1. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that comes first.
(A) Foreign (B) Foment, Foliage (C) Forceps (D) Foetus
All start with “Fo”. Compare the third letters:
• Foetus, Foliage, Foment, Forceps, Foreign.
Alphabetically, ‘e’ comes before ‘l’, so Foetus comes first.
2. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that comes first.
(A) Guard (B) Groan (C) Grotesque (D) Group, Guarantee
Compare words starting from the first letter.
All start with G.
Next, compare the second letters. Groan and Grotesque both start with "Gr", so compare their third letters.
Groan comes before Grotesque because a comes before t.
The order is: Groan, Grotesque, Group, Guarantee, Guard.
Answer: Groan.
3. Correct order (alphabetical):
1. Nature
2. Nautical
3. Naval
4. Navigate
5. Necessary
(A) Nautical (B) Navigate (C) Naval (D) Nature , Necessary
All start with “Na” except Necessary (“Ne”). Among “Na…” words, Nat (Nature) comes before Nau (Nautical) and Nav… (Naval, Navigate).
4. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that comes first.
Science
Scramble
Script
Scripture
Scrutiny
(A) Script (B) Scramble (C) Scripture , Scrutiny (D) Science
All start with Sc. Next (3rd) letter: Science has i, the others have r. Since i < r, Science comes first.
5. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that comes first.
(A) Dew (B) Deuce (C) Devour (D) Dexterity , Devise
To arrange the words in alphabetical order,
Deuce comes first, as "u" comes before "v", "w", and "x".
Devise comes next because "v" comes before "w" and "x".
Devour follows after "Devise" because "v" comes before "w" and "x".
Dew comes next, because "w" comes before "x".
Dexterity comes last, as "x" is the last letter in alphabetical order.
So, the first word in alphabetical order is Deuce (B)
6. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that comes first.
(A) Legible (B) Legal (C) Legacy (D) Lenient , Length
The correct alphabetical order is:
Legacy, Legal, Legible, Length, Lenient
Compare letters one by one:
All start with L, so check the second letter (e for all).
Check the third letter: g for Legacy, Legal, Legible, and n for Lenient and Length.
Focus on "Legal," "Legacy," and "Legible":
The fourth letter: a in Legal and Legacy comes before i in Legible.
Between Legal and Legacy: c in Legacy comes before l in Legal.
Answer: Legacy
7. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that comes first.
(A) Wrist (B) Wrinkle , Waste (C) War (D) Wasp
War: Second letter is "a" (comes first).
Wasp: Second letter is "a" (next after "War").
Waste: Second letter is "a" (next in order).
Wrinkle: Second letter is "r."
Wrist: Second letter is "r" (after "Wrinkle").
Final order: War, Wasp, Waste, Wrinkle, Wrist.
Correct answer: (D) War.
8. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that comes first.
(A) Greet (B) Grease (C) Great (D) Growth, Grind
The first letters are the same (G) for all words, so we move to the second letters:
Grease comes first (because "r" comes before "t").
Great comes next.
Greet follows.
Grind comes after, as "i" comes before "o".
Growth comes last.
So the correct order is:
Grease, Great, Greet, Grind, Growth
Hence, Grease comes first: (B) Grease.
9. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that comes first.
(A) Capture (B) Captain (C) Caption, Capital (D) Capable
After “Cap”, the fourth letter decides the order:
• Capable, Captain, Caption, Capital, Capture.
Since ‘a’ comes before ‘i’ and ‘t’, Capable is first.
10. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that comes first.
(A) Station (B) Statue (C) Static (D) Status , Stature
All begin with “Stat”. The next letters are:
• Static (i), Station (i), Statue (u), Stature (u), Status (u).
“Static” ends earlier and alphabetically comes before others.
11. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that comes first.
(A) Gentle
(B) Generate
(C) General
(D) Genius
,Genuine
After “Gen”:
• General (e), Generate (e), Gentle (t), Genius (i), Genuine (u).
Between “e” words, General ends sooner → comes first.
12. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that comes first.
(A) Dream
(B) Dread
(C) Drench
(D) Drown
, Dress
All start with “Dre”. Compare the next letters:
• Dread, Dream, Drench, Drown, Dress.
The word ending earlier (Dread) comes first.
13. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that comes first.
(A) Picture
(B) Pilot
(C) Pigeon
(D) Pioneer
, Pinch
After “Pi”:
• Pigeon, Pilot, Pinch, Pioneer, Picture.
Alphabetically: c < g < l < n < o, so Pigeon (with “g”) comes after “c”, but “Pic” (Picture) actually comes first.
Correct Order: Picture → Pigeon → Pilot → Pinch → Pioneer
14. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that comes first.
(A) Caution
(B) Cause
(C) Caste
(D) Casual
, Castle
All start with “Cas”. Compare the 1st two letters:
• Caste (t), Castle (t), Casual (u), Cause (u), Caution (u).
Between “t” words, shorter word “Caste” comes first.
15. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that comes first. (A) Patient
(B) Patron
(C) Patch
(D) Pattern
, Path
All start with “Pat”. Fourth letters:
• Patch (c), Path (h), Patient (i), Patron (r), Pattern (t).
Alphabetically ‘c’ comes first, so Patch is first.
16. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that comes first.
(A) Lovely
(B) Loyal
(C) Locate
(D) Logic
, Lodge
All start with “Lo”. Third letters:
• Locate, Lodge, Logic, Lovely, Loyal.
Alphabetically c < d < g < v < y, hence Locate is first.
17. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that comes first.
(A) Margin
(B) Marble
(C) Market
(D) Marry
, Marine
After “Mar”:
• Marble (b), Margin (g), Marine (i), Market (k), Marry (r).
Alphabetically b comes first, so Marble is first.
18. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that comes first.
(A) Teacher
(B) Teach
(C) Tease
(D) Team
, Tear
All begin with “Tea”. Compare the fourth letters:
• Teach, Team, Tear, Teas, Teacher.
Alphabetically ‘c’ comes before ‘m’, ‘r’, ‘s’ → Teach is first.
19. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that comes first.
(A) Diligent
(B) Digest
(C) Divine
(D) Dinner
(E) Direct
All begin with “Di”. Compare third letters:
• Dil, Dir, Dig, Div, Din.
Alphabetically, l comes first → Diligent.
20. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that comes first.
(A) Kingdom
(B) Kindly
(C) Kind
(D) Kindle
(E) Kinetic
All start with “Kin”. The next letters:
• Kind (d), Kindle (d + extra letters), Kindly (d + ly), Kingdom (g), Kinetic (e).
The shortest word Kind comes first when prefixes match.
21. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that comes first.
(A) Prevent
(B) Previous
(C) Precious
(D) Pretend
(E) Prefer
All start with “Pre”. Compare fourth letters:
• Prec, Pref, Pret, Prev.
Alphabetically c comes first → Precious.
22. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that comes first.
(A) Blame
(B) Black
(C) Blast
(D) Blank
(E) Blade
All start with “Bla”. Compare fourth letters:
• Blac, Blad, Blam, Blan, Blas, .
Alphabetically c < d < m < n < s, so Black is first.
23. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that comes first.
(A) Respect
(B) Respond
(C) Resign
(D) Resort
(E) Result
All start with “Res”. Compare the fourth letters:
• Resi, Resp, Reso, Resu, Rese.
Alphabetically e < i < o < p < u, but “Resign” starts with “i” — so Resign comes first after “Rese–”.
Correct Order: Resign → Respect → Resort → Respond → Result
24. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that comes first.
(A) Motion
(B) Moral
(C) Morning
(D) Mortal
(E) More
All start with “Mo”. Compare third letters:
• Moral, Mortal, Morning, Motion, More.
Now between “Mor–”, the next letter decides:
Moral (a), More (e), Morning (n), Mortal (t).
Alphabetically a first → Moral.
25. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that comes first.
