CBSE Class 4 English Alphabetical Order Worksheet Set 01

Answer: paint, pen, plane, pram

Teacher's Note:
1. All four words begin with p, so we look at the second letter.
2. The second letters are a, e, r and l, which sort as a, e, l, r.

Answer: bake, bench, boast, burp

Teacher's Note:
1. All words begin with b, so compare the second letter.
2. The second letters are u, o, a and e, which sort as a, e, o, u.

Answer: mask, mist, monkey, must

Teacher's Note:
1. All words begin with m, so compare the second letter.
2. The second letters are o, u, a and i, which sort as a, i, o, u.

Answer: den, dim, dress, dust

Teacher's Note:
1. All words begin with d, so compare the second letter.
2. The second letters are r, e, u and i, which sort as e, i, r, u.

Answer: hard, heap, hold, hump

Teacher's Note:
1. All words begin with h, so compare the second letter.
2. The second letters are o, a, u and e, which sort as a, e, o, u.

Answer: cab, cane, cart, cave

Teacher's Note:
1. All words begin with ca, so compare the third letter.
2. The third letters are r, n, v and b, which sort as b, n, r, v.

Answer: mock, mop, more, most

Teacher's Note:
1. All words begin with mo, so compare the third letter.
2. The third letters are c, s, p and r, which sort as c, p, r, s.

Answer: soap, socks, soon, sorry

Teacher's Note:
1. All words begin with so, so compare the third letter.
2. The third letters are a, o, r and c, which sort as a, c, o, r.

Answer: neck, nest, never, new

Teacher's Note:
1. All words begin with ne, so compare the third letter.
2. The third letters are s, c, w and v, which sort as c, s, v, w.

Answer: fade, false, fame, fare

Teacher's Note:
1. All words begin with fa, so compare the third letter.
2. The third letters are m, d, r and l, which sort as d, l, m, r.

Answer: mountain, mourn, mouse, mouth

Teacher's Note:
1. All words begin with mou, so compare the fourth letter.
2. The fourth letters are n, r, t and s, which sort as n, r, s, t.

Answer: core, cork, corn, correct

Teacher's Note:
1. All words begin with cor, so compare the fourth letter.
2. The fourth letters are r, e, n and k, which sort as e, k, n, r.

Answer: force, fork, form, fort

Teacher's Note:
1. All words begin with for, so compare the fourth letter.
2. The fourth letters are m, t, k and c, which sort as c, k, m, t.

Answer: place, plane, plaque, plate

Teacher's Note:
1. All words begin with pla, so compare the fourth letter.
2. The fourth letters are n, c, q and t, which sort as c, n, q, t.

Answer: bridge, brief, bright, brisk

Teacher's Note:
1. All words begin with bri, so compare the fourth letter.
2. The fourth letters are g, s, e and d, which sort as d, e, g, s.

Answer: frank, loyal, rare, true

Teacher's Note:
1. These words begin with different letters, so compare the first letter.
2. The first letters t, r, f and l sort as f, l, r, t.

Answer: bed, doll, donkey, door, monkey, mouse

Teacher's Note:
1. First compare the first letter, then the next letters where two words match.
2. The d-words are doll, donkey, door, because l, n and o come in that order.

Answer: butter, hat, horse, house, joke, jug

Teacher's Note:
1. Sort by first letter, and for words starting with the same letter look at the next letter.
2. The order starts with butter, then hat, horse, house, then joke, jug.

Answer: ant. Both start with a, and the second letter n comes before p.

Teacher's Note:
1. The first letters are the same, so the second letter decides.
2. In the alphabet n comes before p.

Answer: zebra. The first letters t, w, y, z sort as t, w, y, z, so zebra is last.

Teacher's Note:
1. Use the first letters because all four words begin with different letters.
2. Z is the final letter of the alphabet.

Answer: N. The alphabet runs L, M, N, O, P.

Teacher's Note:
1. Say the alphabet slowly to find a missing letter.
2. It helps to learn the alphabet in small groups.