Name: __________________________________ Period: _____ Date: __________________
“Phon” – Sound
Symphony = a long piece of music that is usually in four large, separate sections and that is performed by
an orchestra
Cacophony = unpleasant loud sounds
Homophone = a word that is pronounced like another word but is different in meaning, origin, or spelling
Phonetic = representing each speech sound with a single symbol; using a system of written symbols that
represent speech sounds in a way that is very close to how they actually sound
Microphone = a device into which people speak or sing in order to record their voices or to make them
sound louder
Phonograph = an instrument for reproducing sounds by means of the vibration of a stylus or needle
following a spiral groove on a revolving disc or cylinder
Phonics = a method of teaching beginners to read and pronounce words by learning the phonetic value of
letters, letter groups, and especially syllables
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Name: __________________________________ Period: _____ Date: __________________
“phon” Vocabulary Homework
1. a method of teaching beginners to read and pronounce words by learning the phonetic
value of letters, letter groups, and especially syllables
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2. Phonograph
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3. Cacophony
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4. a device into which people speak or sing in order to record their voices or to make them
sound louder
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5. Symphony
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6. representing each speech sound with a single symbol; using a system of written symbols
that represent speech sounds in a way that is very close to how they actually sound
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7. a word that is pronounced like another word but is different in meaning, origin, or
spelling
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8. Cacophony
a) !
a word that is pronounced like another word but is different in meaning,
origin, or spelling
b) !
a long piece of music that is usually in four large, separate sections and that is
performed by an orchestra
c) !
unpleasant loud sounds
d) !
representing each speech sound with a single symbol; using a system of
written symbols that represent speech sounds in a way that is very close to how
they actually sound
9. a method of teaching beginners to read and pronounce words by learning the phonetic
value of letters, letter groups, and especially syllables
a) !
Phonics
Name: __________________________________ Period: _____ Date: __________________
b) !
Phonograph
c) !
Symphony
d) !
Phonetic
10. an instrument for reproducing sounds by means of the vibration of a stylus or needle
following a spiral groove on a revolving disc or cylinder
a) !
Phonics
b) !
Phonograph
c) !
Homophone
d) !
Phonetic
11. Microphone
a) !
a device into which people speak or sing in order to record their voices or to
make them sound louder
b) !
an instrument for reproducing sounds by means of the vibration of a stylus or
needle following a spiral groove on a revolving disc or cylinder
c) !
a long piece of music that is usually in four large, separate sections and that is
performed by an orchestra
d) !
a method of teaching beginners to read and pronounce words by learning the
phonetic value of letters, letter groups, and especially syllables
12. a long piece of music that is usually in four large, separate sections and that is performed
by an orchestra
a) !
Symphony
b) !
Microphone
c) !
Homophone
d) !
Cacophony
13. a word that is pronounced like another word but is different in meaning, origin, or
spelling
a) !
Homophone
b) !
Microphone
Name: __________________________________ Period: _____ Date: __________________
c) !
Cacophony
d) !
Symphony
14. representing each speech sound with a single symbol; using a system of written symbols
that represent speech sounds in a way that is very close to how they actually sound
a) !
Phonograph
b) !
Phonetic
c) !
Phonics
d) !
Homophone
15. representing each speech sound with a single symbol; using a system of written symbols
that represent speech sounds in a way that is very close to how they actually sound →
Phonograph
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True
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False
16. Phonics → representing each speech sound with a single symbol; using a system of
written symbols that represent speech sounds in a way that is very close to how they
actually sound
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True
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False
17. Symphony → a long piece of music that is usually in four large, separate sections and
that is performed by an orchestra
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True
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False
18. unpleasant loud sounds → Homophone
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True
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False
19. Microphone → a word that is pronounced like another word but is different in meaning,
origin, or spelling
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True
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False
20. Homophone → unpleasant loud sounds
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True
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False
21. Phonograph → representing each speech sound with a single symbol; using a system of
written symbols that represent speech sounds in a way that is very close to how they
actually sound
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True
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False