Unit 9 Root Words

a word that is pronounced the same as another word but is different in meaning or spelling

• phonics

• homophone

• saxophone

• microphone

a device into which people speak or sing in order to record their voices or to make them sound louder

• saxophone

• phonics

• homophone

• microphone

a method of teaching people to read and pronounce words by learning the sounds of letters, letter groups, and syllables

• symphony

• reporter

• phonics

• microphone

a musical instrument that has a curved metal tube and is played by blowing into a mouthpiece and pressing keys with your fingers

• saxophone

• symphony

• homophone

• physician

a long piece of music that is usually in four large, separate sections and is performed by an orchestra or band

• saxophone

• microphone

• symphony

• phonics

a person who writes news stories for a newspaper, magazine, etc. or who tells people the news on radio or television

• predecessor

• reporter

• pianist

• colonist

a person who had a job or position before someone else; something that comes before something else

• physician

• colonist

• reporter

• predecessor

a medical doctor, especially a doctor who is not a surgeon

• pianist

• reporter

• physician

• reporter

a person who plays the piano

• pianist

• colonist

• reporter

• microphone

a person who lives in a colony; a person who helps to create a colony

• physician

• pianist

• reporter

• colonist