200 1 2 Maybe we’ll be able to collaborate in late April.
FACE /eɪ/ - Diphthong Sentences 4
The email from James says payment has been delayed until Wednesday.
3 Wales has a great reputation for a holiday destination, so we’re going to take a short break.
The survey in Spain calculated that eighty percent had not had a raise in wages in a decade.
5 Let’s arrange a date to drink lattes and eat cake at our favourite café in Mayfair.
6 Let’s play it safe and wait to see what the updated regulations from HMRC state.
Notes:
1. The pronunciation of the –ate ending distinguishes between the verb and the noun (or adjective). - For example: - to associate /-eɪt/ (verb) and an associate /-ət/ (noun). - to estimate /-eɪt/ (verb) and an estimate /-ət/ (noun) - to appropriate /-eɪt/ (verb) and appropriate /-ət/ (adjective)
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It’s the same for the following words: advocate, alternate, approximate, articulate, delegate, deliberate, duplicate, elaborate, graduate, intimate, moderate, separate
2. ate can be pronounce /eɪt/ or /ԑt/. /eɪt/ is becoming more common. Now practise with the FACE-PRICE reading passage
