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Mnemonic Devices

Mnemonic Devices. BY: FEE FI FO FUM, We are the great Englishmen!. Sorcery. Mnemonic Device: Sorcery is not EC , it is CE . Meaning: the arts, practices and spells of magic or black magic. Sentence: Many believe that Jack used sorcery to kill the giant. Baffle.

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Mnemonic Devices

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  1. Mnemonic Devices BY: FEE FI FO FUM, We are the great Englishmen!

  2. Sorcery • Mnemonic Device: Sorcery is not EC, it is CE. • Meaning: the arts, practices and spells of magic or black magic. • Sentence: Many believe that Jack used sorcery to kill the giant.

  3. Baffle • Mnemonic Device: I burnt the first part of my waffle, so it became Baffle. • Meaning:1. Totally bewilder or perplex • 2. restrain or regulate • 3. device to stop flow of a fluid or gas • Sentence: The story of “Jack and the beanstalk” baffled me because of its stupidity and simplicity.

  4. Deficit • Mnemonic Device: Even if I am DEAF, I C IT. I see that I have to remove the A. • Meaning: 1. The amount by which something is too small. • 2.The amount of score in which a team is losing. • 3. a deficiency or failing • Sentence: The old man was facing many financial deficits because of Jack.

  5. Abscissa • Mnemonic Device: Why do you always mix up the BASICS of Subtraction & Addition? • Meaning: The x-coordinate of a point: its distance from the y-axis measured parallel to the x-axis. • Sentence: Jack dropped out of school because he did not get what is an abscissa.

  6. Procession • Mnemonic Device: We must PROCESS ION to make PROCESSION. • Meaning: 1. Number of people or vehicles moving forward in an orderly fashion. • 2. The action of moving forward in such a way. • Sentence: After Jack had killed the giant, there was a huge procession in honor of Jack.

  7. Whistle • Mnemonic Device: I broke and mixed up some of the White TILES. • Meaning: 1. A high-pitched sound made by forcing wind through a small hole. • 2. Emit a clear high-pitched sound by forcing wind through a small hole between one’s lips or teeth. • Sentence: The giant was whistling while sleeping when Jack stole the hen.

  8. Legitimate • Mnemonic Device: The Chicken Leg was Itim before I Ate it. • Meaning: 1. Conforming to the law or rules. • 2. Able to be defended with logic. • Sentence: Jack’s defeat over the giant was not murder, so it was legitimate.

  9. Bureaucrat • Mnemonic Device: The Bureau of Croats must remove its Officers and Staff. • Meaning: An official in a government department • Sentence: Jack was once a bureaucrat, but was fired after his boss found out he was stealing.

  10. Serviceable • Mnemonic Device: Service+able • Meaning: 1. fulfilling its function adequately, useful • 2. In working order • Sentence: After Jack’s hen laid all of it’s golden eggs, it was no longer serviceable.

  11. Ordinates • Mnemonic Device: You have no RYT to make an ORDINARY TEST. • Meaning: The y-coordinate of a point: its distance from the x-axis measured parallel to the y-axis. • Sentence: After Jack had dropped out of school, he killed all of his teachers that taught him about ordinates.

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