Question

Select the option with the correct spelling.
A. Secretry
B. Secretary
C. Secratory
D. Secretery

Answer 1

Hint: The correct answer refers to a person who is employed as an assistant.

Complete step by step answer:
 In the given question, we have been given four various spelling of a word and are required to choose the most appropriate answer.

In order to do this, first try and understand the common sound from the given words and relate it with any word that you already know. Once, you relate it to a word that you know, try to find a word from the option that is most similar in sound to the word you related it to.
After doing this we can see that the correct answer is option ‘B’, secretary.

Options, ‘A’, ‘C’ and ‘D’ are incorrect as these words do not exist in the English vocabulary and hence have no meaning.

The word secretary refers to a person who is employed by an individual or in an office to assist with correspondence, make appointments, and carry out administrative tasks.
It is derived from the Latin word ‘secernere’, which translates into ‘to adjust’ or ‘to set apart’.

Let us use this in a sentence:
Mr. Tomlinson’s calls are taken care of by his secretary.

Note: In questions like this if you do not know the spellings of all the given words, use elimination method to remove the least likely words. This will help you to reach the final answer.