Word Differentiation 7

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accept ---------- except

accept - is a verb

* We accept your apology.

* Do you accept credit cards?


except - is a preposition.

* All of us failed the test except John.

* The museum is open daily except Mondays.

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across ---------- cross

across - is a preposition

* I want to go across the road.

* They're building a new bridge across the river.


cross - is a verb

* I want to cross the road.

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affect ---------- effect

affect - is a verb; it means ' to influence '.

* Smoking affects your health

* It's a disease which affects mainly older people.


effect - may be a verb or a noun. The verb effect means ' to cause to happen'. The noun effect means ' the result '.

* What are the effects of pollution ?

* The radiation leak has had a disastrous effect on the environment

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already ---------- all ready

already - means ' before the time specified '.

* We had already prepared lunch by noon.

* The concert had already begun by the time we arrived.


all ready - means ' completely prepared '.

* She is all ready to go.

* We are all ready to study English.

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because ---------- because of

because - is a conjunction; it is followed by a clause.

* I took a taxi because I was late.

* We can't go to Julia's party because we're going away that weekend.


because of - is a preposition; it is followed by a noun or noun phrase.

* She failed the examination because of her laziness.

* The train was delayed because of bad weather.

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beside ---------- besides

beside - means ' next to '.

* May I sit beside you ?

* Our school was built right beside a river.


besides - means ' in addition to '.

* Besides tennis, he is good at football.

* Do you play any other sports besides football and basketball?

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bored ---------- boring

bored - is used to describe how we feel

* Staying at home all day makes me feel so bored.

* He was getting bored with the same thing every day.


boring - is used to describe the person or thing that makes us feel bored.

* The film was really boring.

* She finds opera boring.

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