What is a mnemonic, or mnemonic device? A mnemonic is anything which helps in memorization or recall of knowledge or information. Mnemonics can be fun and imaginative, helping to make learning more similar to play than to work. They are not just for students; anyone, including workers, hobbyists, and fun-seekers, can take advantage of their usefulness to help them further along in the endeavors they are pursuing.
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General Knowledge Mnemonics
Colors of the Rainbow
The colors of the rainbow in the visible spectrum are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. Mnemonics for remembering them include the following.
- Roy G. Biv
- Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain
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‘Handedness’ is a word referring to which of the two hands a typical human uses most. There are left-handers, right handers, mixed-handers, ambidextrous humans, and doubtless other types. Hands are handy things to have, but have you ever noticed that dogs get along fine without hands?
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Ways To Remember
Which one is my left hand?
It’s sometimes hard to know.
But I have a special way
That I will share and show.
Put both hands out in front of you.
Then it is easy to tell.
‘Cause when you straighten out your thumbs
The left hand makes an “L.”
By Author Unknown
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Can’t tell your left from your right? Try this nifty little memory aid: Hold up both of your hands in front of your face with your palms facing away from you. The thumb of one of your hands forms a letter ‘L’ with your other four fingers. This is your left hand - ‘L’ for left. Now when someone says, “Look to your left,” or the navigation system in a vehicle says, “Turn left onto Library Street,” you know just what to do!
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Days In The Months
Thirty days has September,
April, June, and November;
All the rest have thirty-one
Excepting February alone,
To which we twenty-eight assign
Till leap year makes it twenty-nine.
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Metric System
The prefixes of the metric system of measure from largest to smallest units are Kilo, Hecto, Deka, Base, Deci, Centi, and Milli. They can be memorized with the mnemonic, “King Henry dieted by drinking chocolate milk.”
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General Knowledge Mnemonics
Colors of the Rainbow
The colors of the rainbow in the visible spectrum are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. Mnemonics for remembering them include the following.
- Roy G. Biv
- Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain
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‘Handedness’ is a word referring to which of the two hands a typical human uses most. There are left-handers, right handers, mixed-handers, ambidextrous humans, and doubtless other types. Hands are handy things to have, but have you ever noticed that dogs get along fine without hands?
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Ways To Remember
Which one is my left hand?
It’s sometimes hard to know.
But I have a special way
That I will share and show.
Put both hands out in front of you.
Then it is easy to tell.
‘Cause when you straighten out your thumbs
The left hand makes an “L.”
By Author Unknown
Continue scrolling down this website page to read the rest of the article, or click or tap on these words to read Poetic Epigrams Gathered By David Hugh Beaumont.
Can’t tell your left from your right? Try this nifty little memory aid: Hold up both of your hands in front of your face with your palms facing away from you. The thumb of one of your hands forms a letter ‘L’ with your other four fingers. This is your left hand - ‘L’ for left. Now when someone says, “Look to your left,” or the navigation system in a vehicle says, “Turn left onto Library Street,” you know just what to do!
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Days In The Months
Thirty days has September,
April, June, and November;
All the rest have thirty-one
Excepting February alone,
To which we twenty-eight assign
Till leap year makes it twenty-nine.
By Author Unknown
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Metric System
The prefixes of the metric system of measure from largest to smallest units are Kilo, Hecto, Deka, Base, Deci, Centi, and Milli. They can be memorized with the mnemonic, “King Henry dieted by drinking chocolate milk.”
Achievement Mnemonics
Goals
SMART Goals are Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Time-Bound.
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Cooperation
The benefit of teamwork is spelled out in the acronym TEAM: Together Everyone Achieves More.
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Studying For Tests
BREAK: Break memorization into short time periods, Recite information aloud, Establish mnemonics, Always try to picture information in your mind, Key words help.
Goals
SMART Goals are Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Time-Bound.
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Cooperation
The benefit of teamwork is spelled out in the acronym TEAM: Together Everyone Achieves More.
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Studying For Tests
BREAK: Break memorization into short time periods, Recite information aloud, Establish mnemonics, Always try to picture information in your mind, Key words help.
Treating Sprains
For ankle sprains or sprains in other body parts, there is a specific order for treating the injury, known as RICE.
Rest the injured area.
Ice the sprain.
Compress with a wrap or bandage.
Elevate the injured area.
