Question

put the words in alphabetical order.
nose, tire, news, nickel, naval
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Explanation:

Step1: Recall alphabetical order

Alphabetical order is determined by the position of letters in the alphabet (a, b, c, ..., z). We compare the first letter of each word. If the first letters are the same, we compare the second letter, and so on.

Step2: List the first letters of each word

• "nose": first letter 'n'
• "tire": first letter 't'
• "news": first letter 'n'
• "nickel": first letter 'n'
• "naval": first letter 'n'

Step3: Group words with the same first letter

Words with 'n': nose, news, nickel, naval; Word with 't': tire

Step4: Sort words with 'n' by second letter

• "naval": second letter 'a'
• "nickel": second letter 'i'
• "news": second letter 'e' (Wait, no, "news" second letter is 'e'? Wait, "naval" is n-a-v-a-l, "news" is n-e-w-s, "nickel" is n-i-c-k-e-l, "nose" is n-o-s-e. Wait, I made a mistake. Let's correct:

First, for words starting with 'n':

• "naval": n (1st), a (2nd)
• "news": n (1st), e (2nd)
• "nickel": n (1st), i (2nd)
• "nose": n (1st), o (2nd)

So sorting by second letter: a (naval), e (news), i (nickel), o (nose)

Then the word with 't' (tire) comes last since 't' is after 'n' in the alphabet.

So the order is: naval, news, nickel, nose, tire

Answer:

naval, news, nickel, nose, tire