1.5.1

Accept & Except

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Accept and Except

Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings or spellings. Let's look at an example...

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Accept

  • I accept your invitation.
    • To accept means to say yes to something.
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Except

  • Everyone else is invited except you.
    • Except means apart from.

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