What does memory mean?
Word: Memory
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Memory means the ability to remember things; also something that you remember from the past.
Synonyms: remembrance, recall
Antonyms: forgetfulness
How do you spell memory?
Syllables: mem - o - ry
Tricky part: The middle o is said very lightly, so it gets written as e, as in memery.
Watch out for: memery, memroy, memorey
Memory tip: Think of the o in memory as a round button you press to remember: it is quiet, but it is there.
Idioms and Phrases
- jog someone's memory: to help someone remember something. Example: "The old photograph jogged my memory of our trip to Shimla."
- in living memory: within the time that people alive today can remember. Example: "It was the heaviest rainfall in living memory."
Memory in a sentence
Example 1: My grandfather has a sharp memory for cricket scores.
Example 2: That school picnic is my favourite memory.
Example 3: Reading aloud helps some students fix new words in their memory.
Fun Fact
A computer's working memory is called RAM, short for random access memory. It is cleared when the computer is switched off.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
memory
a) recollection
b) invention
c) attention
d) imagination
Show answer
a) recollection. A recollection is something you remember, which is what a memory is.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
memmory
a) m
b) o
c) r
d) e
Show answer
a) m. Memory has a single m in the middle.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
myerom
a) memory
b) merry
c) mercy
d) money
Show answer
a) memory. Merry needs a second r, mercy a c and money an n.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) library
b) diery
c) memory
d) history
Show answer
b) diery. Diary has an a before the r.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Your class went to the zoo. What will best keep the memory of that day fresh?
a) a bus timetable
b) an empty water bottle
c) a broken umbrella
d) a photo album of the trip
Show answer
d) a photo album of the trip
2. A person with a photographic memory can ____.
a) forget things very quickly
b) draw quick sketches of faces
c) take very good photographs
d) remember what they saw in great detail
Show answer
d) remember what they saw in great detail
