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Remember that words in English come from a number of sources and have been used to make new words by adding on to these existing words. This knowledge helps with spelling. When you come across a new word that has several parts, break it up into its parts. For example, take the word mismanagement. This can be broken up into the prefix mis-, the root word manage and the suffix -ment. You know how to spell mis- and -ment because they appear so often. The only part left to learn is manage and that is now easy. Even very long words can be broken up like this. Here is a word that is said to be one of the longest in the English language:

antidisestablishmentarianism

Spelling this could be a daunting task, but it becomes easy when you break it up into all its prefixes and suffixes:

anti- dis- establish -ment -arian -ism

Just spelling a word is not enough, of course. As you spell a word, try to understand its meaning. Even a very long word becomes meaningful when you break it up and realise that its meaning is the sum of the meanings of all its parts.