Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary.
Luxury
Lyrics
Luscious
Lyrical
Luxurious
- A2, 4, 5, 1, 3
- B4, 1, 5, 2, 3
- C3, 5, 1, 4, 2
- D3, 2, 1, 4, 5
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
Let's arrange the words step-by-step according to alphabetical order:
Compare the first letters: all start with 'L'.
Compare the second letters:
Luscious (u)
Luxurious (u)
Luxury (u)
Lyrical (y)
Lyrics (y)
Since 'u' comes before 'y', the words starting with 'Lu' come first.
Arrange 'Lu' words: 3. Luscious, 5. Luxurious, 1. Luxury
Luscious ('s' comes first → 3)
Luxurious vs Luxury: up to 'Luxur', they are identical. Then 'i' in Luxurious comes before 'y' in Luxury. So 5 comes before 1.
Order so far: 3, 5, 1
Arrange 'Ly' words: 4. Lyrical, 2. Lyrics
Lyrical vs Lyrics: up to 'Lyric', they are identical. Then 'a' in Lyrical comes before 's' in Lyrics. So 4 comes before 2.
Order: 4, 2
Combining them all together: 3, 5, 1, 4, 2.
Compare the first letters: all start with 'L'.
Compare the second letters:
Luscious (u)
Luxurious (u)
Luxury (u)
Lyrical (y)
Lyrics (y)
Since 'u' comes before 'y', the words starting with 'Lu' come first.
Arrange 'Lu' words: 3. Luscious, 5. Luxurious, 1. Luxury
Luscious ('s' comes first → 3)
Luxurious vs Luxury: up to 'Luxur', they are identical. Then 'i' in Luxurious comes before 'y' in Luxury. So 5 comes before 1.
Order so far: 3, 5, 1
Arrange 'Ly' words: 4. Lyrical, 2. Lyrics
Lyrical vs Lyrics: up to 'Lyric', they are identical. Then 'a' in Lyrical comes before 's' in Lyrics. So 4 comes before 2.
Order: 4, 2
Combining them all together: 3, 5, 1, 4, 2.