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Grades 6, 7 and 8 - English Language - Middle School - Alphabetical Sorting
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Listing words in order of the alphabet is known as alphabetical sorting. Revise and remember the rules for alphabetical order.

To put words into alphabetical order, start with the first letter of each word nearest the letter 'a'. If two words start with the same letter, look at the second letter of each and so on.

Grades 6, 7 and 8 - English Language - Middle School - Alphabetical Sorting
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1. ....... clearance, cleared, clearly.
2. Continuance, continue, continued, .......
3. Began, begin, ....... begins.
4. Create, creative, ....... creatures.
5. Which of the following lists is not in alphabetical order?
6. Writ, write, writer, ....... written.
7. Which of the following lists is in alphabetical order?
8. Which of the following lists is in alphabetical order?
9. Which of the following lists is not in alphabetical order?
10. Which of the following lists is not in alphabetical order?
11. Adapt, ....... adaptation, adapted.
12. Which of the following lists is not in alphabetical order?
13. Close, ....... closely, closer.
14. Which of the following lists is not in alphabetical order?
15. Strong, stronger, strongest, .......
16. Which of the following lists is in alphabetical order?
17. Which of the following lists is in alphabetical order?
18. Wash, ....... washes, washing.
19. ....... advanced, advancement, advancing.
20. Which of the following lists is in alphabetical order?

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