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Words that sound alike but have different spelling and a different meaning:


  accept

   except

  ad

  add

  allowed

  aloud

  choose

  chose

Definitions and Examples

Words   Meaning Example sentence
 
   
Meaning IMeaning II
 
accept  
to approve ofto accept
I accept your offer.
except   not included All of the men can go except Robert.
 
ad   abbreviation of advertisement He looks for ads in the newspaper.
 
Meaning IMeaning II
add  
to increase in quantityto find the sum
Robert adds three and four to get seven.
 
allowed   permitted He allowed us to use his car.
aloud   in a loud voice Robert spoke aloud so we could all hear.
 
choose   to select something I choose your offer.
 
chose   something selected in the past I chose your offer yesterday.
 
affect   to influence the result The money affects my mother.
 
Meaning IMeaning II
effect  
the result (noun)to bring about (verb)
The effect of the storm stopped the game.

TEST YOURSELF:

Select the correct word for the following:

1.    Mary and I your offer.
2.    Everyone in the class has an eraser Ted.
3.    Mr. Thatcher's ideas the other teachers' opinions.
4.    The is happiness.
5.    Abdul the dog last week.
6.    The dogs the yellow food.
7.    one and one to give you two.
8.    The magazine was bright and exciting.
9.    Daniel the dog to run.
10.  You and Jenny spoke at the concert.
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      The words are:
      1.   accept         -      6.   choose
      2.   except         -      7.   Add
      3.   affects         -      8.   Ad
      4.   effect           -       9.   allowed
      5.   chose          -     10.   aloud





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