RIC-6242 Primary Grammar and Word Study - Book C
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Underst<strong>and</strong>ing <strong>and</strong><br />
choosing words<br />
<strong>Word</strong> groups<br />
Focus<br />
Alphabetical order<br />
Definition<br />
Alphabetical order is a system used to arrange<br />
items so they can be easily found. Alphabetical<br />
order is used in many areas with which students are<br />
familiar.<br />
Example:<br />
the class register, in dictionaries, at the library, the<br />
index at the back of a reference book, telephone<br />
directories, map books<br />
Explanation<br />
• Initially, words are ordered by the first letter, then the<br />
second, third <strong>and</strong> so on until all words are in correct<br />
alphabetical order.<br />
Worksheet information<br />
• Prior to completing the sheet, show students<br />
examples of how alphabetical order is used in daily<br />
life.<br />
Example:<br />
street names in road books, names in telephone<br />
directories, indexes at the back of books<br />
• Ask the students to line up (girls <strong>and</strong> boys<br />
separately) in alphabetical order. If there are two or<br />
more students whose name begins with the same<br />
letter, explain the second, third etc. letter convention.<br />
• In Question 1, students arrange the savoury <strong>and</strong><br />
sweet food in alphabetical order by first letter.<br />
• In Question 2, students arrange the girl <strong>and</strong> boy<br />
names in alphabetical order by first letter.<br />
• In Question 3, students arrange the animals on each<br />
line in alphabetical order by the second letter.<br />
Ideas for further practice<br />
• Make several lists of words for students to place in<br />
alphabetical order by first, second or third letter or<br />
a mixture of all three. Choose subjects that are of<br />
some interest to the students.<br />
Example:<br />
sports, TV programs, popular authors, local suburbs<br />
• Select words beginning with the same letter from<br />
the students’ dictionaries. Students arrange these<br />
words in order, then check their list by finding the<br />
words in the dictionary.<br />
• Students plan quiz questions about different<br />
continents, listing some countries, cities <strong>and</strong><br />
physical features for the rest of the class to arrange<br />
in alphabetical order.<br />
Answers<br />
1. (a) Teacher check<br />
(b) savoury shish kebab: cheese, ham, onion,<br />
prawn, tomato<br />
sweet shish kebab: apple, cherry, grape,<br />
melon, orange<br />
2. (a) girls: Bethany, Elise, Melanie, Rita, Tessa<br />
(b) boys: Andrew, Jack, Robert, Sam, Thomas<br />
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3. (a) scorpion, seal, shark<br />
(b) baboon, beaver, bison<br />
(c) tiger, toad, turkey<br />
(d) octopus, otter, owl<br />
(e) lion, lobster, lynx<br />
(f) manatee, meerkat, mole<br />
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