corps

/kɔːr/

Syllables corps

Stress CORPS

Phonics Breakdown

c

/k/

hard c

or

/ɔː/

long or

ps

∅

silent letter

Meaning

a group of people acting together, especially a military unit

Sound Reference

💡

cor=/kɔːr/(core) + ps silent

Example

He served in the Marine Corps for ten years.