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Mnemonics For Life Volume 1: 100 Tricky Spelling Words
Compiled by Lyn Stone and Ailsa Dunnachie-‐Young
Illustrated by Ailsa Dunnachie-‐Young
Linguist Learning Press
For Lucius: For giving us some of the best memories ever.
First published 2011 by The Learning Centre Press Melbourne, Australia © Lyn Stone 2011 This volume is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent,
resold, hired out or otherwise circulated without the publisher’s prior consent in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition including this
condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser.
INTRODUCTION mnemo’nics (n-‐) art of, system for, improving memory. Being a teacher of spelling and a natural speller myself, I have used spelling mnemonics in my learning and my clinic since I began work in this field.
I have come to realise that natural speller as I may be, as age progresses, my recall of words is not as sharp as it used to be. Indeed I have heard other natural spellers complain that they have no back-‐up system to aid memorization when spelling the tens of thousands of words we use in our language. In response to this and to the clinical necessity of mnemonics, my sister and I have begun compiling this first in hopefully many volumes of stories and devices to aid memorization of tricky spelling words and other things worth memorizing. This volume concentrates on spelling, but subsequent volumes will include mnemonics for a wide range of subjects. About 80% of words in English are spelled phonetically. The spelling of many of the others can be derived from simple orthographic rules (such as ‘the letter q is always written with the letter u). Mature readers and spellers absorb these rules from exposure to written language and can usually apply them to most words. Then there are the words that need slightly more thought. They vary
from individual to individual. We have compiled a list based on 100 relatively common words that can’t be sounded out or for which application of rules is more complex than simple memorisation techniques. They are listed alphabetically for easy reference. They use a combination of mnemonics that we invented, as well as contributions friends and colleagues over the years. There are sure to be some omissions and there is definite room for improvement – we’d like to hear from you if you think so. Email us at [email protected] and your mnemonic and byline could be included in subsequent volumes. Finally, these beautiful illustrations are available as a full colour set via download (they are printed in black and white, if you bought the paperback, because colour printing would have doubled the price of the book) for only $1.99. Just order through [email protected] .
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Erase
Man’s
Oldest
Nemesis:
Insufficient
Cerebral
Storage
aaccommodation 2 cottages and 2 mansions (how many c's and m's) across There's only one sea (c) to get across. address You ADD your ADDress. again If you eat again and again you’re bound to GAIN assassin An assassin needs two donkeys – one to carry his guns and one to make a quick getaway. That’s why he has two asses in his den (ASS ASS IN).
Assassin
b beautiful Say the names of the first four letters very clearly whilst writing on the board. “Beee-‐eeee-‐aaaaa-‐u-‐tiful!” because (Note: you can make up stories in this vein for nearly all the mnemonics in this book, this story is just an example of one.) STORY: There once was a baby elephant whose favourite food was mashed mango in peanut butter. She had only tasted this once in her life, but it left such an impression on her that she longed to taste it again. Being only little, she didn’t know the words for her favourite food, and when she was asked what she would like for her first birthday dinner, she was sad. She could only say “Mushy mango butter”, and she was sure no one would understand her. On the day of her birthday, the elephants gathered for a birthday feast. There on the table lay cakes and jellies and ice creams and she was grateful for such lovely things. But secretly, all she could think about was her mashed mango in peanut butter. Suddenly her father, a huge, fearsome bull elephant, came trumpeting out of the forest, carrying a bright yellow bowl in his trunk. He stomped up to her and proudly placed the bowl in front of her. She looked inside it and her eyes grew wide and a huge grin spread across her face. And do you know what was in the bowl? That’s right, mashed mango in peanut butter. She looked up at her father and said, “How did you know I wanted this above everything else?” He smiled at her kindly and said just one word, “Because!” And do you know how he knew his daughter wanted mashed mango in peanut butter? BECAUSE…
Big Elephants Can Always Understand Small Elephants
Thank you for reading this sample!
If you think you can use Spelling For Life in your classroom, if you have questions on the content or even queries about bulk
purchases, please don’t hesitate to contact us at
www.linguistlearning.com/contact.html
Or you can simply order by going to:
www.linguistlearning.com/bookorder.html
Also in the Language For Life Series:
Spelling For Life 1: “Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Spelling…But Were Afraid to Ask” – a comprehensive spelling program for teachers of spelling for age 8 and upwards.
Spelling For Life 2: “Advanced Concepts in Spelling”. The Schwa, syllabification, doubles and
the addition of suffixes.
Grammar For Life: A guide to grammar based on linguistics including: parts of speech; how to use a dictionary and other reference materials quickly and effectively; and morphology.
Along with Punctuation For Life, these texts are also available for presentation as professional development workshops for teachers and other professionals.
Find out more at www.linguistlearning.com
About The Author
Lyn Stone is a linguist and language therapist who runs
her clinic, The Learning Centre, near Melbourne Australia.
Spalding, Fast ForWord and Lindamood are her main
influences in teaching.
She lives with her husband, and three girls, who
constantly teach her about neurology, education and the
important things in life.