198 Grammar and Language Workbook, Grade 6Copyright © by Glencoe/McGraw-HillUsage
- (Accept, Except) for a few loyal fans, the stadium was empty.
- The deer were (all ready, already) to protect their young.
- Does the arcade (accept, except) tokens or coins?
- By the time Mom arrived to pick us up, we had (all ready, already) left.
- My friends and I go to (a lot of, many) movies.
- The village was (all together, altogether) destroyed by the floods.
Exercise 2 Write in the blank the correct form of the word or words in italics. If the
sentence is correct, write Cin the blank.
already When we arrived, the party had all readybegun.
accept 1. The vending machine will not except dollar bills.
C 2. Our drama teacher asked if we would rather practice
all togetheror alone.
already 3. The sun had all readyset when we left the picnic.
C 4. All togetherwe earned fifteen dollars.
accept 5. It was hard for the basketball team to except the defeat.
all ready 6. Our backpacks full, Ted and I were already for the long hike.
Except 7. Accept for the lima beans, my sister eagerly ate everything on
her plate.
all ready 8. Dinner was already when we got home.
C 9. My cousin was already walking by the time she was nine
months old!
except 10. The camp was quiet accept for the chirping of crickets.
altogether 11. We were all together stunned by the news.
very much 12. We liked the new Russian exchange studenta lot.
C 13. The frisky puppy wasall readyfor the walk.
except 14. We rode every roller coaster at the park accept one.
all together 15. The CDs are piled altogether on the shelf in my closet.