Memory Improvement: Association of Peg Words

Firstly, you need to remember a list of peg words, and there are two major ways to do this. Lets take a view of both these methods and then you can make your choice on which to use, or you can use your imagination and use both.

The first method is simple and easy to use. All you have to do is memorize the words that rhyme with numbers 0 to 10.

0. Weirdo
1. Bun
2. Shoe
3. Tree
4. Door
5. Hive
6. Sticks
7. Heaven
8. Gate
9. Line
10. Ben

After 11, it does become difficult to rhyme. But there is a way to expand the system. For example, you can use the above rhymes and twist their versions. For numbers 11-19, you can picture each rhyme as burnt: so 10 would be a weirdo who burned the toast, 13 would be a black tree and so on and so forth. For 20-29, you can make words for 1 to 10 as hot, for 30 to 39, you can imagine it as cold.

The second method is the alphabet system, where you recall words for the numbers pegged from 0 to 99. This helps to form a relation without having to remember a difficult relation with number rhymes. Using peg words, you are sure to get the right number by using consonant and converting them to numbers.

The extensive the list, the more effective as you will avoid recycling, resulting in less confusion. The side effect is the long time for you to memorize the list. However, once you recall the peg words, you will be benefitted by the list permanently.

Below there is an example of peg words for 110 numbers below. The secret is to use a memorable word for you, and once used, avoid changing it at all cost; otherwise it will create confusion.

1. Clown
2. Saw
3. Heart
4. Jelly
5. Legs
6. Pot
7. Mate
8. Crate
9. Sea
10. Horse
11. Lamb
12. Chop
13. Stick
14. Free
15. Gown
16. Earth
17. Fire
18. Moon
19. Girl
20. Bath
21. Pay
22. Fee
23. Room
24. Short
25. Snout
26. Duck
27. Fish
28. Earl
29. Dwarf
30. Scare
31. Dark
32. Dim
33. Lit
34. Move
35. Out
36. Shark
37. Crank
38. Hay
39. Way
40. Dam
41. Gum
42. Plea
43. Gag
44. Seed
45. Read
46. House
47. Pen
48. Bus
49. Chair
50. Bee
51. Dime
52. Cheese
53. Road
54. Owl
55. Car
56. Train
57. Coal
58. Paper
59. Tomato
60. Comb
61. Chalk
62. Charm
63. Hand
64. Toes
65. Sun
66. Bread
67. Flower
68. Rake
69. Sky
70. Foam
71. Free
72. Nib
73. Gab
74. Seal
75. Bag
76. Lavender
77. Grey
78. White
79. Elf
80. Elephant
81. Licorice
82. Root
83. Water
84. Share
85. Own
86. Fare
87. Fat
88. Jam
89. Mow
90. Glee
91. Mat
92. Got
93. Doll
94. Bear
95. Susie
96. Lion
97. Fog
98. Talk
99. Bark
100. Mule
101. Light
102. Speech
103. Lip
104. Grave
105. Speak
106. Gun
107. Fan
108. Hill
109. Rain
110. Coke

These are the words that you should associate with numbers. Hope this helps you in improving your memory and making you as sharp as the smartest person there is.