(A) Cloth
(B) Cloud
(C) Clock
(D) Close
, Clown
All begin with “Clo”. Fourth letters:
• Clot, Clou, Clow, Clos, Clock.
Alphabetically c < s < t < u < w, so Clock comes first.
26. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that comes first.
(A) Circle
(B) Cipher
(C) Circuit
(D) Citizen
,Circus
All start with “Ci”. Third letters:
• Cir, Cir, Cir, Cit, Cip.
Alphabetically p < r < t, so Cipher comes first.
27. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that comes first.
(A) Noise
(B) Nomad
(C) Normal
(D) Notice
,Novel
All begin with “No”. Third letters:
• Noi, Nom, Nor, Not, Nov.
Alphabetically i < m < r < t < v, but only “Nomad” fits as the first among options → Nomad.
28. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that comes first.
Words: Ranch, Random, Range, Rank, Rapid
Alphabetically: Ranch → Random → Range → Rank → Rapid
Because “Ranch” has ‘a-n-c’ which comes before ‘a-n-d’, ‘a-n-g’, and ‘a-n-k’.
29. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that comes first. Words: A) Council, B) Country, C) Cough, D) Couple, Counter,
All start Cou — compare 4th letters: Cough (g), Council/Country/Counter (n), Couple (p). Since g < n < p, Cough is first.
30. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that comes first.
Words: Simile, Silver, Similar, Simmer, Simple
At the 3rd letter Silver has l, the others have m. Since l < m, Silver comes first.
Full alphabetical order:
Silver → Similar → Simile → Simmer → Simple.
31. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that comes first.
Words: Candle, Canal, Candy, Canvas, Canyon
All words start Can - just look at the 4th letter:
Canal = a, Candle/Candy = d, Canvas = v, Canyon = y.
Since a is smallest, Canal is first.
32. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that comes first.
Words: Bright, Bribe, Brisk, Bridge, Brilliant
All start Bri - compare 4th letters: Bribe (b) < Bridge (d) < Bright (g) < Brilliant (l) < Brisk (s).
Smartly: Look only at the first different letter after “Bri” - the sequence b, d, g, l, s gives the order, so Bribe is first.
33. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that comes first.
Words: Heir, Held, Height, Helium, Help
All start He - compare the 3rd letter: Hei (Height, Heir) comes before Hel (Held, Helium, Help). Between Height (g) and Heir (r), g < r, so Height is first.
34. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that comes first.
Words: A) Power, B) Poverty, C) Pouch, D) Powder, Powerful
Alphabetically: Pouch → Powder → Power → Powerful → Poverty
“Pou” comes before “Pow” and “Pov”.
35. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that comes first.
Words: Flight, Float, Flora, Floor, Flood
All start Fl - compare 3rd letters: Flight (i) vs the others (o). Since i < o, Flight comes first.
Smart (quick check of full order):
Flight → Float → Flood → Floor → Flora.
36. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that comes first.
Words: Tame, Talent, Table , Target, Task
Alphabetically: Table → Talent → Tame → Target → Task
“Ta-b” comes before “Ta-l”, “Ta-m”, etc.
37. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that comes first.
Words: Honey, Honor, Honest, Honour, Horizon
All start Ho. Compare 3rd letters — Hon (Honest, Honey, Honor, Honour) comes before Hor (Horizon).
Among Hon words, 4th letters: e (Honest, Honey) < o (Honor, Honour). Between Honest and Honey, 5th letters s < y, so Honest is first.
38. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that comes first.
“Plan” comes first because it is the shortest and base form. Other words begin with “Plan-” but have extra letters (et, e, t, etc.) which come later alphabetically.
39. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that comes first.
(A) Think (B) Thin (C) Thief (D) Third, Thing
After “Thi”, the next letter decides order — “e” (Thief) comes before “n” (Thin), “r” (Third), and “n/k/g” in others.
40. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that comes first.
(A) Price (B) Prime (C) Pride (D) Private, Print
Answer: Price.
