Which of the following words will be last in the dictionary?
A
PARROT
B
PARTICIPATE
C
PARTICLE
D
PARTICULAR
Correct Option:
D
Explanation
Dictionary order is determined letter by letter. PARROT comes before the words beginning PART-. Among PARTICIPATE, PARTICLE and PARTICULAR, all begin with "PARTIC". The next distinguishing letters are I, L and U respectively. Since U comes after I and L alphabetically, PARTICULAR appears last.