Which word comes fourth when the following four words are arranged in the order of an English dictionary?
1. classroom, 2. client, 3. clean, 4. clever
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → 2
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 cl; the third letters are a (classroom), e (clean, clever) and i (client)
So classroom comes first and client last
clean and clever both begin with cle; the fourth letters are a and v, so clean comes before clever
Order: classroom, clean, clever, client
The fourth word is client, which is word 2.