English for Postgraduate Entrance Examination in 2020: A Summary of Memory Methods for Common Similar Words

First, the classification memory method

Classify and group words with very similar spelling, find out the common meaning of each word, then arrange them logically according to their meanings, and compare their memories according to their spelling differences.

For example, coast, barbecue, boat and toast are four words:

Find out the meaning of each word

Coast; Coast; seashore

The land on the east coast is barren.

Baking. ; Baking; Baking. Intransitive verb baking; Bake; Baking; Stir fry.

The meat is roasting in the oven.

Boast. Boast; Boast; Boast; Boast; Boast; Boast; sing one's own praises

There is nothing to hesitate about. There is nothing to boast about.

Toast; Toast ... cheers, cheers. ...

We made a toast to the bride and groom. Let's drink to the health of the bride and groom.

(2) Arrange the meanings of the four words in a certain logical order.

Barbecue on the coastline, drinking and bragging about yourself.

(c) Find out the differences between the four words and make analysis and comparison.

Coast-the ocean is at the edge of the sea. Only the oc of the sea has been converted into co, so it is a coastline related to the sea.

Barbecue-r is like a barbecue fork, so the word is barbecue.

Bragging-homophonic (hold him to death) hold him to death-bragging.

Toast-there are two t's on both sides of the word, so at least two can toast when toasting-cheers.

Second, the word association method

Although English is a language with sound as its core feature, some words can be guessed and distinguished by letters or letter shapes. Please look at the following three groups of examples.

1 . see/sea;

Look at these two words carefully. ee? From the hieroglyphic point of view, it looks like eyes, so eye stands for eyes (one eye on each side and one bridge of the nose in the middle), so the key to distinguish these two words is two? ee? Seeing means it is related to the eyes, so it means seeing, seeing.

2.greet/great;

These two words,? Greetings? There are two in it? ee? Look, hold out your hand and say hello. Great? Does it contain? Eat? Eat, this food is great!

3.meet/meat;

Same reason? ee? Show it? Meet? Say meet? Meat? Contain? Eat? , meaning meat;

Now we can understand treating guests as treating guests and entertaining; Make up a jingle, it's great that someone treats (treats) to eat (meat) (great! )

Third, the law of faith

In addition to letter combinations, in fact, individual letters also have their own meanings. The following is explained by the letter c:

1. cat/mouse;

From the perspective of hieroglyphics, letters? c? , especially like in? Take? Things? Shake it? Things, so the word like catch means to catch. In this sense, cats catch mice, and cats are? Cat? The mouse has a bad life and can only run all the time.

2.adopt/adapt;

From hieroglyphics, letters c? Especially like it? Take? Things? Shake it? Things are especially like drawing a semicircle, just like the word circle; In letters? c? On the basis of drawing more than half, letters will appear? o? , so in? Adoption? Medium? o? Show? Circle? Adoption means adoption, adoption; Adaptation means adjustment or adaptation.

Fourth, homophonic memory method

1 . comment/command;

Commenting? t? Can be understood as commenting on TA, in command? d? Can be understood as listening to me? d? Orders.

2.metal/medal;

Metal? t? It is understood that TA is only metal; In the model? d? Know what I mean? d? Won the medal.

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