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Commonly Confused Words: Flour vs. Flower

What does each word mean? Flour is a fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain. Click here for the full Spellzone dictionary definition of the word.  Here is flour used in some example sentences: We need to buy flour if we want to make pancakes.  He can only eat cakes made with gluten-free flour.  A flower is a plant that is cultivated for its blooms or blossoms. It is the reproductive part of the plant, typically where seeds are found.  Click here for the full Spellzone dictionary definition of the word.  Here is flower used in some example sentences:  ...

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30 Commonly Confused Words

Accept vs. Except If you accept something you agree to receive or do it. If you except something you exclude it.   Bought vs. Brought Brought is the past tense of bring, while bought is the past tense of buy.   Cereal vs. Serial Cereal is a type of grain (and a type of breakfast food made from grain), while serial refers to something that occurs in sequence.   Desert vs. Dessert Desert can refer to either the act of abandoning someone or something or to an arid stretch of land with little vegetation. A dessert is a sweet course at the end of a meal.   Effect vs. Affect An effect is a consequence. If you affect something you make a differen...

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Commonly Confused Words: A Quick Reference Guide: Part 2

Click here for Commonly Confused Words: A Quick Reference Guide: Part 1 Confusing Words Tricks To Help You Tell Them Apart Adverse vs. Averse Think of the following sentences to help you remember that adverse relates to conditions and averse relates to people: The drugs had adverse side effects. The adverse weather conditions ruined our day. Even though she had a terrible voice, she wasn’t averse to singing the verse. Affect vs. Effect Affect is a verb and is used to describe an action. Effect is a noun and is used to describe the end consequence. Think of ...

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Commonly Confused Words: Cereal vs. Serial

What does each word mean? Cereal is a type of grass which is used to produce edible grains. Examples of cereal grains are rice, corn, and oats. The word is also used to refer to a type of breakfast food prepared from these grains. Click here for the full Spellzone dictionary definition of the word. Here is cereal used in some example sentences: Each year the farmers must decide on which cereals to plant. My favourite cereal is Corn Flakes. Click here to find the Spellzone vocabulary lists featuring the word cereal. Serial is used to describe something that happens in a series. As a noun, serial refers to a set of programmes that appear at scheduled times. Click he...

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One of the students has put in a huge amount of effort in completing Spellzone at least 3 times a week since his arrival with us in January. Looking at his scores after the latest GL testing, his standardised score has risen from 99 to 131. This is a truly phenomenal result. I just wanted to share the best result I have ever seen.

Terrie Penrose-Toms, Casterton College

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