Fifteen-year old stephanie is having difficulty remembering how to spell the word "definitely" for an upcoming quiz in her english class. she can't remember whether it is "definitely" or "definately." she thinks about it for a moment and decides that the easiest way to remember is that the word has one prefix ("de"), one root word ("finite"), and one suffix ("ly"). by separating the root word, she has an easier time remembering that the middle vowel is "i" and not "a." stephanie has used the memory strategy of to master this word.