Which set of guide word might be found at the top a dictionary page on which brake is found?

* Find the word "brake" in a dictionary. This will give you a sense of its alphabetical position.

* Look at the words on either side of "brake". These will be your guide words.

Possible guide word pairs:

* Brain - Branch

* Bracken - Bracelet

* Bracket - Braggart

These are all likely to be guide words for a page containing "brake" because they are close alphabetically.