Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and choose the one that ...
The correct answer is option 'D' - Qualify.
Explanation:
Alphabetical order is the arrangement of words or terms in the order of the letters in the alphabet. To determine the word that comes first in alphabetical order, we compare the first letters of each word. If the first letters are the same, we move on to the second letters, and so on.
Let's arrange the given words in alphabetical order:
a) Quarter
b) Quarrel
c) Quarry
d) Qualify
To compare the first letters:
- Quarter starts with the letter 'Q'.
- Quarrel also starts with the letter 'Q'.
- Quarry starts with the letter 'Q'.
- Qualify starts with the letter 'Q'.
Since all the words start with the letter 'Q', we need to move on to the second letters to determine the word that comes first:
- The second letter of Quarter is 'u'.
- The second letter of Quarrel is 'u'.
- The second letter of Quarry is 'u'.
- The second letter of Qualify is 'a'.
Now, we can see that the second letter of Qualify is 'a', which comes before 'u' in the alphabet. Therefore, the word that comes first in alphabetical order is 'Qualify' (option 'D').
In summary, when arranging the given words in alphabetical order, 'Qualify' comes before the other words because it starts with the same letter as the other words ('Q'), but the second letter ('a') comes before 'u'.