The word "phone" contains four graphemes. These are represented by the letters 'p', 'h', 'o', and 'ne' (with 'ne' representing a single grapheme for the /n/ sound and the vowel /e/ sound). In total, there are five letters, but the combination of 'ne' functions as a single grapheme in this context.
The word "though" has five graphemes: th / o / u / g / h.
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The word 'Plates' has 5 phonemes (/p/, /l/, /ey/, /t/, /s/) and 5 graphemes (p, l, a, t, e).
/l/u/n/ch
The word "centaur" contains 7 graphemes. Each letter in the word represents a distinct grapheme: c, e, n, t, a, u, and r. Graphemes can include single letters or combinations that represent a single sound, but in this case, each letter corresponds to a single grapheme.
The word "straight" contains seven graphemes: 's', 't', 'r', 'a', 'i', 'g', and 'h', with the 't' at the end representing the phoneme /t/. Each letter corresponds to a distinct sound or combination of sounds in the word.
The English writing system has 461 graphemes which represent 40 phonemes.