To put words in alphabetical order: 1. Compare the first letter of each word and order them accordingly 2. If two words start with the same letter, compare the second letters 3. Only if the first two letters are the same do you look at the third letter to determine alphabetical order

1. Alphabetical Order & Using the Dictionary

2. c at d og e lephant t iger If we want to put these words in alphabetical order it is easy. We look at the first letter. Read these words. abcdefghifklmnopqrstuvwxyz

3. c d e t cat dog elephant tiger e lephant c at t iger d og abcdefghifklmnopqrstuvwxyz

4. Sometimes, words start with the same letter, for example - a pple a rrow a ngel a gain What do we do now? abcdefghifklmnopqrstuvwxyz

5. Look at the second letter. a p ple a n gel a g ain a r row We order these words by this letter because the first letter is the same. abcdefghifklmnopqrstuvwxyz

6. a r row a p ple a n gel a g ain These words are now in alphabetical order. abcdefghifklmnopqrstuvwxyz

7. What do you think happens if the first two letters are the same? ca r ca ke ca tch ca stle abcdefghifklmnopqrstuvwxyz

8. We look at the third letter. ca r ca k e ca t ch ca s tle cake car castle catch abcdefghifklmnopqrstuvwxyz

9. When we use a Dictionary we need to alphabetize to the 3 rd letter. abcdefghifklmnopqrstuvwxyz Dic tionary