A further necessary step may be to seek immediate medical assistance, such as that of paramedics or ambulance workers, emergency responders, doctors, hospitals, clinics, and so forth. Although clowns are useful for many things, this might not be one of those situations that calls for clowns.
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For ankle sprains or sprains in other body parts, there is a specific order for treating the injury, known as RICE.
Rest the injured area.
Ice the sprain.
Compress with a wrap or bandage.
Elevate the injured area.
A further necessary step may be to seek immediate medical assistance, such as that of paramedics or ambulance workers, emergency responders, doctors, hospitals, clinics, and so forth. Although clowns are useful for many things, this might not be one of those situations that calls for clowns.
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English Grammar Mnemonics
Coordinating Conjunctions
The seven coordinating conjunctions in English can be arranged to form the acronymic mnemonic FANBOYS: For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So.
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Parts Of Speech
Nouns and Verbs
Nouns are persons, or places, or things
Such as Benjamin, Egypt, or wings.
Verbs cause them to move
As this sentence will prove:
“When Benjamin sings, Egypt swings!”
Adverbs
On adverbs we always rely
To tell where or when, how or why,
And to what extent, too
As ‘exceedingly few’
Tells about elephants in the sky.
Prepositions
If you want to locate or position
Some thing, use a good preposition.
To, around, in, and out,
Up and down, or about
Put things in their place or condition.
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Parts of Speech
An acronymic mnemonic for the nine parts of speech is APAPANVIC, standing for: Articles, Pronouns, Adjectives, Prepositions, Adverbs, Nouns, Verbs, Interjections, Conjunctions.
Affect or effect? The word ‘raven,’ a type of bird, can be helpful in knowing whether to use ‘affect’ or ‘effect.’ RAVEN is a mnemonic for ‘Remember, Affect is a Verb and Effect is a Noun.’
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Vowels
The five vowels of the alphabet can be memorized with the mnemonic, “All elephants insure orange umbrellas,” representing a, e, i, o, u. This does not include the letter ‘y’ which can be either a consonant or a vowel depending on its place in a word.
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Spelling Rule
I before E,
Except after C,
Or when sounded like A,
As in Neighbor and Weigh.
By Author Unknown
The following sixteen words are exceptions to the ‘i before e’ rule: seize, weird, neither, either, foreign, sovereign, forfeit, counterfeit, leisure, heifer, protein, height, sleight, feisty, seismograph, and kaleidoscope. The list may not be complete, because new words seem to somehow magically appear out of nowhere all the time.
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Word Spellings Mnemonics
A mnemonic for spelling the similar sounding names Frances and Francis is ‘FrancEs = hErs’ and FrancIs = hIs.’
A mnemonic for spelling the word ‘necessary’ is ‘A shirt is necessary,’ because a shirt has ‘one collar’ and ‘two sleeves,’ while the word ‘necessary’ has one letter ‘c’ and two letter ‘s’s.’
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A mnemonic for spelling the state and the river ‘Mississippi’ is to break the word into smaller pieces and then rhythmically sing or chant the result: M-i-s-s- I-s-s- I-p-p- I!
Gray or grey? To determine the correct spelling for the color commonly thought of as being somewhere between black and white, use the mnemonic ‘grAy for America, ‘grEy’ for England.
To remember the difference between the words dessert and desert, remember that dessert has two s’s, just like strawberry shortcake.
- Arithmetic: A raccoon in the house may eat the ice cream.
- Because: Big elephants can always understand small elephants.
- Does: Daddy only eats sandwiches.
- Friend: Fred rushed in eating nine doughnuts.
- Geography: George’s elderly ornery grandfather rode a pig home yesterday.
- Laugh: Laughing aunts under green hats.
- Necessary: Not every cat eats sardines, some are really yucky.
- Mnemonic: Men never eat money or nest in cages.
- Ought: Only unique goats have this.
- Rhythm: Rhythm helps you talented hipsters move.
- Tomorrow: Talking of my orangish-red rose on Wednesday.
- When spelling stationery, think of the e in envelope.
Can you create more mnemonics for words that are difficult to spell?
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To remember the difference between words ‘principle’ and ‘principal,’ think of the letters p-a-l at the end of principal and then visualize the principal of your school as your principled princely pal.
At MFOL! we made up our own mnemonic for spelling the word ‘kaleidoscope,’ simply by putting spaces between some of the letters in the word: ‘kale i do scope’ or ‘Kale I do scope.’ Kale is a green leafy vegetable, and scope has to do with seeing; therefore, Kale I do scope = I see Kale. We cannot really see Kale through our kaleidoscope, but we could make a kaleidoscope and call it our Kale I Do Scope . . . okay, let’s not take this ridiculousness any further . . .
