Aardvark Mnemonics
 
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What are mnemonics?
Using mnemonics is a way of helping you to learn to spell words. It's great for those tricky ones. They work by making a phrase or sentence from the letters of the word, often using the letters at the start of each word. For example, tiger could be tigers in gyms eat rhubarb.
 
Why should we learn mnemonics?
It is easier to remember something if it is made into something silly or different. The sillier the mnemonic, the easier you'll be able to remember it.
 
Why is an aardvark teaching us?
Er, well, why not? He looked at the words below and thought that they were the most tricky out of this set of words. His mission is to teach the world to spell. He was the man, er, aardvark for the job... Listen to the author saying the mnemonic by clicking on the aardvark symbol:
 
     
 

almost

 

 All Little Men Open Silent Towns Allana
Ants Laugh Mostly On Stones Together James
Arresting Ladies Might Outrage Sweaty Tigers Charlie
always All Lions Walk Away From Yucky Salami Josephe
balloon Buzzards And Lapwings Line Outside Of Nests Jack
before

better

 

 Baboons Eat Tellies Till Everyone Rings Lizzie
Big Elephants Try To Eat Rhubarb Josepho
Big Eggs Tend To Eat Right
Euan

between

 

 Boys Eat Toast When Eating Egg Nog Ellie
British Eggs Talk With English Eggs Nightly Chloe

can't

 

 Cans Are Not Toilets George
Can A Nutter Teach? Ellie
Catch A Naughty Tadpole David
clothes
didn't
different
during

earth

 

 Every Animal Reaches To Heaven Allana
Every Apple Runs To Home Harry
every

following

 

 Friendly Octopuses Love Large Octopuses With Infra-Red Night Goggles Chloe
Fat Owls Love Licking Oranges When Itching Naughty Gorrilas Charlie
friends Frogs Run In Every Nasty Damp Swamp Chloe

goes

 

 Girls Only Eat Sweets Somers
Go Out Every Saturday Ellie
Giraffes Only Eat Sausages David
great Great Rhinos Eat At Teatime William

half

 

 Hens Ate Lemons First George
Half A Life Failed Christian
Horses Always Look Fat Jack
Humans Act Like Fools Dylan
heard Hannah's Eyes Are Running Dry James

high

 

 Holly In Great Halls Somers
Have I Gone Happy? Euan
Hippos In Glasgow Hunt Josephe

I'm

 

 I Measure Christian
I'm Mad Harry
It's Me! Jack

important

 

 I Must Put On Red Trousers After Navy Tights Ellie
Indigo Monkeys Party On Roads Till Aunt Nancy Tells Zoe
Ice Monkeys Play On Race Tracks At Night Time Chloe

leave

 

 Lions Eat Apples Very Elegantly Harry
Leave Empty Ants Very Empty James
opened Old People Eat Noodles Every Day Jack
stopped Sarah Tilly Owed Peter Pepper Eight Doughnuts Lizzie
suddenly

sure

 

 Silly Umbrellas Rule Everything Zoe
Silly Unicorns Rule Earth Dylan
See Us Read English Luke
those Those Happy Ostriches Smile Everyday William
thought
through

tries

 

 Try Rice In Eel Soup Dylan
Tigers Run In Every Street Josephe
turned

until

 

 Unicorns Nearly Tease Ill Leopards Allana
UFOs Need Turning In Light Luke

watch

 

 Watch A Tiger Catch Humans William
Wearing A Timepiece Can Help Jack
where
while Walls Hate Itching Little Elephants Charlie

white

 

 Witches Have Interesting Twitchy Eyes Somers
Why Have I Told Everyone? Josepho
whole
woken
world We Order Real Light Doughnuts Luke

write

 

 Will Richards Igloo Trap Elephants? Lizzie
Witches Ride In The Evening Josepho
young
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