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Mnemonic Weekly Tip: # 28
April 7,
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The spelling of since,
sincere, and sincerely can be
problematic for individuals who are weak spellers.
The primary reason that these words are difficult to spell
is because they are not used often unless the person is an avid
letter writer. The
secondary reason that these words are confusing is a right/left
discrimination problem that makes it difficult for the person to
remember how to spell words that are similar.
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The
memory technique for the spelling of since, sincere, and
sincerely is that of a sequence. A sequence is a memory technique that links words together
because of their similarities, allowing the person to remember all
the words in a sequence. By
lining up the words sin, since, sincere, and sincerely,
the person can see that the words since, sincere, and
sincerely are similar and begin with the word sin.
The sequence for this set of words is sin
followed by two letters added to each word.
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i n
s i n
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i n c e s i
n c e
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i n c e r e
s i n c
e r e
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i n c e r e l y
s i n c e r
e l y
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Whenever the person wants to write since,
sincere, or sincerely, he or she adds two letters to each
word in the sequence. The
following mnemonic clues can be use if the person needs techniques
for remembering which two letters are added to each word.
In order to remember that ce is added to sin,
the person can recall the word vice, “since a vice is a
sin.” By
thinking that “if you are sincere you are real”,
the person can remember the two letters re that are
added to since.
Finally the person can add the adverb suffix, ly
to sincere to get sincerely.
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