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Mnemonics For Life Lyn Stone Ailsa Dunnachie-Young

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Mnemonics For Life  

 

 

 

 

 

Lyn Stone

Ailsa Dunnachie-Young

 

 

 

       

           

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,  

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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]  .

 

Now  

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  

 

Because  

 

Big  Elephants  Can  Always  Understand  Small  Elephants  

   

 

 

 

 

 Thank  you  for  reading  this  sample!  

 

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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.