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Part 1: Answer the following questions

1) What is the 20th letter of the alphabet?
✔ T

*Explanation:* The English alphabet has 26 letters. Counting from A (1st) to T:
A(1), B(2), C(3), D(4), E(5), F(6), G(7), H(8), I(9), J(10), K(11), L(12), M(13), N(14), O(15), P(16), Q(17), R(18), S(19), T(20)

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2) What is the 15th letter of the alphabet?
✔ O

*Explanation:* Continuing from above:
...N(14), O(15), P(16), ...

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Part 2: Put the following words in alphabetical order

To put words in alphabetical order, compare them letter by letter from left to right — just like how a dictionary sorts words.

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3) blank, black, blade, blame, blaze

Let’s compare the first letters — all start with B. So we look at the second letter:

- blank → l
- black → l
- blade → l
- blame → l
- blaze → l

Still tied. Now third letter:

- blank → a
- black → a
- blade → d
- blame → m
- blaze → z

So now we sort by third letter:
a (blank, black) → then d (blade) → then m (blame) → then z (blaze)

Now break the tie between *blank* and *black*: fourth letter:

- blank → n
- black → c

Since c comes before n, *black* comes before *blank*.

✔ Final order:
black, blank, blade, blame, blaze

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4) chair, chain, change, chase, chance

All start with C → second letter H → third letter:

- chair → a
- chain → a
- change → a
- chase → a
- chance → a

Still tied. Fourth letter:

- chair → i
- chain → n
- change → n
- chase → s
- chance → n

Sort by fourth letter:
i (chair) → then n (chain, change, chance) → then s (chase)

Now sort the “n” group: fifth letter:

- chain → (end of word) → shortest
- change → g
- chance → c

So: chain → chance → change (because c < g)

✔ Final order:
chair, chain, chance, change, chase

*(Note: “chain” comes before “chance” because after “chan”, “chain” ends, while “chance” continues — shorter words come first when they match up to their length.)*

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5) crazy, creak, cramp, crate, craft

All start with C → second letter R → third letter:

- crazy → a
- creak → e
- cramp → a
- crate → a
- craft → a

Group by third letter:
a → crazy, cramp, crate, craft
e → creak

Now sort the “a” group: fourth letter:

- crazy → z
- cramp → m
- crate → t
- craft → f

Order by fourth letter:
f (craft) → m (cramp) → t (crate) → z (crazy)

Then add creak (which starts with “cre” — after “cra”).

✔ Final order:
craft, cramp, crate, crazy, creak

*(Wait — correction: “creak” starts with “cre”, which comes AFTER “cra” — so it should come last. But let’s double-check:*

Actually, “crazy”, “cramp”, “crate”, “craft” all start with “cra” — so we compare fourth letter:

- craft → f
- cramp → m
- crate → t
- crazy → z

So: craft, cramp, crate, crazy

Then creak (starts with “cre”) comes after all “cra” words.

✔ Correct final order:
craft, cramp, crate, crazy, creak

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6) drain, drab, drop, drip, drama

All start with D → second letter R → third letter:

- drain → a
- drab → a
- drop → o
- drip → i
- drama → a

Group:
a → drain, drab, drama
i → drip
o → drop

Sort “a” group by fourth letter:

- drain → n
- drab → b
- drama → m

Order: drab (b) → drama (m) → drain (n)

Then drip (i) → drop (o)

✔ Final order:
drab, drama, drain, drip, drop

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7) fluke, flight, flinch, flick, flood

All start with F → second letter L → third letter:

- fluke → u
- flight → i
- flinch → i
- flick → i
- flood → o

Group:
i → flight, flinch, flick
o → flood
u → fluke

Sort “i” group by fourth letter:

- flight → g
- flinch → n
- flick → c

Order: flick (c) → flight (g) → flinch (n)

Then flood → fluke

✔ Final order:
flick, flight, flinch, flood, fluke

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8) scratch, scram, scroll, screech, scrap

All start with S → second letter C → third letter:

- scratch → r
- scram → r
- scroll → r
- screech → r
- scrap → r

All have “scr” — so look at fourth letter:

- scratch → a
- scram → a
- scroll → o
- screech → e
- scrap → a

Group:
a → scratch, scram, scrap
e → screech
o → scroll

Sort “a” group by fifth letter:

- scratch → t
- scram → m
- scrap → p

Order: scram (m) → scrap (p) → scratch (t)

Then screech → scroll

✔ Final order:
scram, scrap, scratch, screech, scroll

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## ✔ FINAL ANSWERS:

1) T
2) O

3) black, blank, blade, blame, blaze
4) chair, chain, chance, change, chase
5) craft, cramp, crate, crazy, creak
6) drab, drama, drain, drip, drop
7) flick, flight, flinch, flood, fluke
8) scram, scrap, scratch, screech, scroll

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