mate

/meɪt/

Syllables mate

Stress MATE

Phonics Breakdown

m

/m/

vowel letter

a

/eɪ/

open long

te

/t/

silent letter

Meaning

friend; partner; spouse

Sound Reference

💡

a=/eɪ/(cake) + m=/m/(man) + t=/t/(top)

Example

He is my best mate.