The English language has________letters than phonemes and the consonant phonemes generally carry_______information than the vowel phonemes.
Correct answer: B. fewer; more
- A. more; the same
- B. fewer; more
- C. more; more
- D. fewer; less
Explanation
English has fewer written letters than phonemes because several sounds can be represented by combinations of letters, while consonant sounds generally convey more information than vowel sounds. Thus the correct pairing is “fewer; more.”
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