How many phonemes are in the word terrible?

Let's break down the word "terrible" to count its phonemes:

* t - /t/

* er - /er/ (This is a single phoneme, representing the schwa sound)

* ri - /ri/ (Again, a single phoneme representing the "r" sound followed by the "i" sound)

* ble - /bəl/ (The "ble" combination is a single phoneme)

Therefore, "terrible" has 5 phonemes.