dalmatian -|- Dalmatians are covered in spots, and this word is spotted in A's.  

dealt -|- The dealer dealt the cards.  

debater -|- There's no debating, this word has no O's. It's the verb debate with an –r on the end to make it a noun.  

debt -|- The –b is silent like the –t in mortgage.  

Decaffeinated -|- Oh the English language, making and breaking rules. This word does not follow the –i before –e rule, so you must simply remember 2 F's followed by an –ei.  

decathlon -|- the prefix deca- means 10 and that's the only –a in the word.   

defendant -|- a defendant muse be defended. To remember the suffix –ant, just break the word apart: defend + ant  

descend -|-  

desirable -|- Abs are desirable.  

dilemma -|-  

doubt -|- There's no doubt, the –b in this word is just as silent as in debt.  

disease -|- Spell disease with ease.   

discreet -|- The e's in this word are not discreet, the are doubled.  

disastrous -|- Disastrous comes from the word disaster, and to avoid one, you drop the –e, move the r over and add an –ous. 

deceive -|- This word won't deceive you, it follows the rule"i before e except after c" 

definite -|- This word definitely takes an -ite everywhere it goes. 

desert -|- The desert is sandy.  

desperate -|- Perhaps you will learn to spell desperate. 

dessert -|- Desserts are sweet stuff and Strawberry Shortcake. 

deterrence -|- Don't like the end of this word deter you, add an -r and keep the e theme, deterrence. 

disappoint -|- Don't disappoint your proud papa.  

discipline -|- With a little discipline, you will remember to add a -c after the -s.  

drunkenness -|- Alcohol in excess causes drunkenness, there is an excess of of N's and S's in this word.  

dumbbell -|- Don't be a dumbbell, 1 word, 2 B's. 

definitely -|- This word definitely takes an -ite everywhere it goes. 

dependent -|- Spelling this word is easy, there are no A's, only E's; so keep that –ent ending every time. 

develop -|- The only tricky thing about spelling ‘develop' is remember the –o make a short –u sound. Otherwise, it's spelled like it sounds. Break it up: de- vel- op