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Complete the Words Test #048

Fill in the missing letters in a paragraph

The alphabet is a standardized set of letters representing the basic sounds of a spoken language. Its origins
be
back
the ancient Phoenicians, who developed a system where
symbol
for a consonant
. The
Greeks later adopted
system and made a crucial
by
symbols for vowels. This phonetic system was then passed on to the Romans, who modified it into the Latin alphabet used widely today. The spread of the alphabet dramatically simplified writing, fostering literacy and communication worldwide.

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