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.

Sentence: 'a man riding skis down the side of a snow covered ski slope'. How many words start with the letter 's' in the sentence.
5

Sentence: 'a young boy hitting a tee ball with a red bat'. How many words start with the letter 'b' in the sentence.
3

Sentence: 'crates of fruit and vegetables are on display'. How many words start with the letter 'v' in the sentence.

1