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Alphabetizing Rules and Examples

The document discusses alphabetizing which is arranging words or names in the correct order according to the letters in the alphabet. It provides basic rules for alphabetizing such as focusing on the first letter, then the second if letters match, and considering surnames or last names first for names.

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Alphabetizing Rules and Examples

The document discusses alphabetizing which is arranging words or names in the correct order according to the letters in the alphabet. It provides basic rules for alphabetizing such as focusing on the first letter, then the second if letters match, and considering surnames or last names first for names.

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What does the word

alphabetizing mean?

This is arranging a group of


words or names according to
the correct sequence of the
letters in the alphabet.
Basic rule to follow in alphabetizing words:
1 Focus on the first or beginning letter of the words
damian, chereena, noah, john
chereena, damian, john, noah
2 If the first letters of the words are the same, consider the second
letter.

3 If the first few letters are the same, consider the third, fourth, or
fifth letter of each word.

4 In alphabetizing names of persons, consider the surnames or the


last names first.

5. In alphabetizing titles, consider the first words, not the articles a,


an, or the.
English page 9

Do page 9 exercise A numbers 1-5


English page 9
Alphabetizing
An alphabet is a standardized set of basic written symbols or graphemes (called letters) that represent the
phonemes(sound) of certain spoken languages.

for Modern English is a Latin-script alphabet consisting of 26 letters, each having an upper- and lower-case form.
What does the word
alphabetizing mean?

This is arranging a group of


words or names according to
the correct sequence of the
letters in the alphabet.
Basic rule to follow in alphabetizing words:
1 Focus on the first or begging letter of the words

2 If the first letters of the words are the same, consider the second
letter.

3 If the first few letters are the same, consider the third, fourth, or
fifth letter of each word.

4 In alphabetizing names of persons, consider the surnames or the


last names first.

5. In alphabetizing titles, consider the first words, not the articles a,


an, or the.
1 Focus on the first or beginning letter of
the words

atashca, zoe, celestine, samuel, jacob


atashca, celestine, jacob, samuel, zoe
2 If the first letters of the words are the same, consider the second
letter.

boy, brush, bell, bird, bake


bake, bell, bird, boy, brush
3 If the first few letters are the same, consider the third, fourth,
or fifth letter of each word.

clam, clip, clock


4 In alphabetizing names of persons, consider the surnames or
the last names first.

Adora, Alina
Arboleda, Drew
Dealing, Zoe
5. In alphabetizing titles, consider the first words, not the
articles a, an, or the.

An Angel in Disguise
The Dancing Princesses
A Good Day to Remember
ENGLISH - Do page 27 exercise B 1-6

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