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If we want to put these words in If we want to put these words in alphabetical order it is easy. We alphabetical order it is easy. We look at the first letter.look at the first letter.

Read these words.Read these words.

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dd

ee

tt

catcat

dogdog

elephantelephant

tigertiger

eelephantlephant

ccatat

ttigeriger

ddogog

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Sometimes, words start with Sometimes, words start with the same letter, for example - the same letter, for example -

aapplepple aarrowrrow

aangelngel aagaingain

What do we do now?What do we do now?

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Look at the second Look at the second letter.letter.

aapppleple

aanngelgel aaggainain

aarrrowrow

We order these words by this letter We order these words by this letter because the first letter is the same.because the first letter is the same.

abcdefghifklmnopqrstuvwxyzabcdefghifklmnopqrstuvwxyz

aarrrowrow

aapppleple

aanngelgel

aaggainain These words These words are now in are now in alphabetical alphabetical order.order.

abcdefghifklmnopqrstuvwxyzabcdefghifklmnopqrstuvwxyz

What do you think happens What do you think happens if the first two letters are the if the first two letters are the same?same?cacarr

cacakeke

cacatchtch

cacastlestle

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We look at the third We look at the third letter.letter.cacarr

cacakkee

cacattchch

cacasstletle

cakecake

carcar

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When we use a Dictionary When we use a Dictionary we need to alphabetize to we need to alphabetize to

the the 33rdrd letter. letter.

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