Select the option that indicates the correct arrangement of the given words in the order in which they appear in the English dictionary.
Memoir
Menial
Melamine
Melancholy
Memory
- A4, 3, 2, 1, 5
- B3, 4, 1, 5, 2
- C5, 3, 1, 4, 2
- D4, 5, 1, 2, 3
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
Comparing the letters from left to right:
All words start with 'Me'.
Comparing the third letters:
Words with 'l': Melamine (3), Melancholy (4)
Words with 'm': Memoir (1), Memory (5)
Word with 'n': Menial (2)
Since l < m < n, the groups are arranged in the order of 'Mel...', 'Mem...', then 'Men...'.
Within the 'Mel...' group:
Melamine (3) vs Melancholy (4)
Since 'm' comes before 'n', 3 comes before 4. So: 3, 4.
Within the 'Mem...' group:
Memoir (1) vs Memory (5)
Since 'i' comes before 'r', 1 comes before 5. So: 1, 5.
Finally, 'Menial' (2) comes last.
Combining them all together, the dictionary order is: 3, 4, 1, 5, 2.
All words start with 'Me'.
Comparing the third letters:
Words with 'l': Melamine (3), Melancholy (4)
Words with 'm': Memoir (1), Memory (5)
Word with 'n': Menial (2)
Since l < m < n, the groups are arranged in the order of 'Mel...', 'Mem...', then 'Men...'.
Within the 'Mel...' group:
Melamine (3) vs Melancholy (4)
Since 'm' comes before 'n', 3 comes before 4. So: 3, 4.
Within the 'Mem...' group:
Memoir (1) vs Memory (5)
Since 'i' comes before 'r', 1 comes before 5. So: 1, 5.
Finally, 'Menial' (2) comes last.
Combining them all together, the dictionary order is: 3, 4, 1, 5, 2.