Phon Root Words Test

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What is a symphony?

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A symphony is a large musical composition for orchestra, typically in four movements.

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What is a microphone?

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A microphone is a device that converts sound into an electrical signal, allowing voices to be amplified or recorded.

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What does phonetic mean?

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Phonetic refers to the representation of sounds in speech, where each sound corresponds to a written symbol.

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What is a telephone?

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A telephone is a device used to transmit voices over a distance, either by wire or radio.

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What are homophones?

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Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings and often different spellings, like 'bear' and 'bare'.

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What is phonics?

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Phonics is a method of teaching reading and writing by developing learners' phonemic awareness, the ability to hear, identify, and manipulate phonemes.

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What is a saxophone?

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A saxophone is a musical instrument made of brass, played by using a single-reed mouthpiece.

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What is a gramophone?

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A gramophone is an early device used to play recorded music, using a needle to read grooves on a disc.

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What does dysphonia mean?

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Dysphonia refers to difficulty in speaking due to a physical disorder of the mouth, tongue, throat, or vocal cords.

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What is phonemic awareness?

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Phonemic awareness is the ability to hear, identify, and manipulate individual sounds (phonemes) in spoken words.