Question

ling vocabulary: word roots, affixes, and reference materials
as - to
cept - take or receive
ex - leave out
which sentence uses the underlined word correctly?
everyone went home except cella.
i am very happy to accept the summer job.
i will except no money because this is a gift.
it is hard for jason to exceed such high praise.

Explanation:

The root "ac -" means "to", "cept -" means "take or receive", and "ex -" means "leave out". In the first sentence "Everyone went home except Celia", "except" uses the "ex -" root correctly to mean leaving Celia out. In the second sentence, it should be "accept" (take/receive) instead of "accapt". In the third sentence, it should be "accept" (take/receive) instead of "excap". In the fourth sentence, the word usage is incorrect as "exceed" is not related to the given roots in the context here.

Answer:

Everyone went home except Celia.