Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they would occur in a dictionary.
1. Accent, 2. Accept, 3. Academic, 4. Acadia
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → 3412
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 Ac; the third letters are a (Academic, Acadia) and c (Accent, Accept), so the two Aca- words come first
Academic and Acadia both begin with Acad; the fifth letters are e and i, and e comes first, so Academic, then Acadia
Accent and Accept both begin with Acce; the fifth letters are n and p, and n comes first, so Accent, then Accept
Order: Academic (3), Acadia (4), Accent (1), Accept (2)
The sequence is 3412.