Ah, what a lovely word "measure" is! In this word, we have two syllables, "mea" and "sure." When we break it down further, we can hear four phonemes: /m/ /eh/ /zh/ /er/. Isn't it fascinating how language works? Just like painting, breaking things down can help us appreciate the beauty in the details.
The word "measure" contains three phonemes: /m/, /ɛ/, and /ʒ/. The vowel sound /ɛ/ is followed by the voiced postalveolar fricative /ʒ/, which captures the "s" sound in "measure." The final /ər/ represents the unstressed vowel and the "r" sound. So, in total, "measure" has four phonemes if we count each individual sound distinctly.
Well, darling, the word "chart" has four phonemes: /ch/ /ar/ /t/. It's as simple as that!
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The word "space" consists of four phonemes: /s/, /p/, /eɪ/, and /s/. Each phoneme represents a distinct sound in the pronunciation of the word.
The word 'number' has five phonemes, or speech sounds, in a non-rhotic accent such as the Australian accent. They are n/u/m/b/er. In non-rhotic accents, the "er" is a schwa.In rhotic accents, such as that found in most parts of the US, the "er" will have two distinct phonemes - e and r - giving the word "number" a total of six phonemes.
Phonemes are speech sounds, and in the word "it" there are just two phonemes - i / t.
There are three phonemes in the word "judge": /dʒ/, /ʌ/, /dʒ/.
The word "measure" contains three phonemes: /m/, /ɛ/, and /ʒ/. The vowel sound /ɛ/ is followed by the voiced postalveolar fricative /ʒ/, which captures the "s" sound in "measure." The final /ər/ represents the unstressed vowel and the "r" sound. So, in total, "measure" has four phonemes if we count each individual sound distinctly.
There are 10 phonemes in the word "instruction."
There are eight phonemes in the word "hippopotamus."
The word "Christina" has 7 phonemes.
The word "at" has two phonemes: /æ/ and /t/.
There are nine phonemes in the word "splattered."
There are 6 phonemes in the word "explain."
There are 5 phonemes in the word "philosophy."
There are four phonemes in the word "star."
There are six phonemes in the word "explain."