JAMB 2019 English Language · Question 173

He started his career as an ........ teacher

Options

A.auxilary
B.auxilliary
C.auxiliary
D.auxillary

Answer: C. auxiliary

Explanation written with AI and checked against the answer key

Analyze the question: This is a spelling (orthography) question. You are asked to pick the correctly spelled word that fits the blank: "He started his career as an ........ teacher."

Explain the concept: The word means "providing extra help or support" (an auxiliary teacher is a supporting or assistant teacher). It comes from the Latin auxilium, meaning "help."

Break the word down:

aux - il - i - ary
One l (as in auxilium)
Followed by i before -ary

Check each option:

A. auxilary: the i is missing after the l. Wrong.
B. auxilliary: it has a double ll. Wrong.
C. auxiliary: one l, then i, then -ary. Correct.
D. auxillary: it has a double ll and no i. Wrong.

Answer: The correct spelling is auxiliary, which is option C.

Tip: Remember that "auxiliary" has all five vowels (a, u, i, i, a... with e absent) - so don't rely on that. Instead use this trick: aux-IL-I-ary has one L and two I's. Think "one L, two I's." Words like auxiliary, ancillary, and auxiliary verb are common spelling traps in JAMB and WASSCE, so practise them.

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