Arrange the following words in the order in which they appear in an English dictionary.
1. neighbour, 2. necessary, 3. neck, 4. negative
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → 2341
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 ne; the third letters are c (necessary, neck), g (negative) and i (neighbour)
necessary and neck both begin with nec; the fourth letters are e and k, and e comes first, so necessary, then neck
negative comes next, and neighbour is last
Order: necessary (2), neck (3), negative (4), neighbour (1)
The sequence is 2341.