Memory : Practical Use of the Peg System

The peg mnemonic system is useful because it can help you remember items in non-sequential order. This is especially helpful for material that already has a natural order to it. For example, you could use the peg system to easily remember the Ten Commandments, the amendments to the US Constitution, the periodic table of elements, or the planets in the solar system.

The following example shows how you could use the peg system to remember the first 5 US states in order of population. The first word given is the peg word, followed by the state, then the substitute word that we will use to make our association. For example, to remember that California is number 1, you would make a visual association between a bun and the Hollywood sign.

1. Bun – California – Hollywood Sign

2. Shoe – Texas – Longhorn Cattle

3. Tree – New York – Big Apple

4. Door – Florida – Oranges

5. Hive – Illinois – Sears Tower

You could easily continue this list for all the states.

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