Roots Lesson 9

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

• homophone

• microphone

• phonics

• saxophone

• symphony

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

• homophone

• microphone

• phonics

• saxophone

• symphony

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

• homophone

• microphone

• phonics

• saxophone

• symphony

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

• homophone

• microphone

• phonics

• saxophone

• symphony

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

of or relating to astronomy

• homophone

• microphone

• phonics

• saxophone

• symphony

Match the following

• saxophone

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

• phonics

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

• symphony

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

  of or relating to astronomy

• homophone

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

• microphone

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

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

• reporter

• predecessor

• physician

• pianist

• colonist

a person who had a job or position before someone else;

something that comes before something else

• reporter

• predecessor

• physician

• pianist

• colonist

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

• reporter

• predecessor

• physician

• pianist

• colonist

a person who plays the piano

• reporter

• predecessor

• physician

• pianist

• colonist