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How many phonemes are there in the word knee?

There are three phonemes in the word "knee":

* n - /n/

* iy - /i/ (the vowel sound in "knee")

* iy - /i/ (the silent "e" at the end affects the vowel sound)

Even though "knee" is spelled with four letters, the "e" is silent, making it only a single phoneme.

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