Vocabulary: Strategies for Vocabulary Learning & Retention (B2) - Lesson 3: Unlocking Memory: Mnemonics & Memory Aids

ESL Cambodia 🇰🇭

Memory Hacks

តិកនិកចងចាំ

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LINK

ភ្ជាប់

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UNLOCK

ដោះសោ

Mnemonics (នីម៉ូនិក) 🗝️

A "Mnemonic" is a tool to help you remember. It can be a picture in your head or a sound link.

🔤 Acronyms (អក្សរកាត់)

HOMES

The Great Lakes

Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior

វិធីចងចាំឈ្មោះបឹងធំៗទាំង ៥ នៅអាមេរិក

FANBOYS

Conjunctions

For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So

ពាក្យភ្ជាប់ប្រយោគសំខាន់ៗទាំង ៧

🖼️ Visualization (រូបភាពក្នុងចិត្ត)

Stationery

/ˈsteɪʃənɛri/

"E" for Envelope (ស្រោមសំបុត្រ)

សម្ភារៈសិក្សា / ការិយាល័យ

Stationary

/ˈsteɪʃənɛri/

"A" for pArked cAr (ឡានចតស្ងៀម)

នៅស្ងៀម / មិនផ្លាស់ទី

Dessert

/dɪˈzɜːrt/

SS because you want Sweet Stuff!

បង្អែម (មាន 's' ពីរតួ)

Memory Check 🧠

Use the tricks to answer!

Which spelling means "sweet food"? (Hint: SS for Sweet Stuff)

Which spelling is for "Paper & Pens"? (Hint: E for Envelope)

What does "FANBOYS" help you remember?

Mission 📝

Create a Mnemonic

Your Turn!

Try to create a memory trick for the word "Principal" (Head of a school).

Trick: The Principal is your PAL
(PAL means friend. Ends in -PAL)

Compare: Principle (Rule)
(Ends in -LE like RuLE)