1. Commonly Confused Words
Accept / Except

2. Commonly Confused Words
Accept: To agree to receive or do
something
Except: Not including
Commonly Confused Words

3. Directions: Choose the appropriate words for the following sentences.
If you are not meeting expectations, you
must (accept, except) the consequences.
I need to do well in high school starting in 9th
grade so I can be (accepted, excepted) into a
college.
I am passing all my classes (accept, except)
gym.
Everyone can pass English (accept, except)
students refusing to complete work.

4. Accept
Accepted
Except
Key:

5. Context Clues
Because I made the paldid decision to study instead of eating pizza with friends, I got an A on the exam.
a) anti-social b) careful c) selfish d) calculating
2. When something bad happens Jane says it’s the fault of
glaub, but I take charge of my own life and don’t
blaming fate.
a) bad luck b) evil people c) poor planning d) yourself
3. Anterodes, for example “Little Red Riding Hood” and
“The Three Little Pigs” are stories that teach children
valuable lessons.
a) cures b) biographies c) tales d) jokes