Question

_____ is the smallest distinctive unit of sound in the sound system of a language.

• A. Morpheme
• B. Allophone
• C. Phoneme
• D. Vowels

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Phoneme

A phoneme is the smallest distinctive unit of sound in the sound system of a language. It is the minimal sound unit that can differentiate meaning between words. For example, /p/ and /b/ in pat and bat are two different phonemes because they distinguish two words with different meanings.