* Phonemes: Phonemes are the smallest units of sound in a language that can distinguish meaning. They are like building blocks for words. For example, the sounds /k/ and /b/ are phonemes in English because they create different words (like "cat" and "bat").
* "Farm" and "er": "Farm" and "er" are not individual sounds, they are whole words or parts of words (a suffix in the case of "er").
Let's break down "farm" and "er" into their phonemes:
* Farm: /fɑːrm/ (consisting of the phonemes /f/, /ɑː/, /r/, and /m/)
* Er: /ər/ (consisting of the phonemes /ə/ and /r/)
In summary: Phonemes are the basic units of sound, not whole words or parts of words. "Farm" and "er" can be broken down into individual phonemes, but they are not phonemes themselves.