Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary?
Sophisticated
Southeastern
Songwriter
Soubriquet
Sousaphone
- A1, 3, 2, 5, 4
- B3, 1, 5, 4, 2
- C3, 1, 4, 5, 2
- D1, 3, 2, 4, 5
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
Let's arrange the words according to alphabetical order:
All words start with 'So'. Let's look at the third letter:
Songwriter (Son...)
Sophisticated (Sop...)
Soubriquet (Soub...)
Southeastern (Sout...)
Sousaphone (Sous...)
Comparing third and subsequent letters:
Songwriter ('n' comes first)
Sophisticated ('p' comes next)
Soubriquet ('u' followed by 'b')
Sousaphone ('u' followed by 's')
Southeastern ('u' followed by 't')
The correct order is 3, 1, 4, 5, 2.
All words start with 'So'. Let's look at the third letter:
Songwriter (Son...)
Sophisticated (Sop...)
Soubriquet (Soub...)
Southeastern (Sout...)
Sousaphone (Sous...)
Comparing third and subsequent letters:
Songwriter ('n' comes first)
Sophisticated ('p' comes next)
Soubriquet ('u' followed by 'b')
Sousaphone ('u' followed by 's')
Southeastern ('u' followed by 't')
The correct order is 3, 1, 4, 5, 2.