Question

The word "showed" contains ________ phonemes and ________ morphemes.

a) 4 / 1
b) 5 / 1
c) 6 / 1
d) 4 / 2
e) 3/ 2

Answer 1

The word "showed" consists of 3 phonemes (/ʃ/, /oʊ/, /d/) and is made up of a single morpheme.

Step-by-step explanation:

The word "showed" contains 3 phonemes and 1 morpheme. Phonemes are distinct units of sound in a language that distinguish one word from another. In "showed", the phonemes are /ʃ/, /oʊ/, and /d/. A morpheme is the smallest grammatical unit in a language. The word "showed" is made up of just one morpheme since it cannot be divided into smaller units of meaning.