Place the following words in alphabetical dictionary order.

1. Create
2. Creation
3. Creative
4. Creating
5. Created

The correct answer is 1, 5, 4, 2, 3.

To arrange the given words in alphabetical dictionary order, we compare their letters position-by-position from left to right.

The list of words to arrange:
1. Create
2. Creation
3. Creative
4. Creating
5. Created

Step 1: Identify the root word
All five words share the first six letters: C-r-e-a-t-e.
Since "Create" (1) ends at the 6th letter and has no trailing letters, it comes before all words that extend beyond "Create". Thus, 1 is first in order.

Step 2: Compare the 7th letter of the remaining words
Looking at the 7th letter of words 2, 3, 4, and 5:
• Created (5): 7th letter is 'd'
• Creation (2): 7th letter is 'i'
• Creative (3): 7th letter is 'i'
• Creating (4): 7th letter is 'i'

Since 'd' comes before 'i' in the English alphabet, "Created" (5) comes second in dictionary order.

Step 3: Compare the 8th letter for words with 'i' as the 7th letter
Now we compare the remaining words (2, 3, and 4):
• Creating (4): 8th letter is 'n'
• Creation (2): 8th letter is 'o'
• Creative (3): 8th letter is 'v'

Arranging the 8th letters ('n', 'o', 'v') alphabetically:
• 'n' comes first → "Creating" (4) is third.
• 'o' comes next → "Creation" (2) is fourth.
• 'v' comes last → "Creative" (3) is fifth.

Final Alphabetical Sequence:
1. Create (1)
2. Created (5)
3. Creating (4)
4. Creation (2)
5. Creative (3)

Therefore, the correct numerical order is 1, 5, 4, 2, 3.