Mnemonic Devices Can Help in Memorizing
- Birthdays
- Dates
- Faces
- Phrases in foreign languages
- Names
- Order in which things have occurred or are to be done
- Shopping lists
- Subjects in school
- To do lists
Can you think of other uses for mnemonics?
Coordinating Conjunctions
The seven coordinating conjunctions in English can be arranged to form the acronymic mnemonic FANBOYS: For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So.
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Parts Of Speech
Nouns and Verbs
Nouns are persons, or places, or things
Such as Benjamin, Egypt, or wings.
Verbs cause them to move
As this sentence will prove:
“When Benjamin sings, Egypt swings!”
Adverbs
On adverbs we always rely
To tell where or when, how or why,
And to what extent, too
As ‘exceedingly few’
Tells about elephants in the sky.
Prepositions
If you want to locate or position
Some thing, use a good preposition.
To, around, in, and out,
Up and down, or about
Put things in their place or condition.
By Author Unknown
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Parts of Speech
An acronymic mnemonic for the nine parts of speech is APAPANVIC, standing for: Articles, Pronouns, Adjectives, Prepositions, Adverbs, Nouns, Verbs, Interjections, Conjunctions.
Affect or effect? The word ‘raven,’ a type of bird, can be helpful in knowing whether to use ‘affect’ or ‘effect.’ RAVEN is a mnemonic for ‘Remember, Affect is a Verb and Effect is a Noun.’
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Vowels
The five vowels of the alphabet can be memorized with the mnemonic, “All elephants insure orange umbrellas,” representing a, e, i, o, u. This does not include the letter ‘y’ which can be either a consonant or a vowel depending on its place in a word.
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Spelling Rule
I before E,
Except after C,
Or when sounded like A,
As in Neighbor and Weigh.
By Author Unknown
The following sixteen words are exceptions to the ‘i before e’ rule: seize, weird, neither, either, foreign, sovereign, forfeit, counterfeit, leisure, heifer, protein, height, sleight, feisty, seismograph, and kaleidoscope. The list may not be complete, because new words seem to somehow magically appear out of nowhere all the time.
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Word Spellings Mnemonics
A mnemonic for spelling the similar sounding names Frances and Francis is ‘FrancEs = hErs’ and FrancIs = hIs.’
A mnemonic for spelling the word ‘necessary’ is ‘A shirt is necessary,’ because a shirt has ‘one collar’ and ‘two sleeves,’ while the word ‘necessary’ has one letter ‘c’ and two letter ‘s’s.’
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A mnemonic for spelling the state and the river ‘Mississippi’ is to break the word into smaller pieces and then rhythmically sing or chant the result: M-i-s-s- I-s-s- I-p-p- I!
Gray or grey? To determine the correct spelling for the color commonly thought of as being somewhere between black and white, use the mnemonic ‘grAy for America, ‘grEy’ for England.
To remember the difference between the words dessert and desert, remember that dessert has two s’s, just like strawberry shortcake.
- Arithmetic: A raccoon in the house may eat the ice cream.
- Because: Big elephants can always understand small elephants.
- Does: Daddy only eats sandwiches.
- Friend: Fred rushed in eating nine doughnuts.
- Geography: George’s elderly ornery grandfather rode a pig home yesterday.
- Laugh: Laughing aunts under green hats.
- Necessary: Not every cat eats sardines, some are really yucky.
- Mnemonic: Men never eat money or nest in cages.
- Ought: Only unique goats have this.
- Rhythm: Rhythm helps you talented hipsters move.
- Tomorrow: Talking of my orangish-red rose on Wednesday.
- When spelling stationery, think of the e in envelope.
Can you create more mnemonics for words that are difficult to spell?
Continue scrolling down this website page to read the rest of the article, or click or tap on these words to read Word Spellings Gathered By David Hugh Beaumont.
To remember the difference between words ‘principle’ and ‘principal,’ think of the letters p-a-l at the end of principal and then visualize the principal of your school as your principled princely pal.
At MFOL! we made up our own mnemonic for spelling the word ‘kaleidoscope,’ simply by putting spaces between some of the letters in the word: ‘kale i do scope’ or ‘Kale I do scope.’ Kale is a green leafy vegetable, and scope has to do with seeing; therefore, Kale I do scope = I see Kale. We cannot really see Kale through our kaleidoscope, but we could make a kaleidoscope and call it our Kale I Do Scope . . . okay, let’s not take this ridiculousness any further . . .
