Basic Details
Word: Accepted
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Agreed to take something that was offered, or agreed that something is true or right. It is the past tense of accept.
Synonyms: received, agreed to, welcomed, approved
Antonyms: refused, rejected, declined
Sounds like: excepted (left out or not included)
How to Spell Accepted
Syllables: ac - cept - ed
Tricky part: Two c's: the first sounds like k and the second like s, so both are needed. Do not double the t; the word is accept + ed.
Watch out for: acepted, accpted, acceptted
Memory tip: Say it slowly as ak-sept-ed: the k sound is the first c, the s sound is the second c. One c for each sound.
Usage Examples
Example 1: Meera accepted the invitation to speak at the school assembly.
Example 2: The shopkeeper accepted only cash because his card machine was broken.
Example 3: It is now widely accepted that the Earth goes round the Sun.
Fun Fact
Accept and except sound almost the same but come from opposite ideas: ac- means towards, as in taking something to yourself, and ex- means out, as in leaving it out.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word accepted as used in the sentence:
The principal accepted our proposal to start a school newspaper.
a) rejected
b) approved
c) welcomed
d) received
Show answer
a) rejected. Rejected means turned down; the other three are close to accepted.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
acceptted
a) c
b) p
c) e
d) t
Show answer
d) t. Accept already ends in a consonant pair, pt, so nothing doubles when ed is added.
Spell-o-Spell
Three of these words are spelt correctly. Choose the meaning of the misspelt word:
1. received 2. achieved 3. attempted 4. acepted
a) succeeded in doing something after effort
b) agreed to take what was offered
c) got something that was given or sent
d) tried to do something
Show answer
b) agreed to take what was offered. Acepted has lost one of its two c's; accepted needs both.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Choose the right word: Everyone came to the picnic ____ Ravi, who had a fever.
a) excess
b) expect
c) except
d) accept
Show answer
c) except
2. A widely accepted idea is one that ____.
a) most people agree is true
b) is against the law
c) nobody has heard of
d) has just been invented
Show answer
a) most people agree is true
