Select the option that gives the order in which the given words appear in an English dictionary.
1. Sensational, 2. Sensitize, 3. Sentiment, 4. September, 5. Sentence
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → 12534
In a dictionary, words are compared letter by letter from the left; the first place where two words differ decides which comes first.
All five words begin with Se; the third letter is n in four words and p in September, so September is last
Among the Sen- words, the fourth letters are s (Sensational, Sensitize) and t (Sentiment, Sentence), so the two Sens- words come first
Sensational and Sensitize: fifth letters a and i; a comes first, so Sensational, then Sensitize
Sentiment and Sentence: fifth letters i and e; e comes first, so Sentence, then Sentiment
Order: Sensational (1), Sensitize (2), Sentence (5), Sentiment (3), September (4)
The sequence is 12534.