KS1 Alphabetical Order of Letters

English Quiz - Alphabetical Order (Letters) (Questions)

This quiz looks at the alphabetical order of letters and asks KS1 children to alphabetise letters. The National Curriculum states that Year 1 pupils should be able to name and order all the letters of the alphabet.

This quiz will aid that learning in addition to giving children a solid foundation of literacy and the English language on which to build.

There are 26 letters in the alphabet. It’s important to know all the letters and their order.

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What are the first five letters of the alphabet?

[ ]	bcdef
[ ]	acdbe
[ ]	abcde
[ ]	adcde

'Hamster' begins with an 'h'; which letter follows 'h' in the alphabet?

[ ]	j
[ ]	i
[ ]	k
[ ]	m

k l m n - which letter comes next?

[ ]	n
[ ]	o
[ ]	p
[ ]	s

Which letter comes next? o p q

[ ]	m
[ ]	n
[ ]	s
[ ]	r

Tomato begins with the letter 't'; which letter follows 't' in the alphabet?

[ ]	s
[ ]	u
[ ]	m
[ ]	n

What are the last three letters of the alphabet?

[ ]	lmn
[ ]	opq
[ ]	xyz
[ ]	rst

'Journey' begins with a 'j'; which letter follows 'j' in the alphabet?

[ ]	k
[ ]	l
[ ]	i
[ ]	h

'Gum' begins with a 'g'; which letter follows 'g' in the alphabet?

[ ]	f
[ ]	i
[ ]	h
[ ]	j

'Prize' beings with a 'p'; which letter comes before 'p' in the alphabet?

[ ]	o
[ ]	q
[ ]	r
[ ]	l

10.

'Woman' begins with a 'w'; which letter comes before 'w' in the alphabet?

[ ]	n
[ ]	x
[ ]	v
[ ]	y

English Quiz - Alphabetical Order (Letters) (Answers)

What are the first five letters of the alphabet?

[ ]	bcdef
[ ]	acdbe
[x]	abcde
[ ]	adcde

Don't forget which way the letter 'b' and 'd' face.

'Hamster' begins with an 'h'; which letter follows 'h' in the alphabet?

[ ]	j
[x]	i
[ ]	k
[ ]	m

Hamsters are nocturnal - this means they sleep during the day and are up at night.

k l m n - which letter comes next?

[ ]	n
[x]	o
[ ]	p
[ ]	s

Remembering that an octopus has eight legs will help you remember that an octagon has eight sides and both begin with the letter 'o'.

Which letter comes next? o p q

[ ]	m
[ ]	n
[ ]	s
[x]	r

The more you get to know the alphabet, the better your writing will be.

Tomato begins with the letter 't'; which letter follows 't' in the alphabet?

[ ]	s
[x]	u
[ ]	m
[ ]	n

The letter 'u' sounds like the word 'you' and also happens to be the last letter in that word!

What are the last three letters of the alphabet?

[ ]	lmn
[ ]	opq
[x]	xyz
[ ]	rst

The letters 'x' and 'z' are two of the least used of the alphabet.

'Journey' begins with a 'j'; which letter follows 'j' in the alphabet?

[x]	k
[ ]	l
[ ]	i
[ ]	h

A kicking 'k' makes the same sound as a curly 'c'.

'Gum' begins with a 'g'; which letter follows 'g' in the alphabet?

[ ]	f
[ ]	i
[x]	h
[ ]	j

The world's oldest piece of chewing gum is 9,000 years old!

'Prize' beings with a 'p'; which letter comes before 'p' in the alphabet?

[x]	o
[ ]	q
[ ]	r
[ ]	l

The most famous prize is a Nobel Prize and was first awarded in 1901.

10.

'Woman' begins with a 'w'; which letter comes before 'w' in the alphabet?

[ ]	n
[ ]	x
[x]	v
[ ]	y

If there is more than one woman, we say women.