alleryStart learning →Why do acre and massacre keep the -cre ending?
AIt marks the vowel as long
BIt marks a French stress
CIt separates noun from verb
DIt shows that the c sounds like k
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. It shows that the c sounds like k
The -cre ending signals that the c is pronounced /k/ rather than /s/, which -ce would not.
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