Syllables World: Mastering Syllable Identification

How many syllables in Anker?

anker has 2 syllables

anker

Anker is a noun that means a device used to hold a boat or ship in place.

Anker has two syllables. The first syllable ‘an’ has a vowel ‘a’ and the second syllable ‘ker’ has a vowel ‘e’ and two consonants ‘k’ and ‘r’.

Noun

We need to drop the anker to stop the boat from drifting away.

The captain dropped the anker to stop the ship from moving.
The anker kept the boat from drifting away.
Without the anker, the boat would have floated away.
Tommy helped his dad pull up the anker after a long day of fishing.
Sarah was in charge of tying the anker to the boat.
The anker was so heavy that it took two people to lift it.
The boat rocked gently as the anker held it in place.
The anker was rusty because it had been sitting in the water for too long.
Mary was afraid to jump off the boat because she didn't want to get tangled up in the anker.
Bob had to buy a new anker because the old one broke after a storm.