Question

A phoneme is a unit of

• A. Meaning
• B. Sound
• C. Grammar
• D. Vocabulary

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Sound

A phoneme is the smallest unit of sound in a language that can distinguish meaning between words.

• Example:

  • The words "bat" and "pat" differ by one phoneme: /b/ vs. /p/.

  • Though it's just a sound change, it creates different words with different meanings.