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Grade 3 · English Language Arts · Unit 10 of 10

ABC Order & Dictionary

Find words fast

What your child practises

Putting words in alphabetical order to the first, second and third letter, and using dictionary guide words to find the right page.

BC Curriculum learning standard: Reading and metacognitive strategies: alphabetical order and dictionary skills

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Which word comes last in ABC order?

    • octopus
    • island
    • owl
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    owl

    Hint: When two words start with the same letter, look at the second letter to break the tie. The answer is “owl.”

  2. Question 2

    Which word comes first in ABC order?

    • goat
    • grub
    • octopus
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    goat

    Hint: When two words start with the same letter, look at the second letter to break the tie. The answer is “goat.”

  3. Question 3

    Which word comes first in ABC order?

    • nest
    • lemon
    • lion
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    lemon

    Hint: When two words start with the same letter, look at the second letter to break the tie. The answer is “lemon.”

  4. Question 4

    Put these words in ABC order.

    • flag
    • duck
    • apple
    • dog
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    apple → dog → duck → flag

    Hint: Start with the first letters. If two words start the same, look at the second letter.

  5. Question 5

    Put these words in ABC order.

    • dog
    • grub
    • queen
    • goat
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    dog → goat → grub → queen

    Hint: Start with the first letters. If two words start the same, look at the second letter.

  6. Question 6

    A dictionary page has the guide words “ball” and “bread.” Which word is on that page?

    • brush
    • bake
    • bat
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    bat

    Hint: Words on the page come between the guide words in ABC order: ball … bat … bread.

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