Arranging Words in Alphabetical Dictionary Order

To determine which word comes fifth when arranged in alphabetical order, we need to compare the given words letter by letter, just like you would find them in a dictionary. The words are:

• Weekly
• Weather
• Weird
• Weaver
• Weight
• Wielded

Let's compare these words based on their letters from left to right:

1. All words start with 'W'.

2. All words have 'We' as the first two letters.

3. Now, let's look at the third letter of each word:

• Weekly: W-e-e
• Weather: W-e-a
• Weird: W-e-i
• Weaver: W-e-a
• Weight: W-e-i
• Wielded: W-i-e

Comparing the third letters (e, a, i, a, i, i), 'a' comes first in the alphabet, followed by 'e', and then 'i'. So, words starting with 'Wea' will come first, then 'Wee', and then 'Wei' and 'Wie'.

Let's refine the order based on the third letter:

• Words starting with 'Wea': Weather, Weaver
• Words starting with 'Wee': Weekly
• Words starting with 'Wei': Weird, Weight
• Words starting with 'Wie': Wielded

4. Now compare within the groups:

• 'Wea' group: Weather, Weaver. Compare the fourth letter: Weather (t), Weaver (v). 't' comes before 'v'. So, the order is Weaver, Weather.
• 'Wei' group: Weird, Weight. Compare the fourth letter: Weird (i), Weight (g). 'g' comes before 'i'. So, the order is Weight, Weird.

Let's put the words in order based on these comparisons:

1. Weaver (Weaver vs. Weather - 'v' after 'a' in third letter comparison was wrong, should re-compare from third letter onwards correctly).

Let's restart the step-by-step comparison carefully.

Words: Weekly, Weather, Weird, Weaver, Weight, Wielded

1. All start with 'W'.

2. All start with 'We' except Wielded which starts with 'Wi'. 'e' comes before 'i', so Wielded will come later.

Words starting with 'We': Weekly, Weather, Weird, Weaver, Weight.

Word starting with 'Wi': Wielded.

3. Compare words starting with 'We': Weekly, Weather, Weird, Weaver, Weight. Look at the third letter:

• Weekly: W-e-e
• Weather: W-e-a
• Weird: W-e-i
• Weaver: W-e-a
• Weight: W-e-i

Third letters are 'e', 'a', 'i', 'a', 'i'. 'a' comes first, then 'e', then 'i'.

Words with 'Wea': Weather, Weaver.

Words with 'Wee': Weekly.

Words with 'Wei': Weird, Weight.

Word with 'Wie': Wielded.

4. Compare words with 'Wea': Weather (Weat), Weaver (Weav). Fourth letter: 't' vs 'v'. 't' comes before 'v'. So, Weaver comes before Weather.

Order: Weaver, Weather.

5. Words with 'Wei': Weird (Weird), Weight (Weig). Fourth letter: 'i' vs 'g'. 'g' comes before 'i'. So, Weight comes before Weird.

Order: Weight, Weird.

Putting it all together in alphabetical order:

1. Weaver (Weaver vs. Weather - 'v' vs 't' comparison error in previous attempt) - Re-evaluating Wea-words: Weaver, Weather. Fourth letter 'v' vs 't'. 't' comes before 'v'. So, Weather comes before Weaver. Let's correct this.

Revised Step-by-step comparison:

Words: Weekly, Weather, Weird, Weaver, Weight, Wielded

1. Compare all words letter by letter.

2. All start with 'W'. All start with 'We' except 'Wielded' which starts with 'Wi'. 'e' < 'i', so 'Wielded' is last for now.

Remaining words: Weekly, Weather, Weird, Weaver, Weight.

3. Compare these 'We' words by the third letter: 'e', 'a', 'i', 'a', 'i'. 'a' < 'e' < 'i'.

Words with 'Wea': Weather, Weaver.

Words with 'Wee': Weekly.

Words with 'Wei': Weird, Weight.

4. Compare 'Wea' words: Weather (Weat), Weaver (Weav). Fourth letter: 't' vs 'v'. 't' < 'v'. So, Weather comes before Weaver.

Order: Weather, Weaver.

5. Compare 'Wei' words: Weird (Weird), Weight (Weig). Fourth letter: 'i' vs 'g'. 'g' < 'i'. So, Weight comes before Weird.

Order: Weight, Weird.

6. The word with 'Wee' is Weekly. 'e' comes between 'a' and 'i'. So Weekly comes after the 'Wea' words (Weather, Weaver) and before the 'Wei' words (Weight, Weird).

Combined order of 'We' words: Weather, Weaver, Weekly, Weight, Weird.

7. Finally, add 'Wielded' which starts with 'Wi'. 'i' comes after 'e'. So Wielded comes last.

The final alphabetical order is:

1. Weather
2. Weaver
3. Weekly
4. Weight
5. Weird
6. Wielded

The fifth word in this sequence is Weird.

Therefore, the word that comes fifth in the sequence when arranged alphabetically is Weird.

Revision Table: Alphabetical Arrangement Concepts

Understanding how to arrange words alphabetically is a basic skill used in various tests and everyday life. Here's a quick summary of the key concept:

• Always compare words starting from the first letter on the left.
• If the first letters are the same, move to the second letter, and so on.
• The word with the letter that appears earlier in the alphabet at the first point of difference comes first.
• If one word is a prefix of another (e.g., 'cat' and 'catalog'), the shorter word (cat) comes first. This rule wasn't applicable here, but it's good to remember.

Additional Information: Word Order and Dictionary Skills

The ability to quickly arrange words in alphabetical order is fundamental to using dictionaries, indexes, and sorted lists. This type of question tests your logical reasoning and attention to detail. Practicing with different sets of words, especially those with similar spellings, helps improve speed and accuracy. Understanding alphabetical order is key to navigating information organized in this standard sequence.