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How many phonemes in the word shovel?

The word "shovel" has 5 phonemes:

* ʃ (sh)

* ʌ (uh)

* v (v)

* əl (l)

* ɪ (i)

Let's break it down:

* sh is a single phoneme, representing the sound at the beginning of the word.

* uh is the vowel sound in the middle, represented by the letters "o" and "v".

* v is the consonant sound represented by the letter "v".

* əl is a single phoneme representing the sound at the end of the word.

* ɪ is the vowel sound represented by the letter "e".

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