Which word comes third when the following four words are arranged in the order of an English dictionary?
1. Autumn, 2. Austere, 3. Assert, 4. Auspicious
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → 2
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 A; the second letters are s (Assert) and u (Autumn, Austere, Auspicious), so Assert comes first
Among the Au- words, the third letters are s (Austere, Auspicious) and t (Autumn), so Autumn is last
Austere and Auspicious both begin with Aus; the fourth letters are t and p, and p comes first, so Auspicious, then Austere
Order: Assert, Auspicious, Austere, Autumn
The third word is Austere, which is word 2.