Arrange the following words in the order in which they appear in an English dictionary.
1. Somebody, 2. Sometimes, 3. Somewhere, 4. Something, 5. Someone
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → 15423
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 Some; the fifth letters are b (Somebody), o (Someone), t (Sometimes, Something) and w (Somewhere)
So Somebody comes first, Someone second and Somewhere last
Sometimes and Something both begin with Somet; the sixth letters are i and h, and h comes first, so Something, then Sometimes
Order: Somebody (1), Someone (5), Something (4), Sometimes (2), Somewhere (3)
The sequence is 15423.