Accept vs Except at a glance
- accept
/əkˈsept/ · verb
To agree to take or receive something, or to agree that something is true.
- She accepted the job offer.
- Do you accept card payments?
- except
/ɪkˈsept/ · preposition
Not including; apart from.
- The shop is open every day except Sunday.
- Everyone came except Tom.
How to remember it
Except starts with ex, like exit or exclude: it takes something out.
Common mistakes
Wrong: We don't except cash.
Right: We don't accept cash.
Wrong: I like all vegetables accept onions.
Right: I like all vegetables except onions.
Quick quiz
1.Please my apology.
2.All the rooms the kitchen have carpets.
3.He found it hard to that he was wrong.
Pick the right word for each gap.