Mnemonic Devices Can Help in Memorizing
- Birthdays
- Dates
- Faces
- Phrases in foreign languages
- Names
- Order in which things have occurred or are to be done
- Shopping lists
- Subjects in school
- To do lists
Can you think of other uses for mnemonics?
Science Mnemonics
The Scientific Method, or What do scientists do all day? Answer: Question, research, hypothesis, experiment, conclusion, report. A mnemonic for remembering this is ‘Quickly run home eating chewy raisins.’
The Scientific Method, or What do scientists do all day? Answer: Question, research, hypothesis, experiment, conclusion, report. A mnemonic for remembering this is ‘Quickly run home eating chewy raisins.’
How is mnemonic pronounced? The word mnemonic is pronounced as nuh-mah-nik, with the letter ‘m’ at the beginning of the word being silent, similar to the way the letter ‘g’ at the beginning of the word gnu is silent.
Does anyone have a mnemonic that is useful for remembering how to spell the word mnemonic?
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Electromagnetic Spectrum
The electromagnetic spectrum is broken down into waves or rays, called Radio, Micro, Infrared, Visible, Ultraviolet, X-Rays, and Gama. A mnemonic for remembering this is, ‘Real monkeys invent very useful X-mas gifts.’
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Speed of Light
The speed of light is 299,792,458 meters per second. A mnemonic for this is, ‘We guarantee certainly, clearly referring to this light mnemonic,’ in which the number of letters in each word represents a number in the speed of light.
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Gemology and Geology
An acronymic mnemonic for memorizing the Beryl group of gemstones is G.E.M.M.A.H.: Goshenite, Emerald, Maxixe, Moganite, Aquamarine, Heliodor.
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Animals
A mnemonic for determining the difference between a Dromedary Camel and a Bactrian camel is to imagine the first letter of each animal’s name lying flat on its back. Tilt the letter ‘D’ for Dromedary over, and you see one hump - Dromedaries are camels that have one hump. Tilt the letter ‘B’ for Bactrian over, and you see two humps - Bactrians are camels that have two humps. If you see more than two humps on a camel, you might need to visit an eye doctor.
A visual mnemonic for determining whether an animal is an alligator or a crocodile may be to remember that the word ‘Alligator’ starts with the pointy letter ‘A,’ and the word ‘Crocodile’ starts with a rounded letter C. An Alligator with its broad, rounded snout (mouth and nose) has the pointy letter A at the beginning of its name, and a Crocodile with its narrow pointy snout (mouth and nose) has the rounded letter C at the beginning of its name. Perhaps the two types of animals are contrarians who do not agree with their letters because they are disagreeable animals? It should be noted that this mnemonic is possibly more useful for identifying pictures of the animals, because in any real-life encounters with either type, you should not pause to visually examine them, but instead immediately get to safety before they can eat you.
Does anyone have a mnemonic that is useful for remembering how to spell the word mnemonic?
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Electromagnetic Spectrum
The electromagnetic spectrum is broken down into waves or rays, called Radio, Micro, Infrared, Visible, Ultraviolet, X-Rays, and Gama. A mnemonic for remembering this is, ‘Real monkeys invent very useful X-mas gifts.’
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Speed of Light
The speed of light is 299,792,458 meters per second. A mnemonic for this is, ‘We guarantee certainly, clearly referring to this light mnemonic,’ in which the number of letters in each word represents a number in the speed of light.
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Gemology and Geology
An acronymic mnemonic for memorizing the Beryl group of gemstones is G.E.M.M.A.H.: Goshenite, Emerald, Maxixe, Moganite, Aquamarine, Heliodor.
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Animals
A mnemonic for determining the difference between a Dromedary Camel and a Bactrian camel is to imagine the first letter of each animal’s name lying flat on its back. Tilt the letter ‘D’ for Dromedary over, and you see one hump - Dromedaries are camels that have one hump. Tilt the letter ‘B’ for Bactrian over, and you see two humps - Bactrians are camels that have two humps. If you see more than two humps on a camel, you might need to visit an eye doctor.
