram” comes before “train”? No — “t” is same, then “r” vs “r”, then “a” vs “a”, then “m” vs “i” — “i” comes before “m”.
So:
- taxi
- tram
- train
Correct alphabetical order:
1. bus
2. car
3. coach
4. taxi
5. tram
6. train
Wait! “tram” vs “train”: T-R-A-M vs T-R-A-I-N → "I" comes before "M", so:
- taxi → T-A-X-I
- tram → T-R-A-M
- train → T-R-A-I-N
Compare:
- taxi: t-a-x-i
- tram: t-r-a-m
- train: t-r-a-i-n
Now compare:
- “taxi” starts with 't', then 'a' → comes before 'r'
- “tram” and “train” both start with 't-r-a'
Then:
- tram: t-r-a-m
- train: t-r-a-i-n → “i” comes before “m”
So:
- taxi → 4
- train → 5
- tram → 6
Wait — let's do full list:
List: train, tram, taxi, bus, coach, car
Sorted:
1. bus
2. car
3. coach
4. taxi
5. train
6. tram
Because:
- bus < car < coach < taxi < train < tram
Yes.
So:
- train → 5
- tram → 6
- taxi → 4
- bus → 1
- coach → 3
- car → 2
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Words:
- April
- January
- May
- July
- March
- June
These are months. Sort alphabetically:
- April
- January
- June
- July
- March
- May
Alphabetical order:
1. April
2. January
3. June
4. July
5. March
6. May
So:
- April → 1
- January → 2
- May → 6
- July → 4
- March → 5
- June → 3
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Words:
- stop
- plane
- train
- tram
- fly
- boat
Sort alphabetically:
- boat
- fly
- plane
- stop
- train
- tram
Now:
- boat
- fly
- plane
- stop
- train
- tram
“train” vs “tram”: t-r-a-i-n vs t-r-a-m → i before m → train before tram
So:
1. boat
2. fly
3. plane
4. stop
5. train
6. tram
So:
- stop → 4
- plane → 3
- train → 5
- tram → 6
- fly → 2
- boat → 1
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Words:
- Meat Tea
- Milk Tea
- Fruit Tea
- Lemon Tea
- Green Tea
- Black Tea
These are all “X Tea”. We sort by the first word.
So:
- Black Tea
- Fruit Tea
- Green Tea
- Lemon Tea
- Meat Tea
- Milk Tea
Alphabetical order of first words:
- Black
- Fruit
- Green
- Lemon
- Meat
- Milk
So:
1. Black Tea
2. Fruit Tea
3. Green Tea
4. Lemon Tea
5. Meat Tea
6. Milk Tea
So:
- Meat Tea → 5
- Milk Tea → 6
- Fruit Tea → 2
- Lemon Tea → 4
- Green Tea → 3
- Black Tea → 1
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Words:
- _planets
- _Christmas
- _moon
- _sun
- _earth
- _stars
All have underscores, but we assume they are meant to be:
- planets
- Christmas
- moon
- sun
- earth
- stars
Sort alphabetically:
- Christmas
- earth
- moon
- planets
- stars
- sun
Alphabetical order:
1. Christmas
2. earth
3. moon
4. planets
5. stars
6. sun
So:
- planets → 4
- Christmas → 1
- moon → 3
- sun → 6
- earth → 2
- stars → 5
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#### 1.
- garage → 1
- park → 2
- place → 3
- pool → 4
- public → 5
#### 2.
- orange → 4
- red → 5
- blue → 1
- white → 6
- bright → 2
- green → 3
#### 3.
- three → 5
- seven → 4
- four → 1
- nine → 2
- two → 6
- six → 3
#### 4.
- train → 5
- tram → 6
- taxi → 4
- bus → 1
- coach → 3
- car → 2
#### 5.
- April → 1
- January → 2
- May → 6
- July → 4
- March → 5
- June → 3
#### 6.
- stop → 4
- plane → 3
- train → 5
- tram → 6
- fly → 2
- boat → 1
#### 7.
- Meat Tea → 5
- Milk Tea → 6
- Fruit Tea → 2
- Lemon Tea → 4
- Green Tea → 3
- Black Tea → 1
#### 8.
- planets → 4
- Christmas → 1
- moon → 3
- sun → 6
- earth → 2
- stars → 5
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Let’s go through each section step by step and solve it.
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Instructions:
Write the numbers 1 to 8 to arrange the words in alphabetical order.
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1.
Words:
- garage
- park
- place
- pool
- public
Step: Sort these alphabetically:
- garage
- park
- place
- pool
- public
Alphabetical order:
1. garage
2. park
3. place
4. pool
5. public
✔ So:
- garage → 1
- park → 2
- place → 3
- pool → 4
- public → 5
---
2.
Words:
- orange
- red
- blue
- white
- bright
- green
Sort alphabetically:
- blue
- bright
- green
- orange
- red
- white
Order:
1. blue
2. bright
3. green
4. orange
5. red
6. white
✔ So:
- orange → 4
- red → 5
- blue → 1
- white → 6
- bright → 2
- green → 3
---
3.
