How many phonemes does the word "shade" have?

A) 4
B) 3
C) 5
D) 2


Ans: B) 3
The word shade has three phonemes: /sh/-/?/-/d/. Phonemes roughly correspond to the letters but the connection is not one-to-one. It can be confusing because early readers will want to segment the word into four parts /s/-/h/-/?/-/d/.

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