magical -|- You don't have to be magic to spell this word, just add an –al. magic + al = magical 

magnificent -|- Consider the root word magnify when you spell magnificent. As with most words ending in –y, to add a suffix you change the –y to –i and add the suffix. In this case, change the –y in magnify to –i and add the suffix –cent. 

maintain -|- You must maintain the –ai twice in this word.  

manual -|- My Automobile Never Uses Automatic Locks. 

marriage -|- Even though it occurs between two people, never forget the I in marriage.  

mathematics -|- Usually shortened to ‘math', the complete spelling is easiest to remember if you break it up: math – e- matics  

matinee -|- Although it sounds like it should end in –nay, the –ee on the end of this words creates the same sound.  

mediocre -|- Mediocre means midlevel, not great; to spell this word use the prefix medi- which means middle and you just have to remember the –ocre.  

millennium -|- 2 L's and 2 N's and the rest is just like it sounds.   

millionaire -|- million + aire  

miscellaneous -|- Yet another big word to remember. This one is easiest broken up too: mis + cell + ane + ous It also helps to say the syllables out loud as you spell the word.  

monastery -|- There is nary and –ary in monastery, only monks. 

murmur -|- Don't let this word fool you, it's the same 3 letters repeated, mur + mur 

marshmallow -|- However mellow a marshmallow may be, it is spelled with an a. 

medieval -|- When referring to the Middle Ages, it is always spelled "medieval" 

memento -|- It may remind you of a moment in time, but it's spelled memento. 

mischievous -|- This mischievous words has all but one vowel and holds the -i before -e rule and the -ou rule. 

misogyny -|- If you can't remember the -y  in this word, just remember gynecology, it's the study of women. 

mississippi -|- M - I - Double S - I - Double S - I - PP - I 

misspell -|- Be sure not to misspell this word, 2 S's every time. 

mnemonic -|- Mnemonics Now Erase Man's Oldest Nemesis, Insufficient Cerebral Storage 

maintenance -|- This word can be broken up in a very memorable way: Main – Ten – Ance If you can remember Main & Ten, it won't be so hard to remember the –ance on the end.  

maneuver -|- Move And Nudge East Until Victory Everywhere Remains