How to spell remember
A Year 3 and 4 statutory spelling word, with the tricky part explained and a tip that makes it stick.
The answer
remember
R-E-M-E-M-B-E-R
The part to watch: re + member. The underlined letters are the ones most people get wrong.
The tricky part
Quick speech can squash remember into "rember", which drops a whole beat. There are three beats: re, mem, ber.
Remember is one of the words on the Year 3 and 4 list with a letter you hardly hear. When we speak quickly, a letter or a whole beat gets swallowed. Say the word slowly, the way it is spelt, so every letter has a sound.
Common mistakes with remember
- Wrong: remberRight: remember
- Wrong: remeberRight: remember
A way to remember it
Remember has "member" in it: re + member. Remember every member of your family.
Remember in syllables
re · mem · ber
Remember has 3 syllables. Say each one as you write it.
In a sentence
Did you remember to bring your PE kit?
Remember on the statutory list
Remember is on the Year 3 and 4 statutory word list in the national curriculum for England. Children are taught these words in Years 3 and 4, when they are 7 to 9.
Test yourself
A short spelling test that starts with remember, then nine more words from the Year 3 and 4 list, read aloud. It works in your browser.
More words with a letter you hardly hear
These words from the Year 3 and 4 list share the same pattern as remember.
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Questions parents ask
How do you spell remembrance?
Remembrance drops the e before the r: r-e-m-e-m-b-r-a-n-c-e. Remembered keeps it.
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