Separate

PIE SPEAK: Separate - Same spelling, different sound and role.

Pronunciation

  • To not be together = SEP-uh-rayt (verb)

  • To place in different groups/areas = SEP-uh-rit (adjective)

Intonation Practice

  • They had to SEP-uh-rayt the items.

  • Use a SEP-uh-rit box for that.

  • Let’s SEP-uh-rayt the books.

  • Keep them in SEP-uh-rit folders.

Expression Tip
Adjective = short, clipped ending. Verb = longer with stress on "rate."

📖 Read This Aloud
They needed to separate the gifts. Each person had a separate bag. He tried to separate the red ones from the blue. The separate labels helped a lot. After that, they continued to separate the rest.

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