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English Quiz - Alphabetising (Questions)

If you are asked to 'alphabetise' a list of words, you have to put them into alphabetical order. Unfortunately, if some words begin with the same letter, then you will have to look at the second letter. If the second letter is the same, then you will have to look at the third letter and so on before you can decide which word comes first.

To make things a bit easier for you, here's the alphabet:

a   b   c   d   e   f   g   h   i   j   k   l   m   n   o   p   q   r   s   t   u   v   w   x   y   z.

If you don't get full marks in this 11-plus English quiz, don't worry - just try again until you are sure you have alphabetising sorted!

1. Which list of words is in alphabetical order?
[ ] bottle, burger, baby, bun
[ ] burger, baby, bun, bottle
[ ] baby, bun, bottle, burger
[ ] baby, bottle, bun, burger
2. Which list of words is in alphabetical order?
[ ] agree, agreeable, agreed, agreement
[ ] agree, agreed, agreeable, agreement
[ ] agreement, agree, agreed, agreeable
[ ] agreeable, agreement, agree, agreed
3. Which list of words is in alphabetical order?
[ ] x-ray, yoga, vacuum, zebra
[ ] vacuum, x-ray, yoga, zebra
[ ] yoga, x-ray, vacuum, zebra
[ ] vacuum, yoga, x-ray, zebra
4. Which list of words is in alphabetical order?
[ ] dragon, drain, drink, drip
[ ] drain, dragon, drink, drip
[ ] drip, drain, dragon, drink
[ ] drain, drip, dragon, drink
5. Which list of words is in alphabetical order?
[ ] camping, camped, camper, camp
[ ] camper, camped, camp, camping
[ ] camp, camped, camper, camping
[ ] camped, camp, camper, camping
6. Which list of words is in alphabetical order?
[ ] small, smack, smart, smash
[ ] smack, small, smart, smash
[ ] smart, small, smack, smash
[ ] smash, smart, small, smack
7. Which list of words is in alphabetical order?
[ ] heart, head, heap, health
[ ] head, heap, health, heart
[ ] head, health, heap, heart
[ ] heap, head, health, heart
8. Which list of words is in alphabetical order?
[ ] front, frog, frost, frown
[ ] frog, front, frost, frown
[ ] frown, frog, front, frost
[ ] frost, frog, front, frown
9. Which list of words is in alphabetical order?
[ ] succulent, successive, succeed, successful
[ ] successive, succeed, successful, succulent
[ ] succeed, successive, successful, succulent
[ ] succeed, successful, successive, succulent
10. Which list of words is in alphabetical order?
[ ] table, tablecloth, tablespoon, tablet
[ ] tablecloth, table, tablespoon, tablet
[ ] tablet, tablecloth, table, tablespoon
[ ] table, tablet, tablecloth, tablespoon
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English Quiz - Alphabetising (Answers)
1. Which list of words is in alphabetical order?
[ ] bottle, burger, baby, bun
[ ] burger, baby, bun, bottle
[ ] baby, bun, bottle, burger
[x] baby, bottle, bun, burger
BAby, BOttle, BUN, BURger. It's so easy!
2. Which list of words is in alphabetical order?
[x] agree, agreeable, agreed, agreement
[ ] agree, agreed, agreeable, agreement
[ ] agreement, agree, agreed, agreeable
[ ] agreeable, agreement, agree, agreed
agree, agreeAble, agreeD, agreeMent
3. Which list of words is in alphabetical order?
[ ] x-ray, yoga, vacuum, zebra
[x] vacuum, x-ray, yoga, zebra
[ ] yoga, x-ray, vacuum, zebra
[ ] vacuum, yoga, x-ray, zebra
Vacuum, X-ray, Yoga, Zebra
4. Which list of words is in alphabetical order?
[x] dragon, drain, drink, drip
[ ] drain, dragon, drink, drip
[ ] drip, drain, dragon, drink
[ ] drain, drip, dragon, drink
draGon, draIn, drINk, drIP
5. Which list of words is in alphabetical order?
[ ] camping, camped, camper, camp
[ ] camper, camped, camp, camping
[x] camp, camped, camper, camping
[ ] camped, camp, camper, camping
camp, campED, campER, campIng
6. Which list of words is in alphabetical order?
[ ] small, smack, smart, smash
[x] smack, small, smart, smash
[ ] smart, small, smack, smash
[ ] smash, smart, small, smack
smaCk, smaLl, smaRt, smaSh
7. Which list of words is in alphabetical order?
[ ] heart, head, heap, health
[ ] head, heap, health, heart
[x] head, health, heap, heart
[ ] heap, head, health, heart
heaD, heaLth, heaP, heaRt
8. Which list of words is in alphabetical order?
[ ] front, frog, frost, frown
[x] frog, front, frost, frown
[ ] frown, frog, front, frost
[ ] frost, frog, front, frown
froG, froNt, froSt, froWn
9. Which list of words is in alphabetical order?
[ ] succulent, successive, succeed, successful
[ ] successive, succeed, successful, succulent
[ ] succeed, successive, successful, succulent
[x] succeed, successful, successive, succulent
succeeD, successFul, successIve, succUlent
10. Which list of words is in alphabetical order?
[x] table, tablecloth, tablespoon, tablet
[ ] tablecloth, table, tablespoon, tablet
[ ] tablet, tablecloth, table, tablespoon
[ ] table, tablet, tablecloth, tablespoon
table, tableCloth, tableSpoon, tableT