ade

Everyday

1. A sweet drink made from fruit juice, water and sugar, such as lemonade, orangeade or limeade. tree →
2. (suffix) -ade ends many words: lemonade, parade, blockade, barricade, escapade. tree →
3. (a name) Ade is a short form of the names Adrian or Adeola. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life ade appears mostly inside drink names: lemonade (in the UK often fizzy, in the USA usually still). On its own, ade is rare. In spelling lessons, -ade is a common ending. Phrases: lemonade stand.

Examples

• We sold lemonade at a stand outside our house. tree →
• Orangeade is an orange drink, like lemonade. tree →
• The menu had a mango ade. tree →
• The words parade and lemonade both end in -ade. tree →
• Ade is short for Adrian. tree →
• Limeade is green and sour. tree →

Note

On its own it is rare; mostly a part of longer words. Lemonade in the UK and Australia is usually a fizzy drink; in the USA it is still lemon juice, water and sugar.