Which of the following words cannot be formed using the letters of the word DANGEROUS?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → GUARDED
A word can be formed only if each of its letters appears in DANGEROUS at least as many times as in the word. DANGEROUS has D, A, N, G, E, R, O, U and S once each.
GUARDED needs two Ds, but DANGEROUS has only one D, so it cannot be formed
Why the other options are incorrect
Option (1) GROANED — Incorrect. G, R, O, A, N, E, D are each needed once, and all are in DANGEROUS.
Option (3) ROUNDS — Incorrect. R, O, U, N, D, S are each needed once, and all are in DANGEROUS.
Option (4) GARDEN — Incorrect. G, A, R, D, E, N are each needed once, and all are in DANGEROUS.