Today you\u2019ll learn mnemonic devices to help you remember some of them.<\/p>\n
Native English speakers learn these as children.<\/p>\n
You can mention them during Speaking to impress the Examiner with your native knowledge.<\/p>\n
Why is spelling important?<\/strong><\/h3>\nIELTS Listening tries to trick you!<\/p>\n
Exam writers will choose words for summary completions that are difficult to spell.<\/p>\n
\n- Wednesday<\/li>\n
- February<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
If you spell the word incorrectly, you lose the point.<\/p>\n
Your Writing score also decreases<\/a> if you have many spelling errors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nHow can mnemonic devices help?<\/strong><\/h3>\nThese are tricks that can help you remember common words<\/a> that are difficult to spell.<\/p>\nIt is a short phrase that rhymes.<\/p>\n
If you remember these, you will remember how to spell the word!<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nSpelling hack #1: I before E except after C<\/strong><\/h3>\nThis is accurate for most words.<\/p>\n
\n- friend<\/li>\n
- fiend<\/li>\n
- receive<\/li>\n
- deceive<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
We discussed this trick in Episode 1125 of the All Ears English podcast<\/a>. <\/p>\nIt is a good general rule, but there are many exceptions!<\/p>\n
To include some of the exceptions, you now may hear it as:<\/p>\n
\nI before E, except after C, or when sounding like A, as in neighbor and weigh; and also for weird, which is really just weird.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Some exceptions:<\/p>\n
\n- weird<\/li>\n
- leisure<\/li>\n
- forfeit<\/li>\n
- albeit<\/li>\n
- seize<\/li>\n
- glacier<\/li>\n
- science<\/li>\n
- eight<\/li>\n
- freight<\/li>\n
- weight<\/li>\n
- beige<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n100% Score Increase Guarantee with our Insider Method<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nAre you ready to move past IELTS and move forward with your life vision?<\/strong><\/p>\nFind out why our strategies are the most powerful in the IELTS world.<\/strong><\/p>\nWhen you use our Insider Method you avoid the BIGGEST MISTAKES that most students make on IELTS<\/strong>.<\/p>\nClick here to get a score increase on IELTS. It\u2019s 100% guaranteed.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\nSpelling hack #2: <\/strong>Mnemonic devices<\/h3>\n\n- lieutenant<\/strong>: lie you ten ants! <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Remember the you is a U to spell this word correctly.<\/p>\n
\n- Wednesday<\/strong>: the wedding is on Wednesday<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
This helps you remember that the \u2018d\u2019 comes before the \u2018n\u2019.<\/p>\n
\n- February<\/strong>: R U having trouble spelling February?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
For this word, the key is to remember that \u2018r\u2019 comes before \u2018u\u2019.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nMemory tricks to mention on IELTS<\/strong><\/h3>\nROYGBIV<\/strong>: pronounced Roy G Biv, it\u2019s an acronym for all the colors in order<\/p>\n\n- red<\/li>\n
- orange<\/li>\n
- yellow<\/li>\n
- green<\/li>\n
- blue<\/li>\n
- indigo<\/li>\n
- violet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\u2018My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas<\/strong>\u2018 can help you remember the order of the planets.<\/p>\n\n- Mercury<\/li>\n
- Venus<\/li>\n
- Earth<\/li>\n
- Mars<\/li>\n
- Jupiter<\/li>\n
- Saturn<\/li>\n
- Uranus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
QWERTY<\/strong>: the letters in the top left corner of keyboards used in the U.S.<\/p>\nWe now use this as a word to refer to this type of keyboard.<\/p>\n
Mentioning any of these on IELTS will impress the Examiner<\/a> with your native knowledge!<\/p>\n<\/div>\nTakeaway<\/strong><\/h3>\nSpelling is very important on the IELTS exam!<\/a><\/p>\nLearn these tricks for spelling<\/a> common difficult words.<\/p>\nYou can also refer to these native mnemonic devices to impress the Examiner.<\/p>\n
For more strategies that are guaranteed to boost your IELTS score, join our 3 Keys IELTS study system today!<\/a><\/p>\n
If you spell the word incorrectly, you lose the point.<\/p>\n
Your Writing score also decreases<\/a> if you have many spelling errors.<\/p>\n These are tricks that can help you remember common words<\/a> that are difficult to spell.<\/p>\n It is a short phrase that rhymes.<\/p>\n If you remember these, you will remember how to spell the word!<\/p>\n This is accurate for most words.<\/p>\n We discussed this trick in Episode 1125 of the All Ears English podcast<\/a>. <\/p>\n It is a good general rule, but there are many exceptions!<\/p>\n To include some of the exceptions, you now may hear it as:<\/p>\n I before E, except after C, or when sounding like A, as in neighbor and weigh; and also for weird, which is really just weird.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Some exceptions:<\/p>\n 100% Score Increase Guarantee with our Insider Method<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Are you ready to move past IELTS and move forward with your life vision?<\/strong><\/p>\n Find out why our strategies are the most powerful in the IELTS world.<\/strong><\/p>\n When you use our Insider Method you avoid the BIGGEST MISTAKES that most students make on IELTS<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Click here to get a score increase on IELTS. It\u2019s 100% guaranteed.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Remember the you is a U to spell this word correctly.<\/p>\n This helps you remember that the \u2018d\u2019 comes before the \u2018n\u2019.<\/p>\n For this word, the key is to remember that \u2018r\u2019 comes before \u2018u\u2019.<\/p>\n ROYGBIV<\/strong>: pronounced Roy G Biv, it\u2019s an acronym for all the colors in order<\/p>\n \u2018My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas<\/strong>\u2018 can help you remember the order of the planets.<\/p>\n QWERTY<\/strong>: the letters in the top left corner of keyboards used in the U.S.<\/p>\n We now use this as a word to refer to this type of keyboard.<\/p>\n Mentioning any of these on IELTS will impress the Examiner<\/a> with your native knowledge!<\/p>\n Spelling is very important on the IELTS exam!<\/a><\/p>\n Learn these tricks for spelling<\/a> common difficult words.<\/p>\n You can also refer to these native mnemonic devices to impress the Examiner.<\/p>\n For more strategies that are guaranteed to boost your IELTS score, join our 3 Keys IELTS study system today!<\/a><\/p>\nHow can mnemonic devices help?<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Spelling hack #1: I before E except after C<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Strategies Created by a Former IELTS Examiner<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Spelling hack #2: <\/strong>Mnemonic devices<\/h3>\n
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Memory tricks to mention on IELTS<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Takeaway<\/strong><\/h3>\n