alleryStart learning →An alphabet is a set of letters. What do these letters mostly stand for?
ASounds of speech
BColours of paint
CWeights of fruit
DSizes of shoes
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Sounds of speech
The letters of an alphabet largely match the sounds, called phonemes, of a spoken language.
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