6.1 Spelling Definition Quiz (phon, phono, phone)

1. What would you see cheerleaders using at a football game in high school?

• megaphones
• saxophones
• gramophones
• phonics

2. What skills are you using when you read words by matching sounds to the letters?

• phonology
• phonics
• dysphonia
• cacophony

3. If you hear a terrible sound and you immediately want to plug your ears, what are you hearing?

• cacophony
• euphonic
• phonology
• gramophones

4. What do we call two words that sound the same but have different meanings?

• gramophones
• phonics
• saxophones
• homophones

5. Which word names an invention that made music come out of a machine?

• microphone
• phonology
• megaphone
• gramophone

6. If you like what you hear, which adjective might you use to describe the sound?

• dysphonic
• cacophonic
• phonics
• euphonic

7. What is commonly used to make voices sound louder in large rooms?

• saxophone
• microphone
• gramophone
• phonology

8. The study of speech sounds is called __________.

• phonics
• euphonic
• phonology
• cacophony

9. Every once in a while, a famous singer will have to cancel a concert due to which problem?

• cacophony
• euphonic
• phonology
• dysphonia

10. Which woodwind instrument sends sounds out of its curved body?

• saxophone
• megaphone
• microphone
• gramophone