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ABC order worksheet generator

Paste your spelling words. Get the ABC order page with a word bank, and the answer key already sorted.

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Letters, numbers and common punctuation. Other symbols are left out.

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Sample: CVC short a, ABC order page and answer key

ABC orderNameWrite the words in ABC order. Look at the first letter. If two words start the same, look at thenext letter.Word bankbagjamcatmaptapransadhatvanwag12345678910CVC short aFree packet from spellwren.dausystems.com1
ABC order
Answer keyEach row gives the answer to that question number on each page.#ABC order1bag2cat3hat4jam5map6ran7sad8tap9van10wagCVC short aFree packet from spellwren.dausystems.comAnswer key
Answer key: Class list

Worked example: cat, cap, can, hat, ham, map, mad, bag, jam, van

Sample list in alphabetical order
PlaceWordWhat decided its place
1bagFirst in the list
2can1st letter: b comes before c (after bag)
3cap3rd letter: n comes before p (after can)
4cat3rd letter: p comes before t (after cap)
5ham1st letter: c comes before h (after cat)
6hat3rd letter: m comes before t (after ham)
7jam1st letter: h comes before j (after hat)
8mad1st letter: j comes before m (after jam)
9map3rd letter: d comes before p (after mad)
10van1st letter: m comes before v (after map)

Capital letters and accents do not change the order: Bag sorts with bag.

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How to make the ABC order page

  1. Paste your list. Type or paste up to 10 spelling words, one per line or with commas. A pasted sheet works too: the word column is picked and the tool says which.
  2. Pick line size and paper. Choose 1/2, 5/8 or 3/4 inch lines and US Letter or A4.
  3. Press Make worksheet. The ABC order page and its answer key appear on screen. Check them.
  4. Download or print. Press Download PDF, or Print. Print at 100% scale. Nothing is uploaded.

Questions

How does ABC order work when words start with the same letter?

Look at the second letter. If those match too, look at the third, and so on. In the example above, can, cap and cat all start with ca, so the third letter decides: n, then p, then t.

Does the worksheet come with an answer key?

Yes. The key lists the words in order by question number, made by the same code that builds the page.

How many words can I sort?

Up to 10 for free. The school-year pass ($7, one time) raises that to 20.

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