Put the words in alphabetical order.

The first letter determines 1st, 2nd letter determines second;
steam,swell,zone,zoo
Answer:
steam, swell, zone, zoo
Explanation:
since both "swell" and "steam" start with the letter "s" , we look at the second letter. "t" comes before "w" so steam is before swell.
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