Endings where T turns into CH

1. 1
   picture/ˈpɪktʃər/

   noun

   An image of a person, place, or thing on paper or a screen.
2. 2
   statue/ˈstæˌtʃuː/

   noun

   A figure of a person or animal made in stone, metal, or wood.
3. 3
   century/ˈsentʃəri/

   noun

   A period of one hundred years.
4. 4
   signature/ˈsɪɡnətʃər/

   noun

   Your own name written by hand to show that something is yours.
5. 5
   temperature/ˈtemprətʃər/iAlso said ˈtempərətʃər.

   noun

   How hot or cold something is.
6. 6
   capture/ˈkæptʃər/

   verb

   To record or show something so that the real feeling of it comes across.
7. 7
   gesture/ˈdʒestʃər/

   verb

   To point something out or show what you mean by moving your hand or body.
8. 8
   venture/ˈventʃər/

   verb

   To go somewhere even though it may be risky.
9. 9
   punctual/ˈpʌŋktʃuːəl/

   adjective

   Arriving or happening at exactly the agreed time.
10. 10
    actually/ˈækˌtʃuːəli/iAlso said ˈæktʃli or ˈækʃəli.

    adverb

    In real fact, whatever it may look like.

The sentences

1. Could you take a picture of me by the statue?

2. Who is the statue in the middle of the square?

3. This whole street is from the last century.

4. Do we need a signature on the tour form?

5. The temperature drops fast once we're in the shade.

6. This photo doesn't capture how tall the tower actually is.

7. The guide will gesture when she wants us to follow.

8. Let's venture down that narrow street behind the church.

9. The guide asked us to be punctual after lunch.

10. Is this actually the oldest house in town?

Pronunciation

• statue/ˈstæˌtʃuː/

  Two syllables, STA-choo, not stat-yoo.

• signature/ˈsɪɡnətʃər/

  Stress on the first syllable: SIG-nuh-cher.

• temperature/ˈtemprətʃər/

  No per in the middle: tem-pruh-cher.

• punctual/ˈpʌŋktʃuːəl/

  The n sounds like ng before the k: PUNGK-choo-ul.

• actually/ˈækˌtʃuːəli/

  Four syllables with the stress up front: AK-choo-uh-lee.

Questions

What does punctual mean?

It means arriving or happening at exactly the agreed time, like being asked to be punctual after lunch.

How do you pronounce statue?

It has two syllables, STA-choo, not 'stat-yoo'.

What do you say if you want someone to take your photo by a statue?

You can say 'Could you take a picture of me by the statue?'