Grade 3 · English Language Arts · Unit 5 of 12
ABC Order & Dictionary
Find words fast
What your child practises
Putting words in alphabetical order to the first, second and third letter, and using dictionary guide words to find the right page.
New Brunswick Curriculum skill descriptor: Representations: Spelling · alphabetical order and using a dictionary
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Which word comes last in ABC order?
- octopus
- island
- owl
owl
Hint: When two words start with the same letter, look at the second letter to break the tie. The answer is “owl.”
Question 2
Which word comes first in ABC order?
- goat
- grub
- octopus
goat
Hint: When two words start with the same letter, look at the second letter to break the tie. The answer is “goat.”
Question 3
Which word comes first in ABC order?
- nest
- lemon
- lion
lemon
Hint: When two words start with the same letter, look at the second letter to break the tie. The answer is “lemon.”
Question 4
Put these words in ABC order.
- flag
- duck
- apple
- dog
apple → dog → duck → flag
Hint: Start with the first letters. If two words start the same, look at the second letter.
Question 5
Put these words in ABC order.
- dog
- grub
- queen
- goat
dog → goat → grub → queen
Hint: Start with the first letters. If two words start the same, look at the second letter.
Question 6
A dictionary page has the guide words “ball” and “bread.” Which word is on that page?
- brush
- bake
- bat
bat
Hint: Words on the page come between the guide words in ABC order: ball … bat … bread.