Say the Word and Make Sentences with the Word

Today when we were discussing the review test, a student mistook the word "preserve" for "persevere." I told him that was why I'd always encouraged him to read aloud, to speak English. If he had made a sentence for each of the words, he would not have mixed them up. Even very simple sentences like "We must preserve the historic building" and "He persevered and finished the tough work" are OK as long as they help retain the words.