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Question 107Asked in CTET February 2026 Paper 1, 7 Feb 2026

The term for the smallest meaningful unit of sound in a language is

  1. Asemantics
  2. Bphoneme
  3. Cmorpheme
  4. Dsyntax
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Correct answer: (B) phoneme

Explanation

A phoneme is the smallest unit of sound that can change meaning (for example /p/ and /b/ in 'pat' and 'bat'). A morpheme is the smallest unit of meaning, not of sound.

From CTET February 2026 Paper 1, 7 Feb 2026 — Previous Year Paper

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