Question

put the words in alphabetical order. candy drench canal can canvas submit

Explanation:

Step1: Recall alphabetical order rules

Alphabetical order is determined by the order of letters in the English alphabet (a, b, c, ..., z). We compare the words letter by letter from the first character.

Step2: Compare the first letters

All words start with 'c' except 'drench' (starts with 'd'). So 'drench' will be last among these since 'd' comes after 'c' in the alphabet. Now, for the words starting with 'c': 'can', 'canal', 'candy', 'canvas'.

Step3: Compare the second letters

• 'can': second letter 'a'
• 'canal': second letter 'a' (same as 'can' so far)
• 'candy': second letter 'a' (same as 'can' and 'canal' so far)
• 'canvas': second letter 'a' (same as 'can', 'canal', 'candy' so far)

Step4: Compare the third letters

• 'can': third letter 'n' (and it's a 3 - letter word, so we can consider it as having no more letters after the third)
• 'canal': third letter 'n' (then fourth letter 'a')
• 'candy': third letter 'n' (then fourth letter 'd')
• 'canvas': third letter 'n' (then fourth letter 'v')

Now, for the words with more than 3 letters, we continue comparing the next letters.

• Compare 'canal' (fourth letter 'a'), 'candy' (fourth letter 'd'), 'canvas' (fourth letter 'v'). Since 'a' < 'd' < 'v' in the alphabet, the order of the 4 - letter and more words starting with 'c' (after 'can') is 'canal', 'candy', 'canvas'.

Step5: Combine all words

Putting it all together, the order from first to last (alphabetical) is: can, canal, candy, canvas, drench.

Answer:

can, canal, candy, canvas, drench