after

/ˈæf.tər/

Syllables af·ter

Stress AF-ter

Phonics Breakdown

af

/æf/

short a

ter

/tər/

er schwa

Meaning

later in time; following

Sound Reference

💡

a=/æ/(cat) + f=/f/(fun) + ter=/tər/(water)

Example

We went home after school.