Vocabulary Lesson 9

Front

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

Back

reporter

Front

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

Back

predecessor

Front

A medical doctor, especially one who is not a surgeon.

Back

physician

Front

A person who plays the piano.

Back

pianist

Front

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

Back

colonist

Front

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

Back

homophone

Front

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

Back

microphone

Front

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

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phonics

Front

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

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saxophone

Front

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

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symphony