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Jordan
January 14, 2008
LOOK - THINK - COVER - WRITE - CHECKDisestablishmentarianism!! Supposing I wanted to remember
how to spell this word. I would LOOK at it carefully to see if
it would break up into smaller, much easier bits: dis-est-ab-lish-ment-ar-ian-ismAnd I would THINK about where the problems might be:
how to spell this word. I would LOOK at it carefully to see if
it would break up into smaller, much easier bits: dis-est-ab-lish-ment-ar-ian-ismAnd I would THINK about where the problems might be:
dis- | no problems - spell it just as it sounds - a very common pattern. |
-est- | the letter e isn't very clear when I say the whole word, so I would say it very clearly - like the e in egg. |
-ab- | no problem - spell it just like it sounds |
-lish- | again - just like it sounds |
-ment- | when I say the whole word quickly the e in ment sounds rather like an a - so I need to stress that it's e as in egg |
-ar- | this might be a real difficulty - it sounds as if it should be spelled -er-. So when I said the word to myself I would make the sound of -ar- like the -arr- in carrot |
-ian- | this bit is easy - it's a boy's name |
-ism | another very common ending - written just as you say it |
Now: COVER, WRITE and CHECK Sounds complicated? Only because it's such a long, complicated word - which is why I chose it. But you can do the same with any word. Have a try at remembering disestablishmentarianism to show how easy it is. And to impress your friends! Then go to mem 3 |
More entries: TOM CRUISE, The European Union, ELECTION DAY, Harry Potter, Uncle Sam, Spelling, mem 2 LOOK - THINK - COVER - WRITE - CHECK, mem1 Remembering how to spell new words , More Useful words in English, 7.1. Sentence Stress Basics