Words:
- three
- seven
- four
- nine
- two
- six
Sort numerically by word form (alphabetically, not numerically):
- four
- nine
- six
- seven
- three
- two
Alphabetical order:
1. four
2. nine
3. six
4. seven
5. three
6. two
So:
- three → 5
- seven → 4
- four → 1
- nine → 2
- two → 6
- six → 3
---
4.
Words:
- train
- tram
- taxi
- bus
- coach
- car
Sort alphabetically:
- bus
- car
- coach
- taxi
- tram
- train
Wait — let's check:
- bus
- car
- coach
- taxi
- tram
- train
But “tram” comes before “train”? No — “t” is same, then “r” vs “r”, then “a” vs “a”, then “m” vs “i” — “i” comes before “m”.
So:
- taxi
- tram
- train
Correct alphabetical order:
1. bus
2. car
3. coach
4. taxi
5. tram
6. train
Wait! “tram” vs “train”: T-R-A-M vs T-R-A-I-N → "I" comes before "M", so:
- taxi → T-A-X-I
- tram → T-R-A-M
- train → T-R-A-I-N
Compare:
- taxi: t-a-x-i
- tram: t-r-a-m
- train: t-r-a-i-n
Now compare:
- “taxi” starts with 't', then 'a' → comes before 'r'
- “tram” and “train” both start with 't-r-a'
Then:
- tram: t-r-a-m
- train: t-r-a-i-n → “i” comes before “m”
So:
- taxi → 4
- train → 5
- tram → 6
Wait — let's do full list:
List: train, tram, taxi, bus, coach, car
Sorted:
1. bus
2. car
3. coach
4. taxi
5. train
6. tram
Because:
- bus < car < coach < taxi < train < tram
Yes.
So:
- train → 5
- tram → 6
- taxi → 4
- bus → 1
- coach → 3
- car → 2
---
5.
Words:
- April
- January
- May
- July
- March
- June
These are months. Sort alphabetically:
- April
- January
- June
- July
- March
- May
Alphabetical order:
1. April
2. January
3. June
4. July
5. March
6. May
So:
- April → 1
- January → 2
- May → 6
- July → 4
- March → 5
- June → 3
---
6.
Words:
- stop
- plane
- train
- tram
- fly
- boat
Sort alphabetically:
- boat
- fly
- plane
- stop
- train
- tram
Now:
- boat
- fly
- plane
- stop
- train
- tram
“train” vs “tram”: t-r-a-i-n vs t-r-a-m → i before m → train before tram
So:
1. boat
2. fly
3. plane
4. stop
5. train
6. tram
So:
- stop → 4
- plane → 3
- train → 5
- tram → 6
- fly → 2
- boat → 1
---
7.
Words:
- Meat Tea
- Milk Tea
- Fruit Tea
- Lemon Tea
- Green Tea
- Black Tea
These are all “X Tea”. We sort by the first word.
So:
- Black Tea
- Fruit Tea
- Green Tea
- Lemon Tea
- Meat Tea
- Milk Tea
Alphabetical order of first words:
- Black
- Fruit
- Green
- Lemon
- Meat
- Milk
So:
1. Black Tea
2. Fruit Tea
3. Green Tea
4. Lemon Tea
5. Meat Tea
6. Milk Tea
So:
- Meat Tea → 5
- Milk Tea → 6
- Fruit Tea → 2
- Lemon Tea → 4
- Green Tea → 3
- Black Tea → 1
---
8.
Words:
- _planets
- _Christmas
- _moon
- _sun
- _earth
- _stars
All have underscores, but we assume they are meant to be:
- planets
- Christmas
- moon
- sun
- earth
- stars
Sort alphabetically:
- Christmas
- earth
- moon
- planets
- stars
- sun
Alphabetical order:
1. Christmas
2. earth
3. moon
4. planets
5. stars
6. sun
So:
- planets → 4
- Christmas → 1
- moon → 3
- sun → 6
- earth → 2
- stars → 5
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✔ Final Answer Summary:
#### 1.
- garage → 1
- park → 2
- place → 3
- pool → 4
- public → 5
#### 2.
- orange → 4
- red → 5
- blue → 1
- white → 6
- bright → 2
- green → 3
#### 3.
- three → 5
- seven → 4
- four → 1
- nine → 2
- two → 6
- six → 3
#### 4.
- train → 5
- tram → 6
- taxi → 4
- bus → 1
- coach → 3
- car → 2
#### 5.
- April → 1
- January → 2
- May → 6
- July → 4
- March → 5
- June → 3
#### 6.
- stop → 4
- plane → 3
- train → 5
- tram → 6
- fly → 2
- boat → 1
#### 7.
- Meat Tea → 5
- Milk Tea → 6
- Fruit Tea → 2
- Lemon Tea → 4
- Green Tea → 3
- Black Tea → 1
#### 8.
- planets → 4
- Christmas → 1
- moon → 3
- sun → 6
- earth → 2
- stars → 5
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