A visual mnemonic for determining whether an animal is an alligator or a crocodile may be to remember that the word ‘Alligator’ starts with the pointy letter ‘A,’ and the word ‘Crocodile’ starts with a rounded letter C. An Alligator with its broad, rounded snout (mouth and nose) has the pointy letter A at the beginning of its name, and a Crocodile with its narrow pointy snout (mouth and nose) has the rounded letter C at the beginning of its name. Perhaps the two types of animals are contrarians who do not agree with their letters because they are disagreeable animals? It should be noted that this mnemonic is possibly more useful for identifying pictures of the animals, because in any real-life encounters with either type, you should not pause to visually examine them, but instead immediately get to safety before they can eat you.
Geography Mnemonics
Earth’s Continents
Earth has seven continents, which are named Europe, Antarctica, Asia, Africa, Australia, North America, South America. A mnemonic for remembering them is as follows: Eat an alligator after a nighttime snack. Visualizing a green alligator may help.
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The Five Great Lakes of North America
The order of the North American Great Lakes from west to east, or from left to right when facing north, and coincidentally, from largest to smallest in size, is Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, Ontario. Mnemonics for remembering this include, ‘Saving money helps every one’ and ‘Super man helps every one.’ The Great Lakes are the largest group of freshwater lakes in the world.
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The Countries of Central America
Big gorillas eat honey, never cheesy pizza.
Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama.
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Earth’s Oceans
The Earth’s five oceans in order from largest to smallest are Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, and Arctic. A mnemonic for remembering them is, ‘Primitives allow irritatingly simple art.’
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American States
The states just west of the Mississippi River from north to south are Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas and Louisiana. A mnemonic for the names of the states is MIMAL the Silly Elf, based on the shapes of the states. Minnesota is his hat, Iowa is his face, Missouri is his body, Arkansas is his legs, and Louisiana is his boots. Look at a map for help in understanding this idea.
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Distance Measurement
‘5 Tomatoes’ is a mnemonic useful for recalling the number of feet in a mile, by restating it as ‘5-to-mate-oes’ meaning 5,280 feet, which equals one mile. George walked a mile while eating five tomatoes?
Earth’s Continents
Earth has seven continents, which are named Europe, Antarctica, Asia, Africa, Australia, North America, South America. A mnemonic for remembering them is as follows: Eat an alligator after a nighttime snack. Visualizing a green alligator may help.
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The Five Great Lakes of North America
The order of the North American Great Lakes from west to east, or from left to right when facing north, and coincidentally, from largest to smallest in size, is Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, Ontario. Mnemonics for remembering this include, ‘Saving money helps every one’ and ‘Super man helps every one.’ The Great Lakes are the largest group of freshwater lakes in the world.
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The Countries of Central America
Big gorillas eat honey, never cheesy pizza.
Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama.
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Earth’s Oceans
The Earth’s five oceans in order from largest to smallest are Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, and Arctic. A mnemonic for remembering them is, ‘Primitives allow irritatingly simple art.’
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American States
The states just west of the Mississippi River from north to south are Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas and Louisiana. A mnemonic for the names of the states is MIMAL the Silly Elf, based on the shapes of the states. Minnesota is his hat, Iowa is his face, Missouri is his body, Arkansas is his legs, and Louisiana is his boots. Look at a map for help in understanding this idea.
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Distance Measurement
‘5 Tomatoes’ is a mnemonic useful for recalling the number of feet in a mile, by restating it as ‘5-to-mate-oes’ meaning 5,280 feet, which equals one mile. George walked a mile while eating five tomatoes?
Mathematics Mnemonics
Order of Operations in Arithmetic
The order of operations in arithmetic can be memorized with the aid of the mnemonic acronym GEMDAS, which stands for Groupings, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction.
Groupings are mathematical expressions affected by grouping symbols such as parenthesis ( ), square brackets [ ], curly brackets { }, and the fraction bars — or /. Groupings can also include numbers raised to a power or exponentiation, such as 4³, in which 4 is the ‘base’ or ‘the number being raised,’ and 3 is the ‘exponent’ or ‘power.’
A further aid to memorization of the order of operations in arithmetic is to replace each letter in GEMDAS with a word, to create the sentence, “George, Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally.” GEMDAS is a ‘gem’ of a mnemonic.
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Pi Mnemonics
Pi expressed to seven decimal places is 3.1415927. A mnemonic for memorizing the number is, ‘May I have a large container of coffee?’ with the number of letters in each word representing a digit in the number as follows.
