JAMB Topics for English 2026. You will be able to download it in PDF.


While preparing for the JAMB English exam, make sure you study the right topics. Don’t waste your time on irrelevant topics.
This page will show you the full list of JAMB Topics for English. This was extracted from the official JAMB Syllabus for English Language.
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JAMB Topics for English Language
| BROAD TOPIC | SUB-TOPICS |
|---|---|
| Comprehension / Summary | Description; Narration; Exposition; Argumentation / Persuasion; Passages — Cloze test and reading passages (about 200 words each); Questions test comprehension, coherence, inference, grammar, and synthesis; Text: The Lekki Headmaster by Kabir Alabi Garba |
| Lexis and Structure | Synonyms; Antonyms; Homonyms; Clause and sentence patterns; Word classes and functions; Mood, tense, aspect, number, agreement/concord, degree (positive, comparative, superlative), and question tags; Punctuation and spelling; Ordinary usage, figurative usage, and idiomatic usage |
| Oral Forms | Vowels (monophthongs and diphthongs); Consonants (including clusters); Rhymes (including homophones); Word stress (monosyllabic and polysyllabic); Intonation (word emphasis) |
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