Knowing the order of the alphabet helps children find words in a dictionary, names in a list and books on a shelf. Once the letter order is secure, they can put whole words into alphabetical order.
Apa yang akan dipelajari anak anda
- Say which letter comes before or after any letter
- Find a missing letter in a run of the alphabet
- Put words in alphabetical order by their first letter
- Use the second letter when first letters match
From letters to words
Alphabet Avenue starts with single letters — what comes after G? — then moves to words. To put words in order, look at the first letter. If two words start with the same letter, like “bag” and “bed”, look at the second letter instead.
Contoh soalan
Berikut ialah beberapa soalan seperti dalam misi pertama. Bolehkah anda menjawabnya?
1. Which letter comes just after N?
- N
- M
- P
- O
Tunjuk jawapan
Jawapan: O. O comes just after N: N, O.
2. Which letter is missing? T, U, __, W
- U
- V
- X
- T
Tunjuk jawapan
Jawapan: V. In the alphabet the order is T, U, V, W, so the missing letter is V.
3. Which letter comes just after T?
- T
- S
- V
- U
Tunjuk jawapan
Jawapan: U. U comes just after T: T, U.
Tip untuk orang dewasa
- Sing the alphabet song slowly and stop at random: “What comes next?”
- Put family names, toys or books in alphabetical order together.
- Look up a word in a picture dictionary.