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How many phonemes in the word shocked?

The word "shocked" has 5 phonemes:

* ʃ (sh)

* ɒ (o)

* k (k)

* t (t)

* ɪ (i)

Let's break it down:

* sh is a single phoneme, even though it is represented by two letters.

* o is a single phoneme.

* ck represents a single phoneme, the sound of /k/.

* t is a single phoneme.

* i is a single phoneme, even though it is part of the digraph "ed".

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