Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary.
Language
Landlord
Laugh
Landing
Latter
- A4, 1, 2, 5, 3
- B3, 2, 1, 5, 4
- C4, 2, 1, 5, 3
- D3, 1, 2, 5, 4
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
Let's arrange the words alphabetically step-by-step:
All words start with 'La'. Let's look at the 3rd letter:
Language (3rd letter 'n')
Landlord (3rd letter 'n')
Laugh (3rd letter 'u')
Landing (3rd letter 'n')
Latter (3rd letter 't')
Comparing the 3rd letters ('n', 't', 'u'): 'n' comes first, then 't', then 'u'.
So words 1, 2, 4 come before 5, which comes before 3.
Let's order 1, 2, 4 among themselves by looking at their 4th letters:
Language (4th letter 'g')
Landlord (4th letter 'd')
Landing (4th letter 'd')
'd' comes before 'g', so 2 and 4 come before 1.
Now let's compare 2 and 4 using their 5th letters:
Landlord (5th letter 'l')
Landing (5th letter 'i')
'i' comes before 'l', so 4 comes first, then 2.
The relative sequence is 4, then 2, then 1.
Combining all parts together, the final dictionary order is:
4 (Landing) → 2 (Landlord) → 1 (Language) → 5 (Latter) → 3 (Laugh)
The correct order is 4, 2, 1, 5, 3.
All words start with 'La'. Let's look at the 3rd letter:
Language (3rd letter 'n')
Landlord (3rd letter 'n')
Laugh (3rd letter 'u')
Landing (3rd letter 'n')
Latter (3rd letter 't')
Comparing the 3rd letters ('n', 't', 'u'): 'n' comes first, then 't', then 'u'.
So words 1, 2, 4 come before 5, which comes before 3.
Let's order 1, 2, 4 among themselves by looking at their 4th letters:
Language (4th letter 'g')
Landlord (4th letter 'd')
Landing (4th letter 'd')
'd' comes before 'g', so 2 and 4 come before 1.
Now let's compare 2 and 4 using their 5th letters:
Landlord (5th letter 'l')
Landing (5th letter 'i')
'i' comes before 'l', so 4 comes first, then 2.
The relative sequence is 4, then 2, then 1.
Combining all parts together, the final dictionary order is:
4 (Landing) → 2 (Landlord) → 1 (Language) → 5 (Latter) → 3 (Laugh)
The correct order is 4, 2, 1, 5, 3.