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English Quiz - Alphabetising (Questions)

Get ready for a fun KS2 English quiz about alphabetising! Alphabetising is like arranging words in ABC order, and it's super helpful. Computers can do it, but knowing how can save you time finding words in a dictionary or names in a list.

Using a dictionary is like a word adventure! First, you've got to know how to spell the word, and then you find it by knowing where it is in the alphabet. Thousands of words are in there! Take the alphabetising quiz, and don't forget to check the second or even third letter sometimes!

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1. Choose the list that has been alphabetised correctly.
[ ] cat, frog, dog, elephant
[ ] frog, dog, elephant, cat
[ ] elephant, dog, cat, frog
[ ] cat, dog, elephant, frog
2. Choose the list that has been alphabetised correctly.
[ ] crisps, sandwich, banana, drink
[ ] banana, crisps, drink, sandwich
[ ] banana, drink, sandwich, crisps
[ ] drink, crisps, sandwich, banana
3. Choose the list that has been alphabetised correctly.
[ ] Welsh, Irish, English, Scottish
[ ] Irish, English, Welsh, Scottish
[ ] English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
[ ] English, Welsh, Scottish, Irish
4. Choose the list that has been alphabetised correctly.
[ ] rose, lily, poppy, tulip
[ ] lily, rose, poppy, tulip
[ ] tulip, poppy, lily, rose
[ ] lily, poppy, rose, tulip
5. Choose the list that has been alphabetised correctly.
[ ] Birmingham, London, Manchester, Newcastle
[ ] Newcastle, London, Birmingham, Manchester
[ ] London, Manchester, Newcastle, Birmingham
[ ] Manchester, Newcastle, Birmingham, London
6. Choose the list that has been alphabetised correctly.
[ ] gate, good, great, gym
[ ] good, gate, great, gym
[ ] great, good, gate, gym
[ ] gym, great, good, gate
7. Choose the list that has been alphabetised correctly.
[ ] dragon, danger, dug, den
[ ] dug, den, danger, dragon
[ ] danger, den, dragon, dug
[ ] den, danger, dug, dragon
8. Choose the list that has been alphabetised correctly.
[ ] cake, cast, cat, car
[ ] cake, car, cast, cat
[ ] cat, car, cake, cast
[ ] cast, cake, car, cat
9. Choose the list that has been alphabetised correctly.
[ ] bog, bold, boil, body
[ ] bog, boil, body, bold
[ ] boil, body, bold, bog
[ ] body, bog, boil, bold
10. Choose the list that has been alphabetised correctly.
[ ] slide, slip, slipped, slippery
[ ] slip, slide, slippery, slipped
[ ] slide, slipped, slip, slippery
[ ] slide, slipped, slippery, slip

 

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English Quiz - Alphabetising (Answers)
1. Choose the list that has been alphabetised correctly.
[ ] cat, frog, dog, elephant
[ ] frog, dog, elephant, cat
[ ] elephant, dog, cat, frog
[x] cat, dog, elephant, frog
abCDEF...
2. Choose the list that has been alphabetised correctly.
[ ] crisps, sandwich, banana, drink
[x] banana, crisps, drink, sandwich
[ ] banana, drink, sandwich, crisps
[ ] drink, crisps, sandwich, banana
aBCDefghijklmnopqrS...
3. Choose the list that has been alphabetised correctly.
[ ] Welsh, Irish, English, Scottish
[ ] Irish, English, Welsh, Scottish
[x] English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
[ ] English, Welsh, Scottish, Irish
...EfghijklmnopqrStuvW...
4. Choose the list that has been alphabetised correctly.
[ ] rose, lily, poppy, tulip
[ ] lily, rose, poppy, tulip
[ ] tulip, poppy, lily, rose
[x] lily, poppy, rose, tulip
...LmnoPqRsT...
5. Choose the list that has been alphabetised correctly.
[x] Birmingham, London, Manchester, Newcastle
[ ] Newcastle, London, Birmingham, Manchester
[ ] London, Manchester, Newcastle, Birmingham
[ ] Manchester, Newcastle, Birmingham, London
...BcdefghijkLMN...
6. Choose the list that has been alphabetised correctly.
[x] gate, good, great, gym
[ ] good, gate, great, gym
[ ] great, good, gate, gym
[ ] gym, great, good, gate
gA -- gO -- gR -- gY
7. Choose the list that has been alphabetised correctly.
[ ] dragon, danger, dug, den
[ ] dug, den, danger, dragon
[x] danger, den, dragon, dug
[ ] den, danger, dug, dragon
dA, dE, dR, dU
8. Choose the list that has been alphabetised correctly.
[ ] cake, cast, cat, car
[x] cake, car, cast, cat
[ ] cat, car, cake, cast
[ ] cast, cake, car, cat
caKe, caR, caS, caT
9. Choose the list that has been alphabetised correctly.
[ ] bog, bold, boil, body
[ ] bog, boil, body, bold
[ ] boil, body, bold, bog
[x] body, bog, boil, bold
boD -- boG --boI -- boL
10. Choose the list that has been alphabetised correctly.
[x] slide, slip, slipped, slippery
[ ] slip, slide, slippery, slipped
[ ] slide, slipped, slip, slippery
[ ] slide, slipped, slippery, slip
'Slide' comes first because 'sliD' comes before 'sliP'. 'Slip' comes next because its first four letters are exactly the same as 'slipped' and 'slippery' - it doesn't have any other letters to compare. 'SlippeD' comes before 'slippeRy'