Question

Put the following words in alphabetical order:
optimistic, bonfire, rumour, attractive
potter, patter, pocket, people

Hint:

For spelling completion, always try inserting vowels first, as many English words miss a vowel.
Alphabetical order follows dictionary comparison: compare letters one by one.
In punctuation, focus on capitalization, quotation marks, apostrophes, and proper ending marks.
Word formation tasks usually test vocabulary—use only given letters.
Related words need a logical or semantic connection to the given word.
In word-chains, keep track of the last letter carefully to continue the sequence.

Answer 1

In dictionary arrangement, words are compared letter by letter from the left.
For set (i): “attractive” begins with ‘a’, so it comes first. Next is “bonfire” (b), followed by “optimistic” (o), and lastly “rumour” (r).
For set (ii): “patter” comes first since after “pa” it has “t” (smaller alphabetically than “e”, “o”). Then comes “people” (pe), then “pocket” (po), and finally “potter” (po + t), which alphabetically follows “pocket.”