* s - /s/ (one phoneme)
* ou - /aʊ/ (one phoneme, the diphthong "ou" represents a single sound)
* n - /n/ (one phoneme)
* d - /d/ (one phoneme)
* s - /s/ (one phoneme)
Therefore, there are 5 phonemes in the word "sounds".
* s - /s/ (one phoneme)
* ou - /aʊ/ (one phoneme, the diphthong "ou" represents a single sound)
* n - /n/ (one phoneme)
* d - /d/ (one phoneme)
* s - /s/ (one phoneme)
Therefore, there are 5 phonemes in the word "sounds".