‘May’ has 3 letters, ‘I’ has 1, ‘have’ has 4, ‘a’ has 1, ‘large’ has 5, ‘container’ has 9, ‘of’ has 2, and ‘coffee’ plus the ‘?’ is 7.
The mathematical value π or pi, expressed to thirty-one decimal places, is 3.1415926535897932384626433832795.
The letter count of each word in the following poem represents a number in pi. The first word, Sir, contains 3 letters representing the whole number 3 to the left of the decimal point, and the number of letters in each word following the word Sir is a number to the right of the decimal point.
Sir,
I bear a rhyme excelling
In mystic force, and magic spelling
Celestial sprites elucidate
All my own striving can’t relate
Or locate they who can cogitate
And so finally terminate.
Finis.
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Roman Numerals
Can you guess what the following mnemonic is for? I value xylophones, like cows dig milk. The first letter of each word is one of the Roman numerals: I = 1, V = 5, X = 10, L = 50, C = 100, D = 500, M = 1,000.
Order of Operations in Arithmetic
The order of operations in arithmetic can be memorized with the aid of the mnemonic acronym GEMDAS, which stands for Groupings, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction.
Groupings are mathematical expressions affected by grouping symbols such as parenthesis ( ), square brackets [ ], curly brackets { }, and the fraction bars — or /. Groupings can also include numbers raised to a power or exponentiation, such as 4³, in which 4 is the ‘base’ or ‘the number being raised,’ and 3 is the ‘exponent’ or ‘power.’
A further aid to memorization of the order of operations in arithmetic is to replace each letter in GEMDAS with a word, to create the sentence, “George, Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally.” GEMDAS is a ‘gem’ of a mnemonic.
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Pi Mnemonics
Pi expressed to seven decimal places is 3.1415927. A mnemonic for memorizing the number is, ‘May I have a large container of coffee?’ with the number of letters in each word representing a digit in the number as follows.
‘May’ has 3 letters, ‘I’ has 1, ‘have’ has 4, ‘a’ has 1, ‘large’ has 5, ‘container’ has 9, ‘of’ has 2, and ‘coffee’ plus the ‘?’ is 7.
The mathematical value π or pi, expressed to thirty-one decimal places, is 3.1415926535897932384626433832795.
The letter count of each word in the following poem represents a number in pi. The first word, Sir, contains 3 letters representing the whole number 3 to the left of the decimal point, and the number of letters in each word following the word Sir is a number to the right of the decimal point.
Sir,
I bear a rhyme excelling
In mystic force, and magic spelling
Celestial sprites elucidate
All my own striving can’t relate
Or locate they who can cogitate
And so finally terminate.
Finis.
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Roman Numerals
Can you guess what the following mnemonic is for? I value xylophones, like cows dig milk. The first letter of each word is one of the Roman numerals: I = 1, V = 5, X = 10, L = 50, C = 100, D = 500, M = 1,000.
Biology Mnemonics
Order of Taxonomy or Taxonomic Hierarchies
Species are organized under a number of categories. The order, from largest to most specific, is: Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species. Some mnemonics for remembering them include the following.
- Kids prefer cheese over fried green spinach.
- King Philip came over for good soup.
- Kings play chess on fine glass sets.
Human Anatomy
The bones of the lower limbs are Hip, Femur, Patella, Tibia, Fibula, Tarsals, Metatarsals, Phalanges. A mnemonic for them is, ‘Help Five Police To Find Ten Missing Prisoners.’
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Essential Amino Acids
The essential amino acids are Phenylalanine, Valine, Threonine, Tryptophan, Isoleucine, Methionine, Histidine, Arginine, Leucine, Lysine. A mnemonic for memorizing them is ‘Pvt. Tim Hall,’ in which ‘Pvt.’ is an abbreviation for Private, one of the ranks of enlisted soldiers in the United States Army.
Order of Taxonomy or Taxonomic Hierarchies
Species are organized under a number of categories. The order, from largest to most specific, is: Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species. Some mnemonics for remembering them include the following.
- Kids prefer cheese over fried green spinach.
- King Philip came over for good soup.
- Kings play chess on fine glass sets.
Human Anatomy
The bones of the lower limbs are Hip, Femur, Patella, Tibia, Fibula, Tarsals, Metatarsals, Phalanges. A mnemonic for them is, ‘Help Five Police To Find Ten Missing Prisoners.’
