Yes, "sound effect" and "medication may affect mood" etc. . . Associate the words with phrases that are easy to remember. Seeing it in context will give you the definition.
I have a lot that I have misspelled for so long that I wouldn't know the difference between the correct spelling and the one I think is the correct spelling.
Actually, each spelling can act as either a noun or a verb, in different contexts: You can effect a change in policy through political advocacy. [verb] You can affect the outcome of a game of chance by using loaded dice. [verb] The effect of using loaded dice is to skew the probability distribution of rolled numbers. [noun] Your affect may seem flat if you have used too many drugs. [noun]
Except for those of us in Australia, where we use both UK and US spellings, depending on the particular word Receive always confuses me. Even though it's one of the words that follows the "i before e, except afer c" mnemonic, I always think it's one of the many exceptions to that little gem. Russell.
Lol I use 'mrs B mrs E mrs A U - T mrs I mrs F - U - L' to spell beautiful a lá Matilda haha. Or Bruce Almighty - 'you look B - E - A - Utiful!' I always get mixed up with surprise - is it Surprise! or Suprise!? & I always miss the R out of Information. basic things really! Do my best though, especially with they're / there / their because when I see that wrong it really really winds me up. Does it do any body elses head in? x
Then use the English (Australia) setting. Or one of the other English settings, depending on what your locale is.
