[Grammar] ate vs rates and level vs levels.

[rogrodri]

Hi,

I would like to know when to use rate vs rates and level vs levels.

Thanks in advance.

 

[5jj]

Welcome to the forum, rogrodri. :hi:

As an English teacher, you must know that one word of each pair is singular and the other plural.

 

[emsr2d2]

Welcome to the forum. :hi:

Please give us complete sentences to work with.

 

[Tdol]

As a verb or noun?

Verb:

I rate
He/She/It rates

As a noun:
The exchange rate is 1.2 to the USD. (At any one time, there's one exchange rate for a single currency)
Interest rates are very low. (There are different ones at the same time)