We will first start with the alphabet A:
Acceptable - suffix pronounced -êbl but sometimes spelled -ible, sometimes -able. Just remember to accept any table offered to you.
Accidentally - It is no accident that the test for adverbs on -ly is whether they come from an adjective on -al ("accidental" in this case). If so, the -al has to be in the spelling. No publical, then publicly.
Accommodate - Remember, this word is large enough to accommodate both a double "c" AND a double "m."
Acquire - Try to acquire the knowledge that this word and the next began with the prefix ad- but the [d] converts to [c] before [q].
Acquit - See the previous discussion.
A lot - Two words! Hopefully, you won't have to allot a lot of time to this problem.
Amateur - Amateurs need not be mature: this word ends on the French suffix -eur (the equivalent of English -er).
Apparent - A parent need not be apparent but "apparent" must pay the rent, so remember this word always has the rent.
Argument - Let's not argue about the loss of this verb's silent [e] before the suffix -ment.
Atheist - Lord help you remember that this word comprises the prefix a- "not" + the "god" (also in the-ology) + -ist "one who believes."
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