Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary.
i. Drama
ii. Dramatical
iii. Dramaticism
iv. Dramality
v. Dramatise
- Ai, iv, ii, iii, v
- Bi, iv, ii, v, iii
- Ci, iv, v, iii, ii
- Div, i, v, iii, ii
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
Let's sort the words letter by letter according to standard dictionary order:
All words start with "Dram".
Compare the 5th letters:
i. Drama (a)
ii. Dramatical (a)
iii. Dramaticism (a)
iv. Dramality (a)
v. Dramatise (a)
Compare the 6th letters:
i. Drama (ends here → 1st)
iv. Dramality (l → 2nd)
ii, iii, v all have 't' as the 6th letter.
Compare words ii, iii, v starting from the 7th letter ("Dramat..."):
ii. Dramatical (i)
iii. Dramaticism (i)
v. Dramatise (i)
Compare the 8th letter:
ii. Dramatical (c)
iii. Dramaticism (c)
v. Dramatise (s → comes after c, so it is 5th)
Compare ii and iii at the 9th letter:
ii. Dramatical (a → 3rd)
iii. Dramaticism (i → 4th)
Thus, the proper alphabetical order is: i, iv, ii, iii, v.
All words start with "Dram".
Compare the 5th letters:
i. Drama (a)
ii. Dramatical (a)
iii. Dramaticism (a)
iv. Dramality (a)
v. Dramatise (a)
Compare the 6th letters:
i. Drama (ends here → 1st)
iv. Dramality (l → 2nd)
ii, iii, v all have 't' as the 6th letter.
Compare words ii, iii, v starting from the 7th letter ("Dramat..."):
ii. Dramatical (i)
iii. Dramaticism (i)
v. Dramatise (i)
Compare the 8th letter:
ii. Dramatical (c)
iii. Dramaticism (c)
v. Dramatise (s → comes after c, so it is 5th)
Compare ii and iii at the 9th letter:
ii. Dramatical (a → 3rd)
iii. Dramaticism (i → 4th)
Thus, the proper alphabetical order is: i, iv, ii, iii, v.