Unit 9 Root Words

Front

A word pronounced the same as another but differs in meaning or spelling.

Back

homophone

Front

Device for recording or amplifying voices

Back

microphone

Front

Method to teach reading by sounds of letters and syllables.

Back

phonics

Front

Musical instrument with a curved metal tube, played by blowing into a mouthpiece and pressing keys.

Back

saxophone

Front

A long music piece in four sections, performed by an orchestra or band.

Back

symphony

Front

A person who writes news stories for media or tells news on radio/TV.

Back

reporter

Front

A person who held a job before someone else; something that comes before another.

Back

predecessor

Front

A medical doctor, not a surgeon.

Back

physician

Front

A person who plays the piano

Back

pianist

Front

A person living in a colony and helping to create one.

Back

colonist