Question

In the following words, which word will come third in the English dictionary?

• A. Fallible
• B. False
• C. Faithfully
• D. Follow
• E. Falter

Hint:

When two words have the same starting letters, the word with the letter that appears earlier in the alphabet comes first. If one word is a complete subset of the other (e.g., "Fall" and "Fallible"), the shorter word comes first.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Step 1: Understanding the Concept:
Dictionary order is determined by comparing words letter by letter from left to right according to the English alphabet (A-Z).
Step 2: Key Formula or Approach:
1. Compare the first letter. (All start with 'F')
2. Compare the second letter. (All have 'a' except 'Follow', which has 'o')
3. Compare the third letter for words starting with 'Fa'.
Step 3: Detailed Explanation:
Comparing words: 1. Faithfully: Third letter is 'i'. Since 'i' comes before 'l', this is the 1st word.
2. The remaining 'Fa' words have 'l' as the third letter: Fallible, False, Falter.
- Compare the fourth letters:
- Fallible: 'l'
- False: 's'
- Falter: 't'
- Alphabetical order of fourth letters: 'l'<'s'<'t'.
- 2nd word: Fallible
- 3rd word: False
- 4th word: Falter
3. Follow: Second letter is 'o'. Since 'a' comes before 'o', this is the 5th word. The sequence is: Faithfully, Fallible, False, Falter, Follow.
Step 4: Final Answer:
The word that comes third is False. (Note: If based on the alphabetical sort of the options provided, the third word in the list is False).