Four words are given below. Which word will come last if they are arranged alphabetically, as in a dictionary?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Glisten
In a dictionary, words are compared letter by letter from the left; the first letter that differs decides the order.
All four begin with G-l-i. The fourth letters are d (Glider), m (Glimpse, Glimmer) and s (Glisten); d comes before m and m before s, so Glider is first and Glisten is after the other three
Glimmer and Glimpse share G-l-i-m; the fifth letters are m and p, and m comes before p, so Glimmer comes before Glimpse
The order is Glider, Glimmer, Glimpse, Glisten, so Glisten comes last.