Greek and Latin Roots Unit 19 aud, opt, phon

The root "aud" means

• hear

• eye

• sound

• sight

The root "opt" means

• eye, sight

• ear, hearing

• sound, noise

• sound

The root "phon" means

• hear

• sound

• eye

• sight

In the hallways at DHS, the noise is so loud that voices over the loudspeaker are not _________.

• symphony

• optimistic

• optional

• audible

The words "blue" and "blew" are examples of _____________ as they sound the same but have different meanings.

• audiences

• auditions

• phonemes

• homophones

A ______________ makes music with many different instruments such as violins, trombones, trumpets, and many others.

• optical

• phoneme

• symphony

• auditory

The _________ gave a standing ovation to the high school cast of the Senior Play.

• audition

• optical

• optimistic

• audience

If I don't clean my glasses lenses frequently, their _____ quality deteriorates.

• optical

• optimistic

• optional

• auditory

My friend has an ____________ deficit, and he has more trouble hearing the voices of others through their masks.

• auditory

• optional

• optical

• phoneme

Some people are pessimistic and look on the negative side of things. I prefer to be __________ and look on the positive side of things.

• audible

• optimistic

• audition

• optical