Language Arts Grade Six

Unit One, Lesson Two: Alphabetization

  1. strap
  2. snap
  3. apply
  4. applesauce
  5. wrap
  6. petal
  7. sepal
  8. pollination
  9. stamen
  10. ovary
  1. attract
  2. insect
  3. potato
  4. border
  5. snake
  6. grand
  7. handle
  8. flower
  9. seed
  10. stem
Alphabetizing a List

You know that to say that a list is in alphabetical order is the same as saying that it is in ABC order. Many things are arranged in ABC order:

  1. the bands names in a rack containing CDs
  2. the index of a book
  3. dictionaries
  4. encyclopedias
  5. books in a section at a bookstore
  6. items in a glossary
  7. names in a telephone directory
There are many other things which arrange words and names in alphabetical order.

You should be skilled at finding things in alphabetical order and you should be skilled at sorting lists into alphabetical order. 


	Which of the following words comes between banana and cherry 
	  in alphabetical order?

	A. jacket
	B. custom
	C. applesauce
	D. bicycle
The answer is D because all the other choices come after cherry in alphabetical order. 

	Which of the following words comes between green and mint 
	  in alphabetical order?

	A. grand
	B. flower
	C. insect
	D. petal
The answer is C because flower and grand come before green in alphabetical order and petal comes after mint in alphabetical order.

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