How to Arrange Words in English Dictionary Order

To arrange words in the order they appear in an English dictionary, we compare the words letter by letter, starting from the first letter. We move to the next letter only if the current letters are the same.

Let's look at the given words:

1. Engineer
2. Engage
3. Engine
4. Engross
5. Engulf

All the words begin with "Eng". So, we compare the fourth letter of each word.

• Engage (a)
• Engineer (i)
• Engine (i)
• Engross (r)
• Engulf (u)

Arranging these fourth letters alphabetically: a, i, i, r, u.

Based on the first differing letter, the words are primarily ordered:

1. Engage (starts with 'a' after 'Eng')
2. Engineer and Engine (both start with 'i' after 'Eng')
3. Engross (starts with 'r' after 'Eng')
4. Engulf (starts with 'u' after 'Eng')

Now, we need to compare 'Engineer' and 'Engine' as they share the same fourth letter ('i'). We compare the fifth letter, sixth letter, and so on.

• Engineer
• Engine

Both words are identical up to "Engin". The next letter is 'e' in both cases. We continue comparing:

• Engineer (The letter after 'e' is 'e')
• Engine (The word 'Engine' ends after the 'e')

When comparing words where one is a prefix of the other (like 'Engine' and 'Engineer'), the shorter word that is a complete word typically comes first. In this case, 'Engine' comes before 'Engineer'.

So, the order for these two words is 'Engine' then 'Engineer'.

Combining this comparison with the earlier list, the final dictionary order is:

1. Engage (2)
2. Engine (3)
3. Engineer (1)
4. Engross (4)
5. Engulf (5)

The correct sequence of the original numbers is 2, 3, 1, 4, 5.

Let's match this sequence with the given options:

• Option 1: 2, 1, 3, 4, 5
• Option 2: 1, 3, 2, 5, 4
• Option 3: 2, 3, 1, 5, 4
• Option 4: 2, 3, 1, 4, 5

The sequence 2, 3, 1, 4, 5 matches Option 4.

Therefore, the words arranged in English dictionary order are Engage, Engine, Engineer, Engross, Engulf, corresponding to the numbers 2, 3, 1, 4, 5.