Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary.
Neural
Newspaper
Neglect
Newfound
Neutron
Nephew
- A3, 6, 5, 1, 4, 2
- B3, 6, 1, 5, 4, 2
- C3, 6, 1, 4, 5, 2
- D3, 1, 6, 5, 4, 2
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
Let's arrange the given words alphabetically step-by-step:
All words begin with "Ne". Let's look at the third letter:
Neural
Newspaper
Neglect
Newfound
Neutron
Nephew
'g' comes first ⟹ Neglect (3)
'p' comes next ⟹ Nephew (6)
Now we compare the words starting with "Neu" (1 and 5):
Neural
Neutron
'r' comes before 't' ⟹ Neural (1) comes before Neutron (5).
Now we compare the words starting with "New" (4 and 2):
4. Newfound
2. Newspaper
'f' comes before 's' ⟹ Newfound (4) comes before Newspaper (2).
Putting it all together, the exact dictionary order is: 3, 6, 1, 5, 4, 2.
All words begin with "Ne". Let's look at the third letter:
Neural
Newspaper
Neglect
Newfound
Neutron
Nephew
'g' comes first ⟹ Neglect (3)
'p' comes next ⟹ Nephew (6)
Now we compare the words starting with "Neu" (1 and 5):
Neural
Neutron
'r' comes before 't' ⟹ Neural (1) comes before Neutron (5).
Now we compare the words starting with "New" (4 and 2):
4. Newfound
2. Newspaper
'f' comes before 's' ⟹ Newfound (4) comes before Newspaper (2).
Putting it all together, the exact dictionary order is: 3, 6, 1, 5, 4, 2.