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Spellzone February Round-Up

Happy Leap Day! Here’s our February Round-Up:  - This month’s pair of Commonly Confused Words were complement and compliment. Not sure the difference? Click here for tips and tricks to help you tell them apart. - With Valentine’s Day falling in the middle of the month, what word could we choose for our 10 Words feature but love? Whether you’re looking to describe romantic love, familial love, or platonic love; we’ve got the word for you.  - This month we also returned to our Idioms series with a list of idioms about thought and memory. Can you think of any others?  - Does Spring still feel too far away? Get yourself ready with our n...

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Commonly Confused Words: Complement vs. Compliment

What does each word mean? A complement is something that is added to another thing in order to complete it or make it perfect. The word can also be used as a verb to describe the act of completing or perfecting one thing by adding something else to it. Click here for the full Spellzone dictionary definition of complement. Here is complement used in some example sentences: Do you think the colours green and pink complement each other?  My new handbag will complement my shoes nicely.  This wine is the perfect complement for our dinner. A compliment is a remark or action that expresses praise and admiration. The word can also be used to desc...

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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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