Arrange the following words in the sequence they will appear in a dictionary:
A. Understood
B. Understanding
C. Undertrial
D. Undisputed
E. Unpleasant
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → B, A, C, D, E
Words are put in dictionary order letter by letter: the first letter where two words differ decides which comes first. All five words begin with “Un”, so the comparison starts from the third letter.
(E) Unpleasant — its third letter is p; the other four have d, so it comes last.
(D) Undisputed — “Undi”: its fourth letter i comes after the e of the other three (“Unde”), so it comes just before Unpleasant.
(C) Undertrial — “Undert”: its sixth letter t comes after the s of “Unders”, so it follows the two “Underst” words.
(B) Understanding — “Understa”: its eighth letter a comes before the o of “Understo”, so it comes first.
(A) Understood — “Understo”: second, right after Understanding.