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Essential Amino Acids
The essential amino acids are Phenylalanine, Valine, Threonine, Tryptophan, Isoleucine, Methionine, Histidine, Arginine, Leucine, Lysine. A mnemonic for memorizing them is ‘Pvt. Tim Hall,’ in which ‘Pvt.’ is an abbreviation for Private, one of the ranks of enlisted soldiers in the United States Army.
History Mnemonics
Christopher Columbus
Columbus sailed the ocean blue,
In fourteen-hundred ninety-two.
By Author Unknown
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‘Will A Jolly Man Make A Just But Harshly Treated President?’ is a mnemonic for the last names of the first eleven Presidents of the United States of America, in order of their terms in office:
George Washington (1789 - 1797)
John Adams (1797 - 1801)
Thomas Jefferson (1801 - 1809)
James Madison (1809 - 1817)
James Monroe (1817 - 1825)
John Quincy Adams (1825 - 1829)
Andrew Jackson (1829 - 1837)
Martin Van Buren (1837 - 1841)
William Henry Harrison (1841)
John Tyler (1841 - 1845)
James Knox Polk (1845 - 1849)
If you only need to memorize the first eight, you might use the mnemonic, ‘Will a jolly man make a joyous visitor?’
Christopher Columbus
Columbus sailed the ocean blue,
In fourteen-hundred ninety-two.
By Author Unknown
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‘Will A Jolly Man Make A Just But Harshly Treated President?’ is a mnemonic for the last names of the first eleven Presidents of the United States of America, in order of their terms in office:
George Washington (1789 - 1797)
John Adams (1797 - 1801)
Thomas Jefferson (1801 - 1809)
James Madison (1809 - 1817)
James Monroe (1817 - 1825)
John Quincy Adams (1825 - 1829)
Andrew Jackson (1829 - 1837)
Martin Van Buren (1837 - 1841)
William Henry Harrison (1841)
John Tyler (1841 - 1845)
James Knox Polk (1845 - 1849)
If you only need to memorize the first eight, you might use the mnemonic, ‘Will a jolly man make a joyous visitor?’
The Bible
Old Testament
‘God Equals Light, Not Darkness’ is a mnemonic for the first five books of the Old Testament of The Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy.
Old Testament
‘God Equals Light, Not Darkness’ is a mnemonic for the first five books of the Old Testament of The Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy.
Civics And Government Mnemonics
The Articles of the Constitution
The seven articles or sections of the United States Constitution which detail the functions of government are as follows.
Article I - The Legislative Branch
Article II - The Executive Branch
Article III - The Judicial Branch
Article IV - The States
Article V - Amendment
Article VI - Debts, Supremacy, Oaths
Article VII - Ratification
A mnemonic for memorizing the names of the seven articles or sections is, ‘Large elephants jump slowly and descend rapidly,’ in which the first letter of each word in the sentence is the same as the first letter in the first key word of the names of the articles or sections.
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The Articles of the Constitution
The seven articles or sections of the United States Constitution which detail the functions of government are as follows.
Article I - The Legislative Branch
Article II - The Executive Branch
Article III - The Judicial Branch
Article IV - The States
Article V - Amendment
Article VI - Debts, Supremacy, Oaths
Article VII - Ratification
A mnemonic for memorizing the names of the seven articles or sections is, ‘Large elephants jump slowly and descend rapidly,’ in which the first letter of each word in the sentence is the same as the first letter in the first key word of the names of the articles or sections.
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Astronomy Mnemonics
Basic Solar System
Some mnemonics for the eight planets, or Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, plus one dwarf planet Pluto, in order of distance from the Sun star, are as follows.
My very easy method just speeds up naming planets.
My very educated minister just showed us nine planets.
My very excited mother just served us nine pies.
All-Inclusive Solar System
All of the planets and all of the dwarf planets in order from the Sun star outward are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Ceres, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, Haumea, Makemake, and Eris. Some mnemonics for the eight planets plus the four dwarf planets in order from the Sun outward are as follows.
- My very exciting mermaid career just sank underwater. Now, pedestrian hobbies mean everything.
- ‘Man,’ Voldemort exclaimed, ‘my catastrophic jinx shall utterly nuke Potter!’ Harry’s Move: ‘Expelliarmus!’
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Basic Solar System
Some mnemonics for the eight planets, or Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, plus one dwarf planet Pluto, in order of distance from the Sun star, are as follows.
My very easy method just speeds up naming planets.
My very educated minister just showed us nine planets.
My very excited mother just served us nine pies.
