instruction:
In this task, you need to count the number of words in a sentence that start with the given letter. Answer with numbers and not words.
question:
Sentence: 'a bird is drinking out of a red dish'. How many words start with the letter 'a' in the sentence.
answer:
2


question:
Sentence: 'a couple of hot dogs and napkins on a table'. How many words start with the letter 'h' in the sentence.
answer:
1


question:
Sentence: 'small kitchen appliances sitting on a kitchen counter'. How many words start with the letter 'a' in the sentence.
answer:

2