Dictionary Order Explanation

The task is to arrange the given words based on their position in an English dictionary, which means sorting them alphabetically. This involves comparing the words letter by letter.

Words for Ordering

• 1. drain
• 2. dried
• 3. dreamt
• 4. drown
• 5. drunk

Alphabetical Comparison Process

To find the correct dictionary order, we compare the words starting from their first letter.

• First Letter: All words begin with 'd'.
• Second Letter: All words have 'r' as the second letter. So, the prefix 'dr' is common to all.
• Third Letter: This is where the words start to differ. We need to compare the third letter of each word:
  • drain has 'a'
  • dreamt has 'e'
  • dried has 'i'
  • drown has 'o'
  • drunk has 'u'

The alphabetical order of these third letters ('a', 'e', 'i', 'o', 'u') determines the order of the words.

Establishing the Correct Sequence

Based on the alphabetical order of the third letters, we can establish the sequence:

• 'a' (in drain) comes first.
• 'e' (in dreamt) comes second.
• 'i' (in dried) comes third.
• 'o' (in drown) comes fourth.
• 'u' (in drunk) comes fifth.

Therefore, the order of the words is: drain, dreamt, dried, drown, drunk.

Final Sequence Derivation

Using the original numbers assigned to the words, the correct sequence is:

1, 3, 2, 4, 5

This sequence matches the correct option derived from comparing the words alphabetically.