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Spell Bee Word: Accept


What does accept mean?

Word: Accept

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Accept means to take something that someone gives you, or to say yes to it.

Synonyms: take, agree to

Antonyms: reject

How do you spell accept?

Syllables: ac - cept

Tricky part: After the a come two c's. The first c sounds like k and the second sounds like s, so children often write only one.

Watch out for: axept, accsept, aksept

Memory tip: Hold out two cupped hands to accept a gift. The two hands are the two c's at the start.

Accept in a sentence

Example 1: Please accept this card from our class.

Example 2: Dadi will not accept money from the guests.

Example 3: I accept that I lost the race fairly.

Fun Fact

Accept comes from a Latin word, accipere, which meant to receive or take to yourself.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) accipt
b) accapt
c) accept
d) accupt

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c) accept. After the double c comes e, so the end is cept.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

accept

a) hold
b) open
c) carry
d) refuse

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d) refuse. To refuse is to say no, the opposite of accepting.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

ptecac

a) acctep
b) accetp
c) accept
d) accpet

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c) accept. Two c's come first after the a; then the letters fall in the order you hear them.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Please accet this small gift from me.

a) gift
b) Please
c) small
d) accet

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d) accet. A quiet p comes before the last t of accept.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ravi's name is called on prize day. Which sentence shows him accepting the prize?

a) Ravi asked for a different prize.
b) Ravi took the prize and said thank you.
c) Ravi forgot to collect the prize.
d) Ravi pushed the prize away.

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b) Ravi took the prize and said thank you.

2. Which word fits? Everyone came to the party ____ Neel, who was ill.

a) except
b) exact
c) expect
d) accept

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a) except

Associated Words

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lakecousintwistyakglide

More words from this list

bison, clever, eagle, glue, lily, people, scooter, tasty

Next steps

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