KPEERI Practice Test 2026 – Complete Reading Instruction Exam Guide

The word 'teach' consists of four graphemes. A grapheme is the smallest unit of written language that represents a sound (phoneme). In the word 'teach', we can break it down into the following graphemes:

1. 't' represents the /t/ sound.

2. 'ea' represents the /iː/ sound (as in the long 'e').

3. 'ch' represents the /tʃ/ sound.

Each distinct letter or combination of letters that represent a single sound is counted as a grapheme. Thus, 't', 'ea', and 'ch' each contribute one grapheme to the word, leading to a total count of three graphemes. Therefore, the correct answer regarding the grapheme count for the word 'teach' is indeed three.