What does acceptance mean?
Word: Acceptance
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Acceptance means agreeing to take something that is offered, or being welcomed into a group. It can also mean agreeing that something is true.
Synonyms: approval, agreement, welcome
Antonyms: refusal
How do you spell acceptance?
Syllables: ac - cep - tance
Tricky part: It keeps the double c of accept: the first c says k and the second says s.
Watch out for: aceptance, acseptance
Memory tip: Two cats waiting at the door for acceptance into the house stand for the two c's.
Acceptance in a sentence
Example 1: Ravi's acceptance into the state football team made his parents proud.
Example 2: The new student felt the warm acceptance of her classmates on the first day.
Example 3: Nodding is a quiet sign of acceptance.
Fun Fact
When a film star wins an award, the short thank-you talk on stage is called an acceptance speech.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Makeup
Choose the suffix that completes the word:
accept
a) ence
b) ance
c) anse
d) ants
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b) ance. Accept takes ance, the same ending as in performance.
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word:
acceptance
a) tolerance
b) consent
c) admission
d) rejection
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d) rejection. Rejection is saying no, while acceptance is saying yes.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) occasion
b) acceptance
c) recomend
d) embarrass
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c) recomend. Recommend has one c and a double m.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
nccaeepatc
a) acceptable
b) appearance
c) accordance
d) acceptance
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d) acceptance. Only acceptance uses every letter here without needing a b, an o or a second p.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Her acceptance of the invitation meant that she ____.
a) had lost the card
b) would stay at home
c) was too busy to reply
d) would come to the party
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d) would come to the party
2. Acceptance of the new school rule grew slowly. What does this suggest?
a) the rule was cancelled after a week
b) nobody in school had heard of it
c) more pupils agreed with it as time passed
d) the head wrote it out very slowly
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c) more pupils agreed with it as time passed
