{"id":4347,"date":"2021-04-05T22:51:41","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T05:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/english-speaking\/?p=4347"},"modified":"2021-04-12T10:23:34","modified_gmt":"2021-04-12T17:23:34","slug":"how-to-pronounce-words-that-end-in-ate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/english-speaking\/how-to-pronounce-words-that-end-in-ate\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Pronounce Words that End in -ATE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Did you know that there are 4000 words in the English language that end with the suffix -ate: nouns, adjectives and verbs?!\u00a0 \u00a0AND did you know that the final <em>-ate<\/em> sound can be pronounced in two different ways?\u00a0 Before we discuss how to pronounce words that end in <em>-ate<\/em>, what does <em>-ate<\/em> actually mean when used as a suffix?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>The meaning of -ate\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>When 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verbs:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;cause to become (like); act as:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Example 1: regular + -ate \u2192 regulate (= make regular, act by rule)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Example 2: active + -ate \u2192 activate (= cause to become active)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>The 2 pronunciations of -ate\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now that you have an idea of how the <em>-ate<\/em> suffix affects the meaning of a word, let\u2019s consider how to pronounce words that end in <em>-ate<\/em>.\u00a0 Easy, <em>-ate<\/em> sounds like the number <em>eight<\/em>, right? \u00a0 Well, that\u2019s only half right.\u00a0 The pronunciation of <em>-ate<\/em> will depend on the word\u2019s part of speech, whether it\u2019s an <strong>adjective, noun<\/strong> or 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400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nouns:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Adjectives:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Verbs:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">advocate\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">elaborate\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">elaborate<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">affiliate\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">fortunate<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">affiliate<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">aggregate<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">articulate\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">articulate<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">certificate\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">desperate<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">captivate<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">electorate<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ultimate\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">animate<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Keeping in mind the rules for how to pronounce words that end in <em>-ate<\/em>, take a look at the following sentence and try to figure out how to read it properly.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The ideal candidate should have adequate experience, be a graduate from an accredited business program, be able to cooperate with others and demonstrate excellent negotiating skills.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Final ate Sound\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/501091150?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Need help?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To learn more about patterns of syllable stress and vowel sounds in words with the same suffix, check out these articles<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li 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