Mnemonic Images for Common English Words
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This page lists Mnemonics for the most common words in English that might not have obvious images. Post ideas for images below.
Most Common English Words
The format at the moment is ā* [word]: [image 1], [image 2], etc.ā
- the: drop the ātā to make āheā and use He-Man
- and: a hand, imprint of a hand in a locus
- to: use your image for 2 or a tuba
- of: a dove
- a: you could use a mnemonic image for the letter āAā
- I: eyeball, glass eye
- in: inn, motel
- was: wuss, coward
- he: He-Man
- that: a hat
- it: cousin āitā (Adams Family)
- his: hissing cat
- her: Ben Hur
- you: U-turn street sign
- as: ass (donkey)
- had: Mad Hatter
- with: change it to width and make the image unnaturally wide
- for: Four (4x subject of the succeeding sentence)
- she: She-Ra
- not: knot
- at: At-at from the Empire Strikes Back
- but: butt
- be: A bee
- my: mycelium
- on: switch
- have: halve, cut the image in half
- him
- is: Izzy
- said
- me: do re mi, or use an image of yourself, or someone named Mimi, or āmimiā (ear in Japanese)
- which: a witch
- by: to buy (imagine a transaction)
- so: sewing
- this: hiss or
thisin a programming language - all
- from: fromage (cheese with a French flag on a toothpick)
- they: drop the ātā to make āhayā
- no
- were
- if
- would: Wood
- or: oar
- when: a hen
- what: drop the ātā to make āhatā and make the hat wet to encode the āwā
- there: a hare
- been: garbage bin
- one
- could
- very
- an
- who
- them
- Mr
- we
- now
- more: A moor (North African Muslim); any celebrity whose last name is Moore
- out
- do
- are
- up
- their
- your
- will
- little
- than
- then
- some
- into
- any
- well: a wishing well
- much
- about
- time
- know
- should: a shoulder
- man
- did
- like
- upon
- such
- never
- only
- good
- how
- before
- other
- see
- must
- am
- own
- come
- down
- say
- after
- think
- made
- might: biceps, muscular strength
- being
- Mrs
- again
- great: cheese grater
- two
- can
- go
- over
- too
- here
- came
- old
- thought
- himself
- where - Werewolf
- everywhere - Werewolf wearing climbing gear for climbing Mt Everest
- elsewhere - Hellās werewolf, i.e, a cross between a fiery demon and a werewolf.
- our
- may
- first
- way
- has
- though
- without
- went
- us
- away
- day
- make
- these
- young
- nothing
- long
- shall
- sir
- back
- donāt
- house
- ever
- yet
- take
- every
- hand
- most
- last
- eyes
- its
- miss
- having
- off
- looked
- even
- while: a leopard, or any other āWildā animal
- dear: A deer
- look
- many
- life
- still
- mind
- quite
- another
- those
- just
- head
- tell
- better
- always
- saw
- seemed
- put
- face
- let
- took
- poor
- place
- why
- done
- herself
- found
- through
- same
- going
- under
- enough
- soon
- home
- give
- indeed
- left
- get
- once
- mother
- heard
- myself
- rather
- love
- knew
- got
- lady
- room
- something
- yes
- thing
- father
- perhaps
- sure
- heart
- oh
- right
- against
- three
- men
- night
- people
- door
- told
- round
- because
- woman
- till
- felt
- between
- both
- side
- seen
- morning
- began
- whom
- however
- asked
- things
- part
- almost
- moment
- looking
- want
- far
- hands
- gone
- world
- few
- towards
- gave
- friend
- name
- best
- word
- turned
- kind
- cried
- since
- anything
- next
- find
- half
- hope
- called
- nor
- words
- hear
- brought
- set
- each
- replied
- wish
- voice
- whole
- together
- manner
- new
- believe
- course
- least
- years
- answered
- among
- stood
- sat
- speak
- leave
- work
- keep
- taken
- end
- less
- present
- family
- often
- wife
- whether
- master
- coming
- mean
- returned
- evening
- light
- money
- cannot
- whose
- boy
- days
- near
- matter
- suppose
- gentleman
- used
- says
- really
- rest
- business
- full
- help
- child
- sort
- passed
- lay
- small
- behind
- girl
- feel
- fire
- care
- alone
- open
- person
- call
- given
- Iāll
- sometimes
- making
- short
- else
- large
- within
- chapter
- true
- country
- times
- ask
- answer
- air
- kept
- hour
- letter
- happy
- reason
- pretty
- husband
- certain
- others
- ought
- does
- known
- itās
- bed
- table
- thatās
- ready
- read
- already
- pleasure
- either
- means
- spoke
- taking
- friends
- talk
- hard
- walked
- turn
- strong
- thus
- yourself
- high
- along
- above
- feeling
- glad
- children
- doubt
- nature
- themselves
- black
- hardly
- town
- sense
- saying
- deal
- account
- use
- white
- bad
- everything
- canāt
- neither
- wanted
- mine
- close
- return
- dark
- fell
- subject
- bear
- appeared
- fear
- state
- thinking
- also
- point
- therefore
- fine
- case
- doing
- held
- certainly
- walk
- lost
- question
- company
- continued
- fellow
- truth
- water
- possible
- hold
- afraid
- bring
- honour
- low
- ground
- added
- five
- remember
- except
- power
- seeing
- dead
- Iām
- usual
- able
- second
- arms
- late
- opinion
- window
- brother
- live
- four
