Each has two sounds, or phonemes. They are "ea" and "ch", which is counted as a single sound.
The word "Mississippi" has four syllables. Syllables are determined by the number of vowel sounds in a word, and "Mississippi" has four distinct vowel sounds: /i/ - /s/ - /i/ - /p/. Each of these sounds corresponds to a syllable in the word.
44 sounds
seven sounds
We only have 26 letters, but there are 44 speech sounds.
One syllable.
4 one for each letter of the word.
"Flask" has 4 distinct sounds if you tap your hand for each sound as you say the word.
There are five sounds in the word "indexation".
The word "begged" has five sounds.
The word "Mississippi" has four syllables. Syllables are determined by the number of vowel sounds in a word, and "Mississippi" has four distinct vowel sounds: /i/ - /s/ - /i/ - /p/. Each of these sounds corresponds to a syllable in the word.
There are three sounds in the word "can" (k - æ - n)
44 sounds
Two sounds
There are three sounds in the word "laugh" (/l/ /a/ /f/).
The word "stake" has four sounds: /s/ - /t/ - /ā/ - /k/.
The word "enough" can be divided into 4 sounds phonetically as /ɪˈnʌf/. Each symbol represents a different sound in the word.
The word "sock" has 3 sounds: /s/, /ɑ/, /k/.