Which word comes third when the following four words are arranged in the order of an English dictionary?
1. sculpture, 2. search, 3. seat, 4. second
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → 3
In a dictionary, words are compared letter by letter from the left; the first place where two words differ decides which comes first.
All four words begin with s; the second letters are c (sculpture) and e (search, seat, second), so sculpture comes first
Among the se- words, the third letters are a (search, seat) and c (second), so second is last
search and seat both begin with sea; the fourth letters are r and t, and r comes first, so search, then seat
Order: sculpture, search, seat, second
The third word is seat, which is word 3.