Write down the names of some of your friends in the spaces given below and then answer the questions from a to f.
Tick ✓ the longest name(s) and cross ✗ the shortest name(s).
Count letters in each friend's name. The name(s) with the most letters is/are the longest. The name(s) with the fewest letters is/are the shortest.
Write the starting letter of your name.
The first letter of the student's name.
Count all the name(s) that have the same starting letter as yours.
Count how many friends' names begin with the same letter as the student's name.
Which starting letter is the most used? Count the names that begin with it.
Identify which letter appears most frequently as the starting letter of friends' names and count how many names start with that letter.
Count the names with the same ending letter.
Group names by their last letter and count how many names share each ending letter.
Write the letters that are not the starting letter of any name.
List all letters of the alphabet that do not appear as the first letter of any friend's name.
Explanation
(a) Students compare letter counts to identify longest and shortest names. (b) Students identify the first letter of their own name. (c) Students practice counting by finding matching starting letters. (d) Students analyze data to find the most common starting letter. (e) Students practice counting and grouping by ending letters. (f) Students identify which letters are missing from the starting positions of all names.