Phonemes are ___________________?
Correct answer: D. the smallest units of sound
- A. measurements
- B. syllables
- C. the smallest units of meaningful sound
- D. the smallest units of sound
Explanation
A phoneme is the smallest distinctive unit of speech sound, such as /p/ in “pat.” It does not itself have meaning, so “smallest meaningful sound” describes a morpheme more closely.
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