Question 27

Which option represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary?
1. Dovetail
2. Domestic
3. Dominate
4. Donate
5. Dorsal

Solution

First 2 letters of all words are same so verifying the third letter

The third letter of Donate, Dorsal, Dovetail are n,r,v which come after m respectively in alphabetical order. So Donate is placed third, Dorsal is placed fourth and Dovetail is placed fifth.

Among Domestic and Dominate, the fourth letter of Domestic is 'e' which comes before 'i' in alphabetical order. So Domestic is placed first and Dominate is placed second.

$$\therefore\ $$The order of words according to dictionary is Domestic, Dominate, Donate, Dorsal, Dovetail

Hence, the correct answer is Option B


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