To count phonemes in a word, you identify individual speech sounds or phonemes without considering spelling. For example, the word "cat" has 3 phonemes: /k/ /æ/ /t/. You can use phonetic notation to represent each phoneme, as shown.
To count phonemes, you need to identify the individual sounds in a word. Each different sound represents one phoneme. Use a phonemic chart or phoneme dictionary to help you determine the number of phonemes in a word.
The word "dangerous" contains the following phonemes: /d/, /eɪ/, /n/, /dʒ/, /ə/, /r/, /ə/, /s/.
3 if you count the vowel sound (which is the diphthong e-i) as one phoneme, which is standard. N-ei-m. There are 4 letters in the word but only three sounds. Phonemes are sound units not letters: the word "though" has six letters but only two phonemes.
The word "house" has 3 phonemes: /h/ /aʊ/ /s/.
There are four phonemes in the word watch: w / a / t / ch
The word "dangerous" contains the following phonemes: /d/, /eɪ/, /n/, /dʒ/, /ə/, /r/, /ə/, /s/.
3 if you count the vowel sound (which is the diphthong e-i) as one phoneme, which is standard. N-ei-m. There are 4 letters in the word but only three sounds. Phonemes are sound units not letters: the word "though" has six letters but only two phonemes.
Phonemes are speech sounds, and in the word "it" there are just two phonemes - i / t.
The word "house" has 3 phonemes: /h/ /aʊ/ /s/.
There are three phonemes in the word "judge": /dʒ/, /ʌ/, /dʒ/.
There are six phonemes in the word "knowledge": /n/ /ä/ /l/ /ij/ /j/ /ə/.
There are three phonemes in the word "pen": /p/ /ɛ/ /n/.
The word "snake" has four phonemes: /s/ /n/ /e/ /k/.
There are three phonemes in the word "cheese."
The word "thorough" has six phonemes: /θ/, /ʌ/, /r/, /oʊ/, //, /r/.
Phonemes are speech sounds.There are three phonemes, or individual sounds, in the word does: d / uh / z.
There are just two phonemes in the word 'tow': t / ow