Spelling: utensil.

The first thing I remember is that there is the number TEN in the word utensil. Why do we use utensils is because we don’t want to get our ten fingers dirty with food. A lot of fancy utensils are made out of silver, so as silly phrase I use is:

Use ten fingers to eat off a silver plate by using utensils.

U     TEN                            SIL

utensil

Dictionary.com’s definition: any of the instruments or vessels commonly used in akitchen, dairy, etc.: eating utensils; baking utensils.

Spelling: condolence.

To learn how to spell condolence I try this silly phrase.  I swap the words around to create a phase and then put them in order when I want to spell the word.

Convicts selling me a doll instead of a fence annoy me.

CON                           DOL                   ENCE

Condolence    

Dictionary.com’s definition: expression of sympathy with a person who issuffering sorrow, misfortune, or grief.

Spelling Insecticide

Insects    insist on drinking apple cider

INSECT I                                     CIDE

Insecticide

Dictionary.com’s definition: a substance or preparation used for killing insects.