Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary.
Decision
Deference
Decorative
Decide
Defeat
- A3, 2, 1, 5, 4
- B4, 1, 2, 5, 3
- C4, 1, 3, 5, 2
- D4, 3, 1, 2, 5
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
Let's arrange the words step-by-step according to alphabetical order:
All words start with 'De'. Let's look at the third letter:
Dec... (Decision, Decorative, Decide)
Def... (Deference, Defeat)
First, let's sort the 'Dec...' words:
Comparing Deci... (Decision, Decide) and Deco... (Decorative): Deci comes before Deco.
Between Decide (4) and Decision (1): Decide is a shorter prefix of Decision, so 4 comes before 1.
Then comes Decorative (3).
So the first three words are: 4, 1, 3.
Next, let's sort the 'Def...' words:
Between Defeat (5) and Deference (2): The third letter is 'f'. The fourth letters are 'e' in Defeat and 'e' in Deference. The fifth letters are 'a' in Defeat and 'r' in Deference. Since 'a' comes before 'r', 5 comes before 2.
Combining both parts, the complete dictionary order is: 4, 1, 3, 5, 2.
All words start with 'De'. Let's look at the third letter:
Dec... (Decision, Decorative, Decide)
Def... (Deference, Defeat)
First, let's sort the 'Dec...' words:
Comparing Deci... (Decision, Decide) and Deco... (Decorative): Deci comes before Deco.
Between Decide (4) and Decision (1): Decide is a shorter prefix of Decision, so 4 comes before 1.
Then comes Decorative (3).
So the first three words are: 4, 1, 3.
Next, let's sort the 'Def...' words:
Between Defeat (5) and Deference (2): The third letter is 'f'. The fourth letters are 'e' in Defeat and 'e' in Deference. The fifth letters are 'a' in Defeat and 'r' in Deference. Since 'a' comes before 'r', 5 comes before 2.
Combining both parts, the complete dictionary order is: 4, 1, 3, 5, 2.