How many phonemes into the word shark?

There are 4 phonemes in the word "shark". Here's how they break down:

* sh - This is a single phoneme, representing the "sh" sound.

* a - This is a single phoneme, representing the short "a" sound.

* r - This is a single phoneme, representing the "r" sound.

* k - This is a single phoneme, representing the "k" sound.