Simple: all start Pri — 4th letters: c (Price) < d (Pride) < m (Prime) < n (Print) < v (Private).
41. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that comes first.
(A) Stable (B) Stack (C) Staff (D) Stage, Stamp
All start with “Sta”, so compare the fourth letter — “c” (Stack) is alphabetically before “f”, “g”, “m”, “b”.
42. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that comes first.
(A) Sail (B) Salary (C) Sample (D) Salt, Same
After “Sa”, the next letter “i” (Sail) comes before “l” and “m” of the other words.
43. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that comes first.
(A) Divide (B) Device (C) Devil (D) Develop, Devoid
“Devi-” comes before “Devo-” and “Divi-”, since “i” comes before “o” and “v” before “x” etc. Device comes first.
44. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that comes first.
(A) Garlic (B) Garden (C) Garage (D) Garment, Garnish
After “Gar”, the next letter “a” (Garage) is alphabetically before “d”, “l”, “m”, “n”.
45. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that comes first.
(A) Chair (B) Chain (C) Chalk (D) Champ, Change
All start with “Cha”. The next letter “i” in Chain is alphabetically before “l”, “m”, and “n”.
46. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that comes first.
(A) Nature (B) Native (C) Nation (D) Natural, Navigator
After “Nat”, the fourth letter “i” (Nation) comes before “u” and “v” — so Nation comes first.
47. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that comes first.
(A) Result (B) Rescue (C) Research (D) Resident, Resemble
All start with “Res” — just look at the next letter:
Rescue (c), Research (e), Resemble (e), Resident (i), Result (u).
Since c comes first alphabetically, Rescue is the first word.
48. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that comes first.
(A) Flower (B) Float (C) Flow (D) Floor, Flour
After “Flo”, the next letter “a” (Float) comes before “o”, “u”, “w”, “w”, so Float appears first alphabetically
49. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that comes first.
(A) Bright (B) Brighter (C) Brightness (D) Brightly, Brighten
The word “Bright” is the shortest root form. All others are extensions of it, so it comes first alphabetically.
50. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that comes first.
(A) Journal (B) Journey (C) Joint (D) Jolly, Joyful
After “Jo”, the next letter “i” (Joint) comes before “l”, “u”, and “y”, so Joint is first.
51. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that comes first.
(A) Reduce (B) Redundant (C) Redress (D) Refine, Refer
All start Re. Next letter: Red vs Ref → Red comes first. Among Red words compare the 4th letter: Redr (Redress) vs Redu (Reduce, Redundant) — r < u, so Redress is first.
52. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that comes first.
(A) Patient (B) Patrol (C) Patch (D) Pathway, Pattern
All begin with “Pat–”. The next letter “c” (Patch) comes before “h”, “i”, “r”, “t”, so it’s alphabetically first.
53. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that comes first.
(A) Mother (B) Motion, Mountain (C) Motel (D) Mortal
Compare letters:
3rd letters: Mortal (r), others (t, u) → r < t < u, so Mortal is first.
Full quick order: Mortal → Motel → Mother → Motion → Mountain.
54. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that comes first.
(A) Glance (B) Glad (C) Glare (D) Glacier, Glass
After “Gla”, the next letter “d” (Glad) comes before “c”, “n”, “r”, “s” - so “Glad” appears first.
55. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that comes first.
(A) Curtain (B) Curly(C) Curse (D) Curve, Current
All start “Cur” - compare the 4th letter:
Curly (l) < Current (r) < Curse (s) < Curtain (t) < Curve (v).
So Curly comes first.
56. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that comes first.
(A) Drama (B) Draft (C) Drape (D) Drain, Draw
After “Dra”, the next letter “f” (Draft) comes before “i”, “m”, “p”, “w”. Hence, Draft comes first alphabetically.
57. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that comes first.
(A) Friction (B) Fringe (C) Fright (D) Friday, Friend
After “Fri”, the next letter “c” (Friction) is alphabetically before “d”, “e”, “g”, and “n”. So, Friction comes first.