In the last lesson we learned all of the two letter words that begin with a consonant. In this lesson we cover off the remaining two letter words, namely:
AA AB AD AE AG AH AI AL AM AN AR AS AT AW AX AY
EA ED EE EF EH EL EM EN ER ES ET EX
ID IF IN IO IS IT
OB OD OE OF OH OI OM ON OO OP OR OS OU OW OX OY
UG UH UM UN UP UR US UT
We will tackle these through the use of mnemonics, which means that you only need to remember five sentences rather than all of the two letter words. Each letter can be paired with any of the letters in the sentence after it below:
A: A Shrewd Lynx Might Bite
E: Fresh Dental Exam
I: Not Foods
O: Wind up my fresh box
U: A Posh Person Might (be described as U - but this bit doesn't count!)*
*In English social commentary, the upper classes are referred to as U, as explained at this link.
Crucially, you have to remember that for the U you ignore the vowels.
You can make up your own mnenomics if that is easier - I find that after using these for a few games they became quite natural and not as weird as they are on first reading.
With lessons 1 and 2 you should now know all of the 124 2-letter words in the SOWPODS dictionary. Practice running through all of the eligible words whenever you get a spare few minutes, and before you know it these words will be second nature.
Next up - 3-letter words, a whole new challenge!
Full list of 3-letter words
Lesson 3: 3-letter words beginning with B
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