The word "bugs" consist of ____________________?

Correct answer: D. two morphemes and four phonemes

  • A. one morpheme and three phonemes
  • B. one morpheme and four phonemes
  • C. two morphemes and three phonemes
  • D. two morphemes and four phonemes

Explanation

“Bugs” contains the morpheme bug plus the plural morpheme -s, giving two morphemes, and its sounds /b/, /ʌ/, /g/, and /z/ give four phonemes. A morpheme is a unit of meaning, whereas a phoneme is a unit of sound.

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