RIC-20235 Primary Grammar and Word Study Year 3 – Understanding and choosing words
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Underst<strong>and</strong>ing <strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>choosing</strong> <strong>words</strong><br />
<strong>Word</strong> groups<br />
Focus<br />
Alphabetical order<br />
Explanation<br />
• Alphabetical order is a system used to arrange<br />
items so they can be easily found. It is used in many<br />
ways with which students are familiar, such as class<br />
registers, dictionaries <strong>and</strong> libraries.<br />
• Initially, <strong>words</strong> are ordered by the first letter, then the<br />
second, third <strong>and</strong> so on.<br />
Worksheet information<br />
• Prior to completing the sheet, show students<br />
examples of how alphabetical order is used in daily<br />
life, such as street names in road books, names in<br />
telephone directories <strong>and</strong> indexes at the back of<br />
books.<br />
• Give students short lists of related <strong>words</strong> to place in<br />
alphabetical order, explaining that if there are two<br />
or more <strong>words</strong> beginning with the same letter, the<br />
ordering is by the second, third etc. letter.<br />
• In Question 1, students order the South American<br />
countries from 1 (Argentina) to 12 (Venezuela).<br />
• In Question 2, students rearrange the letters to find<br />
the six sports <strong>and</strong> then place them on the puzzle.<br />
Counting the number of letters in each word can be<br />
offered as a clue if necessary. The boxes are then<br />
numbered as in Question 1.<br />
Ideas for further practice<br />
• Make several lists of <strong>words</strong> for students to place<br />
in alphabetical order by first, second or third letter<br />
or a mixture of all three. Choose subjects that are<br />
of some interest to the students such as sports, TV<br />
programs, popular authors <strong>and</strong> local suburbs.<br />
• Students find synonyms <strong>and</strong> antonyms of a selection<br />
of <strong>words</strong> <strong>and</strong> place them in alphabetical order.<br />
• Challenge students to be the first to find <strong>words</strong> in a<br />
dictionary, street names in a map book or telephone<br />
numbers in a telephone directory.<br />
Answers<br />
1. 1. Argentina 2. Bolivia<br />
3. Brazil 4. Chile<br />
5. Colombia 6. Ecuador<br />
7. Guyana 8. Paraguay<br />
9. Peru 10. Suriname<br />
11. Uruguay 12. Venezuela<br />
2. (a) (i) squash<br />
(ii) tennis<br />
(iii) rowing<br />
(iv) swimming<br />
(v) netball<br />
(vi) rugby<br />
(b) (c)<br />
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