{"id":578,"date":"2022-04-19T09:00:59","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T09:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=578"},"modified":"2025-09-15T05:29:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T05:29:12","slug":"e-cc-2-order-alphabetically-based-on-the-first-two-letters","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-cc-2-order-alphabetically-based-on-the-first-two-letters\/","title":{"rendered":"E- CC.2 Order alphabetically based on the first two letters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-huge-font-size\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>Order alphabetically based on the first two letters<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; height: 0; padding-top: 56.2500%;\n padding-bottom: 0; box-shadow: 0 2px 8px 0 rgba(63,69,81,0.16); margin-top: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.9em; overflow: hidden;\n border-radius: 8px; will-change: transform;\">\n  <iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0; border: none; padding: 0;margin: 0;\"\n    src=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/design\/DAGyaI6U07k\/KY9isObtGUnHg_YVCtHifw\/watch?embed\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"fullscreen\">\n  <\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.canva.com&#x2F;design&#x2F;DAGyaI6U07k&#x2F;KY9isObtGUnHg_YVCtHifw&#x2F;watch?utm_content=DAGyaI6U07k&amp;utm_campaign=designshare&amp;utm_medium=embeds&amp;utm_source=link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Order Alphabetically Based on First two letters<\/a> by Delta publications\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-huge-font-size wp-elements-d0fb96e0cab0bc0753502a01f1323d54\" style=\"color:#74008d\">Key Notes : <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alphabetical order means arranging words or items in the same order as the letters appear in the alphabet (A, B, C, D, and so on).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Think of it like lining up for a class photo. Instead of lining up by height, we are lining up words by their letters!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Why is it Important?<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Alphabetical order helps us find things quickly and easily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Dictionaries:<\/strong> Find the meaning of words.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Phone Books\/Contact Lists:<\/strong> Find people&#8217;s phone numbers or contact information.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Library:<\/strong> Find books on the shelves.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Files on a Computer:<\/strong> Locate documents and folders.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Ordering by the First Letter<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s start with the basics! When ordering words, we first look at the <em>first<\/em> letter of each word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong> Arrange these words in alphabetical order: <em>apple<\/em>, <em>banana<\/em>, <em>cat<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>apple<\/em> (starts with A)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>banana<\/em> (starts with B)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>cat<\/em> (starts with C)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Easy peasy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Ordering by the First *Two* Letters<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>What happens when words have the same first letter? That&#8217;s when we look at the <em>second<\/em> letter!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong> Arrange these words in alphabetical order: <em>bat<\/em>, <em>ball<\/em>, <em>bear<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All these words start with &#8216;B&#8217;. So, we look at the second letter:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>bat<\/em> (second letter is &#8216;a&#8217;)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>ball<\/em> (second letter is &#8216;a&#8217;)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>bear<\/em> (second letter is &#8216;e&#8217;)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8216;A&#8217; comes before &#8216;E&#8217;, so we have <em>bat<\/em> and <em>ball<\/em> before <em>bear<\/em>. Now, we need to look at the <em>third<\/em> letter to sort <em>bat<\/em> and <em>ball<\/em>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>bat<\/em> (third letter is &#8216;t&#8217;)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>ball<\/em> (third letter is &#8216;l&#8217;)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8216;L&#8217; comes before &#8216;T&#8217;, so <em>ball<\/em> comes before <em>bat<\/em>. Therefore the order is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>ball<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>bat<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>bear<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Ordering by the First Two Letters &#8211; More Examples<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s try another example: <em>flow<\/em>, <em>flower<\/em>, <em>fly<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All begin with &#8216;fl&#8217;. So we look at the third letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>flow<\/em> (third letter is &#8216;o&#8217;)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>flower<\/em> (third letter is &#8216;o&#8217;)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>fly<\/em> (third letter is &#8216;y&#8217;)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8216;O&#8217; comes before &#8216;Y&#8217;, so we have <em>flow<\/em> and <em>flower<\/em> before <em>fly<\/em>. Now we must examine the <em>fourth<\/em> letter of <em>flow<\/em> and <em>flower<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>flow<\/em> (fourth letter is &#8216;w&#8217;)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>flower<\/em> (fourth letter is &#8216;e&#8217;)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore, <em>flower<\/em> comes before <em>flow<\/em> and the complete order is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>flower<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>flow<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>fly<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Practice Time!<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Now you know how to arrange words alphabetically using the first two letters. Keep practicing, and you&#8217;ll become an alphabetizing expert in no time!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#d90000\"><strong>let&#8217;s practice!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/36699\/919\/984\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9649\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/91402\/954\/973\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9650\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Order alphabetically based on the first two letters Order Alphabetically Based on First two letters by Delta publications Key Notes : Alphabetical order means arranging words or items in the same order as the letters appear in the alphabet (A, B, C, D, and so on). Think of it like lining up for a class<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-cc-2-order-alphabetically-based-on-the-first-two-letters\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8220;E- CC.2 Order alphabetically based on the first two letters&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-578","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/578","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=578"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/578\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16029,"href":"https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/578\/revisions\/16029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}