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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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