All-Inclusive Solar System
All of the planets and all of the dwarf planets in order from the Sun star outward are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Ceres, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, Haumea, Makemake, and Eris. Some mnemonics for the eight planets plus the four dwarf planets in order from the Sun outward are as follows.
- My very exciting mermaid career just sank underwater. Now, pedestrian hobbies mean everything.
- ‘Man,’ Voldemort exclaimed, ‘my catastrophic jinx shall utterly nuke Potter!’ Harry’s Move: ‘Expelliarmus!’
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Names And Titles Mnemonics
- When you meet someone for the first time, say the person’s name aloud, as for example, “I am pleased to meet you, Margaret.” Use the person’s name in conversation, as for example, “I agree with your observation on that subject, Margaret.” Then, when parting, say the person’s name again, as for example, “I hope to see you again, Margaret.” Repetition is one of the best ways to place information in memory.
- Associate the person’s name with a place, school, team, church, company, or other organization, as for example, ‘Steve from New Brunswick’ or ‘Karen with the Christian Polo Players Club’ or ‘Martin Shoreberg of Custom Electronics.’
- Think of a short rhyme using the person’s name, such as ‘Jed the Red’ or ‘Stan the Man with the Hopeful Plan’ or ‘Carmella and her longtime fella.’ You might not want to say the rhyme aloud, to avoid embarrassing the person and yourself, and just think it silently to yourself.
- If it helps, write the person’s name down on paper, with any information that helps you make the connection, such as a telephone number, company name, or address.
- Can you think of other tips for remembering people’s names?
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The English Or United Kingdom Peerage
The titles of the five ranks of peerage in ascending order are: baron, viscount, earl, marquess, duke.
The title ‘Lord’ is used most often by barons who are rarely addressed with any other. The style of this address is ‘Lord __________________,’ as, for example, ‘Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson,’ commonly known as ‘Lord Tennyson.’
The ranks of marquess, earl, and viscounts commonly use lord as well, with viscounts using the same style as used for baron. However, marquises and earls have a slightly different form of address where they can be called either the ‘Marquess/Earl of __________________,’ or ‘Lord __________________.’
Dukes also use the style, ‘Duke of __________________,’ but it is not acceptable to refer to them as ‘Lord __________________.’ Dukes are formally addressed as ‘Your Grace,’ rather than ‘My Lord.’
A mnemonic for remembering the titles in ascending order of rank is, “Bobbies very eagerly munch doughnuts.”
- When you meet someone for the first time, say the person’s name aloud, as for example, “I am pleased to meet you, Margaret.” Use the person’s name in conversation, as for example, “I agree with your observation on that subject, Margaret.” Then, when parting, say the person’s name again, as for example, “I hope to see you again, Margaret.” Repetition is one of the best ways to place information in memory.
- Associate the person’s name with a place, school, team, church, company, or other organization, as for example, ‘Steve from New Brunswick’ or ‘Karen with the Christian Polo Players Club’ or ‘Martin Shoreberg of Custom Electronics.’
- Think of a short rhyme using the person’s name, such as ‘Jed the Red’ or ‘Stan the Man with the Hopeful Plan’ or ‘Carmella and her longtime fella.’ You might not want to say the rhyme aloud, to avoid embarrassing the person and yourself, and just think it silently to yourself.
- If it helps, write the person’s name down on paper, with any information that helps you make the connection, such as a telephone number, company name, or address.
- Can you think of other tips for remembering people’s names?
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The English Or United Kingdom Peerage
The titles of the five ranks of peerage in ascending order are: baron, viscount, earl, marquess, duke.
The title ‘Lord’ is used most often by barons who are rarely addressed with any other. The style of this address is ‘Lord __________________,’ as, for example, ‘Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson,’ commonly known as ‘Lord Tennyson.’
The ranks of marquess, earl, and viscounts commonly use lord as well, with viscounts using the same style as used for baron. However, marquises and earls have a slightly different form of address where they can be called either the ‘Marquess/Earl of __________________,’ or ‘Lord __________________.’
Dukes also use the style, ‘Duke of __________________,’ but it is not acceptable to refer to them as ‘Lord __________________.’ Dukes are formally addressed as ‘Your Grace,’ rather than ‘My Lord.’
A mnemonic for remembering the titles in ascending order of rank is, “Bobbies very eagerly munch doughnuts.”
Do you know you can create your own mnemonics, to help you memorize nearly anything, and that they can be not just in the form of words, but also songs and pictures? Just put your imagination to work.
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