* sh - one phoneme
* oo - one phoneme
* l - one phoneme
* ay - one phoneme
* s - one phoneme
Therefore, there are 5 phonemes in the word "shoelace".
* sh - one phoneme
* oo - one phoneme
* l - one phoneme
* ay - one phoneme
* s - one phoneme
Therefore, there are 5 phonemes in the word "shoelace".