Spelling: Memory aids

Rhymes and silly phrases can really help you remember spellings. For example, 'Rhythm Helps Your Two Hips Move' helps you to spell the word rhythm.

Quick tips for tutors

Memory aids includes:

  • Common strategies to support spelling
  • Using mnemonics
  • Look, say, cover, write, check
  • Recognising syllables
  • Common groups of letters in English words

Downloadable Factsheets

Help with spelling

Help with spelling

Tips to help with spelling, using the look-say-cover-write-check technique.

Remembering spellings

Remembering spellings

How to remember spellings, using common strategies.

What are letter patterns?

What are letter patterns?

Identifying common letter patterns.

Memory aids

Memory aids

Understanding how memory aids can help with spelling.

Downloadable worksheets

Syllables: writing a poem

Syllables: writing a poem

Exercise in writing Haikus and breaking words down into syllables.

Syllables in Haiku

Syllables in Haiku

Exercise in using Haiku to recognise syllables.

Syllables

Syllables

Exercise in breaking words down into syllables.

Practice sheet with suggested words

Practice sheet with suggested words

Exercise in practising the look-say-cover-write technique.

Words within words

Words within words

Exercise in recognising smaller words within longer ones to help spelling.

Mnemonics: ways to remember difficult words

Mnemonics: ways to remember difficult words

Exercise in using mnemonics as a method for remembering difficult words.

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Words to watch out for

Words to watch out for

Find out how to avoid common mistakes people make with certain words

Common letter patterns

Common letter patterns

Recognising letter patterns in words can help you say the word out loud

Root words

Root words

Find out how to make new words from root words