Alphabetization (putting words into alphabetical order)

    Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz

1. The list of English letters is always arranged in the same order.

2. The list goes from left to right or from top to bottom.

3. The arrangement of the letters is the alphabet.

4. Many lists are arranged in alphabetical order.

How to alphabetize:

Step 1:  Arrange words according to the first letter in the word.

            Example:  apple, banana, cream

Step 2:  If the first letters of the words are the same, arrange words according to the

             second letter. If the second letters of the words are the same, use the third letter.

             Example:  sack, send, sing

             Example:  suit, sunny, supper

Step 3:  If one of two words with the same letters runs out of letters, then it comes before the longer word.

            Example:  butter, butterfly