Which of the following words will come third if all the words are arranged in the order of a dictionary?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Ramadan
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 R; the second letter is a in Rabbet, Ramadan and Rabat, and e in Reach, so Reach is last
Among the Ra- words, the third letters are b (Rabbet, Rabat) and m (Ramadan), so Ramadan comes after the two Rab- words
Rabat and Rabbet both begin with Rab; the fourth letters are a and b, so Rabat comes before Rabbet
Order: Rabat, Rabbet, Ramadan, Reach
The third word is Ramadan.