Arrange the following words in the order in which they appear in an English dictionary.
1. Environment, 2. Engineering, 3. Enthusiasm, 4. Entertain, 5. Enthusiastic
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → 24351
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 En; the third letters are g (Engineering), t (Enthusiasm, Entertain, Enthusiastic) and v (Environment)
So Engineering comes first, the Ent- words next, and Environment is last
Among the Ent- words, the fourth letters are e (Entertain) and h (Enthusiasm, Enthusiastic), so Entertain comes first
Enthusiasm and Enthusiastic both begin with Enthusias; the tenth letters are m and t, and m comes first, so Enthusiasm, then Enthusiastic
Order: Engineering (2), Entertain (4), Enthusiasm (3), Enthusiastic (5), Environment (1)
The sequence is 24351.