Arrange the following words in the order in which they appear in an English dictionary.
1. technique, 2. technical, 3. telephone, 4. teenager, 5. technology
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → 21543
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 te; the third letters are c (technique, technical, technology), e (teenager) and l (telephone)
So the three tec- words come first, then teenager, and telephone is last
The tec- words all begin with techn; the sixth letters are i (technique, technical) and o (technology), so technology comes after the other two
technique and technical both begin with techni; the seventh letters are q and c, and c comes first, so technical, then technique
Order: technical (2), technique (1), technology (5), teenager (4), telephone (3)
The sequence is 21543.