Hello, Everyone,

I was teaching one of my students in the Middle East on Skype, and I was advising her to learn vocabulary by associating one word with another: in this way, the student learns 2 words.

If you can find a trio of words which are associated with each other, that�s even better, because then, you are learning three words.  You learn the three words as a phrase, like a little poem, and all the three words stick together in your mind.

Here is a Worksheet which I prepared for my students in the UK some time ago, with 100 common trios of English words, making a total vocabulary of 300 words.  You are free to copy them and use them, if you wish, with my compliments.

These words are in groups of three!  They are easier to remember like this!

A, B & C;     acid, alkali & neutral;     ales, wines & spirits;     Alpha, Beta & Gamma;     animal, vegetable & mineral;     animals, birds & fish;     arithmetic, algebra & geometry;     army, navy & air force;     bacon, eggs & chips;     bass, baritone & tenor;     beginning, middle & end;     bell, book & candle;     Biology, Chemistry & Physics;     birth, life & death ;     black, white & grey;     blood, sweat & tears;     breakfast, lunch & tea;     centimetre, metre & kilometre;     child, boy & man;     child, girl & woman;     childhood, youth & old age;     contralto, mezzo, & soprano;     copper, silver & gold;     cup, saucer & plate;     cyan, magenta & yellow;     days, weeks & months;     ear, nose & throat;     earth, air & water;     Englishman, Irishman & Scotsman;     eyes, ears & mouth;     faith, hope & love;     Father, Son & Holy Spirit;     first, second & third;     fish, chips & peas;     Friday, Saturday & Sunday;     front, back & sides;     game, set & match;     gas, liquid & solid;     good, bad & indifferent;     hail, sleet & snow;     hair, moustache & beard;     hand, heart & head;     hat, scarf & gloves;     head, thorax & abdomen;     heat, light & sound ;     here, there & everywhere;     high, low & medium;     hook, line & sinker;     hop, step & jump;     ice, water & steam;     inch, foot & yard;     jacket, trousers & waistcoat;     January, February & March;     knife, fork & spoon;     land, sea & sky;     left, right & centre;     legislature, executive & judiciary;     length, breadth & height;     light, dark & shade;     lights, camera & action ;     living room, dining room & kitchen;     lock, stock & barrel;     long wave, medium wave & short wave;     love, honour & obey;     make, do & mend;     man, woman & child ;     meat, fish & fowl;     meat, potatoes & vegetables;     men, women & children;     milk, butter & cheese;     Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday;     morning, noon & night;     mother, father & child;     one, two & three;     opportunity, motive & means;     oral, written & practical;     paper, envelope & stamp;     Paris, London & New York;     passport, ticket & money;     past, present & future;     pen, paper & ink;     petrol, oil & water;     pint, quart & gallon;     pounds, shillings & pence;     radius, diameter & circumference;     reading, writing & arithmetic;     red, white & blue;     salt, pepper & vinegar;     seconds, minutes & hours;     skin, hair & feathers;     small, medium & large;     soup, dinner & pudding;     sun, moon & stars;     tea, bread & cakes;     Tom, Dick & Harry;     triangle, square & rectangle;     water, gas & electricity;     wine, women & song;     work, rest & play;     yes, no & maybe.