Acre has 2 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | An acre is a unit of measurement; Accra, the capital of Ghana, and Acre, a Brazilian state. | |
| 2. | The house isn't huge and it's on about two-thirds of an acre, and when we first bought it I spent several hours every week getting the lawnmower fixed and cutting the lawn, in that order. | |
| 3. | That farmer cultivated a 200 acre plantation. | |
| 4. | I bought an eight-acre farm for my retirement. | |
| 5. | They sell land by the acre. | |
| 6. | Dan bought an acre of land in Nevada. | |
| 7. | Layla owned a seventeen acre farm. | |
| 8. | Tom bought an acre of land near the lake. | |
| 9. | Tom and Mary own a thirteen-acre farm. | |
| 10. | Tom owns a thirteen-acre farm. |