Spell Bee Word: completion

Basic Details

Word: Completion

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: The act of finishing something, or the state of being complete.

Synonyms: finish, end, conclusion

Antonyms: beginning, start

How to Spell Completion

Syllables: com - ple - tion

Tricky part: Complete loses its last e before ion is added. Completeion and complesion are common mistakes.

Watch out for: completeion, complesion, completition

Memory tip: Swap the last e of complete for ion; you still hear plee in the middle.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The new metro line is close to completion.

Example 2: Each student got a certificate on completion of the course.

Example 3: The completion of the puzzle took us the whole afternoon.

Fun Fact

The Taj Mahal took around twenty years to reach completion; the main tomb was finished first, around 1643.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: completion

a) ending
b) conclusion
c) beginning
d) finish

Show answer

c) beginning. The beginning is the start, the opposite of completion.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

completeion

a) o
b) l
c) t
d) e

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d) e. Complete drops its final e before ion.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) completion
b) examinasion
c) submision
d) preparetion

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a) completion. Submission has ss, examination has tion, and preparation has an a after r.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does completion of a task mean?

a) it is finished
b) it is lost
c) it has just started
d) it is cancelled

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a) it is finished

2. The bridge is due for ____ next March. Choose the missing word.

a) completion
b) compliment
c) competition
d) complexion

Show answer

a) completion

Associated Words

Next steps

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