Question

put the words in alphabetical order. tend tennis tent tense ten

Explanation:

Step1: Recall alphabetical order rules

Alphabetical order is determined by comparing the first different letter in the words. For words starting with "ten", we look at the subsequent letters.

Step2: Compare the words

• "ten": shortest, ends after "ten"
• "tend": next, after "ten" comes "d"
• "tense": after "ten", "s" (before "n" in "tennis" or "t" in "tent")
• "tennis": after "tense", "n" (since "tense" ends with "se", "tennis" starts with "n" after "ten")
• "tent": last, after "tennis", "t"

So the order is ten, tend, tense, tennis, tent.

Answer:

ten, tend, tense, tennis, tent