Name:_____________________
Date:_________________
Complement vs Compliment
‘Complement’ means to go along with or to work well with, or can refer to a full
set of something. To ‘compliment’ means to offer praise.
Fill in the blank with the best word: complement or compliment.
1. An upper-class kitchen always has a full __________ of knives in the set on
the counter.
2. It’s cute how Ben blushes when someone gives him a __________.
3. You are a stubborn individual, and I do not mean that as a __________.
4. After barely escaping that explosion, I was relieved to feel my usual
__________ of fingers and toes.
5. The long earrings were the perfect __________ to my pirate costume.
6. I must __________ our host on the Christmas pudding, it’s the best I’ve
tasted in years.
7. Being called ‘mangy’ might be a __________ if you happen to be a dog.
8. Hot dogs and sauerkraut __________ each other perfectly.
9. His analytical skill and her salesmanship really __________ each other; no
wonder their business is thriving.
10. No greater __________ can you pay a ballplayer than to call him a
‘gamer’.
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Name:_____________________
Date:_________________
Complement vs. Compliment
1. Complement
2. Compliment
3. Compliment
4. Complement
5. Complement
6. Compliment
7. Compliment
8. Complement
9. Complement
10. Compliment
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