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How many phonemes are in the word "straight"?
A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 8

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Final answer:

The word 'straight' has 8 phonemes: /s/ /t/ /r/ /a/ /i/ /g/ /h/ /t/.

Step-by-step explanation:

The word 'straight' has 8 phonemes. A phoneme is the smallest unit of sound in a language. In this word, each letter represents a phoneme, except for the digraph 'gh' which represents a single sound. So, the phonemes in the word 'straight' are /s/ /t/ /r/ /a/ /i/ /g/ /h/ /t/.

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