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Grade 1 Alphabetical Order Worksheet with Answers

Grade 1 (US) · Year 2 (UK) · Class 1 (India) · English

Unit 5: Going FurtherAdvanced: Grade 2 PreviewCCSS L.2.2eAdvanced

Putting words in ABC order, including words that start with the same letter. This free early elementary worksheet has 12 questions and a full answer key. Print it or save it as a PDF — every answer is checked by code, not guessed.

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Alphabetical Order

Grade 1 · English

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Learning goal: Advanced: Grade 2 Preview · CCSS L.2.2e

Directions: Read each question carefully and write your answer on the line.

Example

Put these words in ABC order: vase, train, ship

Answer: ship, train, vase

RememberABC order

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzSame first letter? Look at the second letter, then the third.
  1. 1

    Put these words in ABC order: bear, apple, king, boat

  2. 2

    Put these words in ABC order: cat, bear, ball, plant

  3. 3

    Put these words in ABC order: rose, fish, snow, sun

  4. 4

    Put these words in ABC order: zoo, train, hat, house

  5. 5

    Put these words in ABC order: pen, plant, jet, tiger

  6. 6

    Put these words in ABC order: sun, snow, milk, lamp

  7. 7

    Put these words in ABC order: kite, tree, mouse, tiger

  8. 8

    Put these words in ABC order: elf, wind, goat, wolf

  9. 9

    Put these words in ABC order: arm, rain, plant, rock

  10. 10

    Put these words in ABC order: fox, apple, nose, frog

  11. 11

    Put these words in ABC order: dog, lion, leaf, duck

  12. 12

    Put these words in ABC order: plant, nose, yarn, pig

★ Challenge corner for fast finishers

Unscramble the letters: HRSEO (clue: an animal you can ride)

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Answer key (click to show)
  1. 1.apple, bear, boat, king
  2. 2.ball, bear, cat, plant
  3. 3.fish, rose, snow, sun
  4. 4.hat, house, train, zoo
  5. 5.jet, pen, plant, tiger
  6. 6.lamp, milk, snow, sun
  7. 7.kite, mouse, tiger, tree
  8. 8.elf, goat, wind, wolf
  9. 9.arm, plant, rain, rock
  10. 10.apple, fox, frog, nose
  11. 11.dog, duck, leaf, lion
  12. 12.nose, pig, plant, yarn
  13. ★horse (challenge corner)

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