Can You Identify The Alphabetical Order Of Words?

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Can You Identify The Alphabetical Order Of Words? - Quiz

Given below is a 2nd-grade quiz for you to check if you understand the alphabetical order of words or not. Learning the alphabet is one of the first things anyone does in the English language. The test below asks students to pick or put the list of words in alphabetical order in the questions. Take the quiz, and you will also get a chance for some practice. Share this quiz with your friends, too.

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1.

Pick the list of words that are in alphabetical order:
- A.
  
  Forgot, Apple, game, Indian
- B.
  
  Friend, gone, hurry, island
- C.
  
  Iceberg, Time, girl, family
- D.
  
  Fence, Cold, hope, into
Correct Answer
B. Friend, gone, hurry, island

Explanation
The words "Friend, gone, hurry, island" are in alphabetical order because they are arranged in ascending order based on the first letter of each word. In the English alphabet, the letters follow the order F, G, H, I

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Pick the list of words that are in alphabetical order:
- A.
  
  Award, bend, diver, castle
- B.
  
  Dishes, camper, against, between
- C.
  
  Alike, boxes, chicken, dump
- D.
  
  Anything, cargo, blanket
Correct Answer
C. Alike, boxes, chicken, dump

Explanation
The words "Alike, boxes, chicken, dump" are in alphabetical order because they are arranged in ascending order according to the first letter of each word. "Alike" comes first as it starts with 'A', followed by "boxes" with 'B', "chicken" with 'C', and finally "dump" with 'D'.

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3.

Pick the list of words that are in alphabetical order:
- A.
  
  Mostly, large, kitten, jump
- B.
  
  Kite, jacks, lift, mango
- C.
  
  Jungle, kangaroo, long, maybe
- D.
  
  Last, many, juice, kingdom
Correct Answer
C. Jungle, kangaroo, long, maybe

Explanation
The words "Jungle, kangaroo, long, maybe" are in alphabetical order. "Jungle" comes first, followed by "kangaroo", then "long", and finally "maybe."

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4.

Pick the list of words that are in alphabetical order:
- A.
  
  Notice, often, quart, pump
- B.
  
  Nobody, pound, quickly, over
- C.
  
  Quiet, pencil, otter, nest
- D.
  
  Notebook, older, past, quit
Correct Answer
D. Notebook, older, past, quit

Explanation
The words "Notebook, older, past, quit" are in alphabetical order because they are arranged in ascending order based on the letters in each word. "Notebook" comes first as it starts with the letter "N," followed by "older" with the letter "O," then "past" with the letter "P," and finally "quit" with the letter "Q."

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5.

Which word should come last alphabetically?
- A.
  
  Train
- B.
  
  Doctor
- C.
  
  Umbrella
- D.
  
  Octopus
Correct Answer
C. Umbrella

Explanation
The word "Umbrella" should come last alphabetically because it starts with the letter "U," which is the last letter in the English alphabet. The other three words, "Train," "Doctor," and "Octopus," start with the letters "T," "D," and "O," respectively, which come before "U" in alphabetical order.

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Put these words in alphabetical order: cows, pigs, sheep, chickens.
- A.
  
  Chickens, cows, pigs, sheep
- B.
  
  Chickens, pigs, sheep, cows
- C.
  
  Pigs, sheep, cows, chickens
- D.
  
  Cows, chickens, pigs, sheep
Correct Answer
A. Chickens, cows, pigs, sheep

Explanation
The correct answer is "Chickens, cows, pigs, sheep." This is the correct alphabetical order of the given words. In the English alphabet, C comes before P and S. Since there are 2 words that start with C, we look at the next letter in the word. H comes before O, which puts chickens before cows.

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7.

Which word should come first alphabetically?
- A.
  
  Egg
- B.
  
  Sauce
- C.
  
  Bread
- D.
  
  Jam
Correct Answer
C. Bread

Explanation
Bread should come first alphabetically because it starts with the letter "B," while the other options start with the letters "E," "S," and "J." In alphabetical order, "B" comes before "E," "S," and "J."

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8.

Which word should come first alphabetically?
- A.
  
  Red
- B.
  
  Orange
- C.
  
  Blue
- D.
  
  Green
Correct Answer
C. Blue

Explanation
Blue should come first alphabetically because B comes before G, O, and R in the English alphabet.

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9.

Put these words in alphabetical order: gas, grass, gold, gum.
- A.
  
  Gum, gold, grass, gold
- B.
  
  Gum, gold, grass, gold
- C.
  
  Gas, gum, grass, gold
- D.
  
  Gas, gold, grass, gum
Correct Answer
D. Gas, gold, grass, gum

Explanation
The correct answer is "Gas, gold, grass, gum" because it arranges the words in alphabetical order. "Gas" comes before "gold" because all the words start with the same letter, so we look at the second letter in the word. The A in gas comes before the O in gold, which comes before the R in grass, which comes before the U in gum.

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Put these words in alphabetical order: red, yellow, pink, purple.
- A.
  
  Pink, yellow, red, purple
- B.
  
  Pink, purple, red, yellow
- C.
  
  Pink, purple, yellow, red
- D.
  
  Pink, red, yellow, purple
Correct Answer
B. Pink, purple, red, yellow

Explanation
The correct answer is "Pink, purple, red, yellow" because it arranges the given words in alphabetical order. Starting with the first letter of each word, "P" comes before "R," so pink comes before red. Then, "P" comes before "Y", so pink comes before yellow. Finally, since pink and purple both start with p, we look at the second letter in the word. I comes before U, so pink comes before purple.

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Can You Identify The Alphabetical Order Of Words?

Pick the list of words that are in alphabetical order:

Pick the list of words that are in alphabetical order:

Pick the list of words that are in alphabetical order:

Pick the list of words that are in alphabetical order:

Which word should come last alphabetically?

Put these words in alphabetical order: cows, pigs, sheep, chickens.

Which word should come first alphabetically?

Which word should come first alphabetically?

Put these words in alphabetical order: gas, grass, gold, gum.

Put these words in alphabetical order: red, yellow, pink, purple.