Alphabetical order to the third letter and using the dictionary.

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