acre

/ˈeɪkər/

Syllables a·cre

Stress A-cre

Phonics Breakdown

a

/eɪ/

open syllable

cre

/kər/

hard c

Meaning

a unit of land area equal to 43,560 square feet

Sound Reference

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a=/eɪ/(cake) + cre=/kər/(anchor)

Example

The farmer owns ten acres of land.