IXL | Order alphabetically based on the first letter

Put the words in alphabetical order.

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Put the words in alphabetical order.

shiny

purpose

keeper

To put words in alphabetical order, use the alphabet.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

First, put the words in order by their first letters.

bed	pie	ran

If words share the first letter, then use the second letter to put them in order.

bed	born	brown

If words share the first and second letters, then use the third letter, and so on.

bed	bell	best

Look at the first letters of the words.

shiny	purpose	keeper

In alphabetical order, the first letters are k, p, and s. So, word #1 will be keeper, word #2 will be purpose, and word #3 will be shiny.

#1	#2	#3
keeper	purpose	shiny

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