Words that should be respelt

[Kingswood]

The English language has a bizarre spelling system. No doubt you have sat through countless hours of spelling memorisation. You may have found the occasional word that you believed could be spelt better another way.

Here is my list:
friend - the silent i is useless, frend is more logical.
island - this word is a victim of the hypercorrectionists. The s does not belong here because the word is derived from Norse igland, not Latin insula. iland is a better spelling.
debt - another victim of the hypercorrectionists. The word is derived from Norman French dette, not Latin debitum. dett (or perhaps det) are better spellings.
answer - the w fell silent centuries ago. anser fits better.
give - the e is unnecessary, but has been there since the days when English was always written with quill pens and before U and V were separate letters. The word does not rhyme with five or dive. giv works better.
health. Drop the a and the word's spelling fits pronunciation better: helth.

What words do you believe could do with a more logical spelling?