Question

in your homework book, list these words in alphabetical order:

leave, league, leader, leaving, lead, learnt, least, leaf

write sentences using 3 of these words to show you understand their meanings.

have you spent some time this week learning or revising your basic number facts?

yes / no (circle one)

Explanation:

🆕 New Concept Discovered: Alphabetical Ordering
Sorting words by comparing letters from left to right.

Step 1: Identify the words to sort

First, let's list all the words given in the image:

• leave
• league
• leader
• leaving
• lead
• learnt
• least
• leaf

Step 2: Compare the letters systematically

All eight words start with the same first three letters: l-e-a. To put them in alphabetical order, we must look at the 4th letter of each word (and subsequent letters if the 4th letters are also the same):

1. lead, leader:

• Both start with l-e-a-d.
• lead has no letters after 'd', so it comes first.
• leader has letters after 'd', so it comes second.

1. leaf:

• The 4th letter is f. Since 'f' comes after 'd', leaf comes next.

1. league:

• The 4th letter is g. Since 'g' comes after 'f', league comes next.

1. learnt:

• The 4th letter is r. Since 'r' comes after 'g', learnt comes next.

1. least:

• The 4th letter is s. Since 's' comes after 'r', least comes next.

1. leave, leaving:

• Both start with l-e-a-v.
• Comparing the 5th letters: 'e' in leave comes before 'i' in leaving.
• Therefore, leave comes before leaving.

Step 3: Write sentences for 3 of the words

We will select three words (lead, leaf, and league) and write a clear sentence for each to show their meanings:

1. lead: The tour guide will lead the group through the forest.
2. leaf: A single green leaf fell slowly from the oak tree.
3. league: Our local soccer team won the championship league this year.

Answer:

1. Alphabetical Order:

1. lead
2. leader
3. leaf
4. league
5. learnt
6. least
7. leave
8. leaving

2. Sentences:

• lead: The tour guide will lead the group through the forest.
• leaf: A single green leaf fell slowly from the oak tree.
• league: Our local soccer team won the championship league this year.