区别：
1、Owing to如同 because of或 on account of一样,是个介词,只能引导副词短语；
2、在标准英语里，due to只能用以引导形容词短语,不可引导副词短语。事实上，在现代英语中，due to也经常用以引导副词短语。
例句：
1、He was out of work owing to a physical injury
他因为受伤而失业了。
2、Owing to staff shortages, there was no restaurant car on the train.
由于缺人手，这趟火车上没有餐车。
3、Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, this year's show has been cancelled
遗憾的是，由于一些意外情况，今年的演出被取消了。
4、In part this attitude was due to fear of trade union and employee reactions.
在某种程度上，这一态度是由于害怕工会和雇员的反应。
扩展资料
1、Owing to the help from his comrades, he has made rapid progress.
由于同志们的帮助，他进步很快。
2、Owing to a typographical error, the town of Longridge was spelt as Longbridge.
由于一个排印错误，朗里奇镇的名称Longridge被拼为了Longbridge。
3、Mistakes due to carelessness may have serious consequences.
由粗心大意造成的错误有可能带来严重的后果。
4、I was relieved to find out that my problems were due to a genuine disorder
得知我的问题确实是由于病症引起的，我松了口气。
参考资料：百度百科：英语语法
1.due to 只能做表语, 不能用于句首,是正式用语;owing to 也可以作表语,但可以和 because of一样, 用于句首作状语。
2.在现代英语中，due to 也可用来引导状语，而 owing to 也可以用来引导表语。
3.due to是由于,欠账 等意思的意思；owe to欠,归功于的意思。
扩展资料：
due to
由于;因为;欠下债[账]，应给予;应归于
1
Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, this year's show has been cancelled
遗憾的是，由于一些意外情况，今年的演出被取消了。
2
In part this attitude was due to fear of trade union and employee reactions.
在某种程度上，这一态度是由于害怕工会和雇员的反应。
3
The country's economic problems are largely due to the weakness of the recovery
该国的经济问题很大程度上是因为复苏乏力。
4
Mistakes due to carelessness may have serious consequences.
由粗心大意造成的错误有可能带来严重的后果。
5
I was relieved to find out that my problems were due to a genuine disorder
得知我的问题确实是由于病症引起的，我松了口气。
owing to
由于，因为;多亏
1
He was out of work owing to a physical injury
他因为受伤而失业了。
2
Owing to staff shortages, there was no restaurant car on the train.
由于缺人手，这趟火车上没有餐车。
3
Owing to the help from his comrades, he has made rapid progress.
由于同志们的帮助，他进步很快。
4
Owing to the reason known to all the relations between the two people were suspended for over twenty years.
由于众所周知的原因，两国人民间的关系中断了20多年。
5
Owing to a typographical error, the town of Longridge was spelt asLongbridge.
由于一个排印错误，朗里奇镇的名称Longridge被拼为了Longbridge。
本回答被网友采纳三者均可表示“由于”、“因为”，按照传统语法：due to 主要引导表语，而 because of, owing to 两者都主要引导状语。如：
His illness is due to bad food. 他生病是由于吃了不好的食物。
The accident was due to careless driving. 这次车祸起因于驾驶疏忽。
He can’t come because of the bad weather. 他不能来是因为天气不好。
Owing to the rain, the match was cancelled. 比赛因雨被取消了。
但是在现代英语中，due to 也可用来引导状语，而 owing to 也可以用来引导表语。如：
由于交通拥挤他迟到了。
正：He was late due to [owing to, because of] the very heavy traffic.
正：Due to [Owing to, Because of] the very heavy traffic, he was late.
because of 通常只用来引导状语，若引导表语，主语通常应为代词。如：
It is all because of what you said. 那完全是因为你说的话。
due to:因为,由于
例句与用法:
1.Due to circumstances beyond our control the lecture was cancelled.
由于无法控制的情况,讲座取消了.
2.The two countries were on the point of war due to the diplomatic disputes.
这两个国家因为外交争端即将开战.
3.Due to low investment,our industrial output has remained stagnant.
由于投资少,我们的工业生产一直停滞不前.
4.Great changes are in prospect in this area due to foreign investment.
因为外资的引进,该地区会发生很大变化.
5.The failure of the scheme was due to bad management.
计划的失败是由于管理不善.
6.Our new washing-machine keeps breaking down it's entirely due to shoddy workmanship.
我们的新洗衣机老出毛病－－完全是因为做的质量太差.
7.His successes were largely due to luck.
他的成功主要靠运气.
8.The television station apologized for the interference,which was due to bad weather conditions.
电视台为出现的干扰表示歉意,那是由于恶劣的天气状况造成的.
owing to:由于
例句与用法:
1.Owing to the rain,the match was cancelled.
由于下雨,取消了比赛.
2.Our trading connection has broken off owing to a disagreement over prices.
因为价格问题无法达成共识,我们的贸易关系中止了.
3.The flight was delayed owing to technical reasons.
这次飞行由于技术的原因而被推迟.
4.Owing to my lack of experience,I didn't do the work well.
由于缺乏经验,我没有把工作做好.
5.The mine was closed owing to exhaustion.
这个煤矿因矿源枯竭而被关闭.
6.Some roads are closed owing to drifting.
有些道路因积雪而封闭.
7.Owing to their intransigent attitude we were unable to reach an agreement.
由於他们态度僵硬,我们无法达成协议.
8.Owing to a strange mental aberration he forgot his own name.
由於一种莫名的精神错乱,他把自己的名字忘了.本回答被网友采纳
owing to 也可以作表语,但可以和 because of一样, 用于句首作状语.
The delay was due to /owingto power failure.
Owing to the weather, the outing was delayed.本回答被提问者和网友采纳