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The sounds th, ph, ch are...

The sounds th, ph, ch are

A

phonemes

B

morphemes

C

graphemes

D

lexemes

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C
Despite there being just 26 letters in English language there are 44 unique sounds, also known as phonemes. Various letters and letter combinations known as graphemes are used to represent the sounds. Hence, th, ch and ph are examples of graphemes.
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