- none
- death
- arm
- road
- hair
- sister
- entered
- sent
- married
- longer
- immediately
- god
- women
- hours
- ten
- understand
- son
- horse
- wonder
- cold
- beyond
- please
- fair
- became
- sight
- met
- afterwards
- eye
- year
- show
- general
- itself
- silence
- lord
- wrong
- turning
- daughter
- stay
- forward
- O
- interest
- thoughts
- followed
- wonāt
- different
- opened
- several
- idea
- received
- change
- laid
- strange
- nobody
- fact
- during
- feet
- tears
- run
- purpose
- character
- body
- ran
- past
- order
- need
- pleased
- trouble
- whatever
- dinner
- happened
- sitting
- getting
- thereās
- besides
- soul
- ill
- early
- rose
- aunt
- hundred
- minutes
- across
- carried
- sit
- observed
- suddenly
- creature
- conversation
- worse
- six
- quiet
- chair
- doctor
- tone
- standing
- living
- sorry
- stand
- meet
- instead
- wished
- ah
- lived
- try
- red
- smile
- sound
- expected
- silent
- common
- meant
- tried
- until
- mouth
- distance
- occasion
- cut
- marry
- likely
- length
- story
- visit
- deep
- seems
- street
- remained
- become
- led
- speaking
- natural
- giving
- further
- struck
- week
- loved
- drew
- seem
- church
- knows
- object
- ladies
- marriage
- book
- appearance
- pay
- Iāve
- obliged
- particular
- pass
- thank
- form
- knowing
- lips
- knowledge
- former
- blood
- sake
- fortune
- necessary
- presence
- feelings
- corner
- beautiful
- talking
- spirit
- ago
- foot
- circumstances
- wind
- presently
- comes
- attention
- wait
- play
- easy
- real
- clear
- worth
- cause
- send
- spirits
- chance
- didnāt
- view
- pleasant
- party
- beginning
- horses
- stopped
- notice
- duty
- heās
- age
- figure
- leaving
- sleep
- entirely
- twenty
- fall
- promise
- months
- broken
- heavy
- secret
- thousand
- happiness
- comfort
- minute
- act
- human
- fancy
- strength
- showed
- pounds
- nearly
- probably
- captain
- piece
- school
- write
- laughed
- reached
- repeated
- walking
- fatherās
- heaven
- beauty
- shook
- sun
- waiting
- moved
- bit
- desire
- news
- front
- effect
- laugh
- uncle
- fit
- miles
- handsome
- caught
- hat
- regard
- gentlemen
- supposed
- easily
- impossible
- glass
- resolved
- grew
- consider
- green
- considered
- unless
- stop
- forth
- expect
- perfectly
- altogether
- surprise
- sudden
- free
- exactly
- grave
- carriage
- believed
- service
- angry
- putting
- carry
- everybody
- mentioned
- looks
- scarcely
- society
- affection
- exclaimed
- dress
- die
- earth
- latter
- garden
- step
- perfect
- countenance
- liked
- dare
- pain
- companion
- journey
- paper
- opportunity
- makes
- honest
- arrived
- youāll
- bright
- pity
- directly
- cry
- trust
- fast
- ye
- warm
- danger
- trees
- breakfast
- rich
- engaged
- proper
- talked
- respect
- fixed
- hill
- wall
- determined
- wild
- shut
- top
- plain
- scene
- sweet
- especially
- public
- acquaintance
- forget
- history
- pale
- pray
- books
- afternoon
- manās
- otherwise
- mention
- position
- speech
- gate
- āem
- boys
- yours
- drink
- slowly
- broke
- clothes
- fond
- pride
- watch
- sooner
- settled
- paid
- reply
- tea
- lie
- running
- died
- gentle
- particularly
- allowed
- outside
- placed
- joy
- hearing
- note
- condition
- follow
- begin
- neck
- serious
- hurt
- kindness
- mere
- farther
- changed
- oāclock
- passing
- girls
- force
- situation
- greater
- expression
- eat
- reading
- spoken
- raised
- anybody
- started
- following
- although
- sea
- proud
- future
- quick
- safe
- temper
- laughing
- ears
- difficulty
- meaning
- servant
- sad
- advantage
- appear
- offer
- breath
- opposite
- number
- miserable
- law
- rising
- favour
- save
- twice
- single
- blue
- noise
- stone
- mistress
- surprised
- allow
- spot
- burst
- keeping
- line
- understood
- court
- finding
- direction
- anxious
- around
- conduct
- loss
- fresh
- below
- hall
- satisfaction
- land
- telling
- passion
- floor
- break
- lying
- waited
- closed
- meeting
- trying
- seat
- king
- confidence
- offered
- stranger
- somebody
- matters
- noble
- pardon
- private
- sharp
- evil
- weeks
- justice
- hot
- cast
- letters
- youth
- lives
- health
- finished
- hoped
- holding
- touch
- spite
- delight
- bound
- consequence
- rain
- wouldnāt
- third
- hung
- ways
- weather
- written
- difference
- kitchen
- sheās
- motherās
- persons
- quarter
- promised
- hopes
- brown
- nay
- seven
- simple
- wood
- beside
- middle
- ashamed
- lose
- dreadful
- move
- generally
- cousin
- surely
- satisfied
- bent
- shoulder
- art
- field
- quickly
- thrown
- tired
- share
- pair
- to-morrow
- aware
- colour
- writing
- whenever
- quietly
- fool
- forced
- touched
- smiling
- taste
- dog
- spent
- steps
- worst
- legs
- watched
- ay
- thee
- eight
- worthy
- wrote
- manners
- proceeded
- frightened
- somewhat
- born
- greatest
- charge
- degree
- shame
- places
- maāam
- couldnāt
- tongue
- according
- box
- wine
- filled
- servants
- calling
- fallen
- supper
