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Grades Pronunciation
Grades is pronounced GRAYDZ, IPA /ˈgreɪdz/.
GRAYDZ
US /ˈgreɪdz/ · UK /ˈgreɪdz/
Syllables: GRAYDZ (1 syllable)
noun (plural) and verb: School marks, or the separate qualities a material is sorted into.
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Grades in a Sentence
- Her grades improved in the second year.
- The timber comes in three grades.
- He grades the papers on the train home.
Common Mispronunciations of Grades
Not GRAY-diz
No es beat is spoken. Only words that already close on a hiss, such as places and prizes, earn that extra syllable.
Not GRAYTS
Keep the voice running to the very end. Hardened, the word becomes grates, the iron bars in a fireplace.
Tip: American schools talk about grades where British schools say marks, and the word sounds the same in both.
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