Four words are given below. Which word will come last if they are arranged alphabetically, as in a dictionary?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Entry
In a dictionary, words are compared letter by letter from the left; the first letter that differs decides the order.
All four begin with E. The second letters are f (Efflorescent) and n (the other three); f comes before n, so Efflorescent is first
Ensure, Entreat, Entry: the third letters are s and t; s comes before t, so Ensure comes next
Entreat and Entry share E-n-t-r; the fifth letters are e and y, and e comes before y, so Entreat comes before Entry
The order is Efflorescent, Ensure, Entreat, Entry, so Entry comes last.