1st grade
ABC Order
Three groups of four words to put in ABC order. The last two groups start with the same letter, so kids look at the second and third letters too.
Sight word worksheet · ABC order
ABC Order
Three groups of four sight words. Look at the first letter of each word and write the group in ABC order.
- Grade level
- Kindergarten
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Topic
- ABC order
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Sight word recognition, Reading fluency, Spelling high-frequency words, Letter formation
What kids do
“Look at the first letter of each word. Which comes first in the ABCs? Write the words in ABC order.”
Words on this sheet
ridegoodamnewyelloweatbutsawfourprettydidone
Teacher tip
Sing the ABC song and stop at each first letter.
How to use it
- Keep a sight word ring of flash cards so kids can check spellings.
- Send a copy home so families can play too.
- Read every word on the sheet out loud together before kids start.
Watch for
Kids who read the words in order from memory. Point to words out of order to check.
Talk about it
- Which word was the hardest to read? Why?
- Can you find one of these words in a book from the class library?
Take it further
Hide the week’s words around the room and send kids on a word hunt with a clipboard.
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