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We began the year by sharing 20 steps you can take to help you improve your spelling this year. If you haven’t thought about your New Year’s resolutions since January 1st (or if you haven’t thought about them at all), it’s not too late. You’ve got eleven months left to achieve. Take your first step today – find part one of our list here and part two here.
This month we returned to our Commonly Confused Words series and looked at the words peace and piece. Click here for some brilliant mnemonics to help you remember how to spell each of these words.
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What does each word mean?
Peace is the absence of stress or freedom from dispute.
Click here for the full Spellzone dictionary definition of the word.
Here is peace used in some example sentences:
Mum wanted was to drink her tea in peace.
A short period of peace was followed by further battle.
The world leaders tried to negotiate peace.
A piece a segment or part of an object. The word might also be used to describe an artistic creation, a coin of a specific value, a firearm, or a counter in a boardgame.
Click here for the full Spellzone dictionary definition of the word.
Here is piece used in some example sentences:
Would you like a piece of pie?...
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