phon, phono, phone = sound, voice

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

• megaphones

• saxophones

• gramophones

• phonics

Answer explanation

a large funnel-shaped device used to make the voice sound louder by directing the sound waves straight out to listeners (most often used by cheer teams)

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

What skill are you using when you read words by matching sounds to the letters?

• phonology

• phonics

• dysphonia

• cacophony

Answer explanation

the sounds that letters make and the letters that are used to represent sounds

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2D

CCSS.L.K.2C

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

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

• cacophony

• euphonic

• phonology

• gramophone

Answer explanation

harsh sounds; bad noise

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

What do we call two words that sound the same but have different meantings?

• gramophones

• phonics

• saxophones

• homophones

Answer explanation

a word that has the same sound but a different meaning as another word

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

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

• microphone

• phonology

• megaphone

• gramophone

Answer explanation

a device used to play the sounds of music as written on records

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

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

• dysphonic

• cacophonic

• phonics

• euphonic

Answer explanation

having a nice sound; pleasant combination of sounds in words

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

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

• saxophone

• microphone

• gramophone

• phonology

Answer explanation

a device used to make small voices sound larger, especially in a big room

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

The study of speech sounds is called ___________________.

• phonics

• euponic

• phonology

• cacophony

Answer explanation

the study of speech sounds in language

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

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

• cacophony

• euphonic

• phonology

• dysphonia

Answer explanation

difficulty producing speech sounds, usually due to hoarseness

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Which woodwind instrument sends sounds out of its curved body?

• saxophone

• megaphone

• microphone

• gramophone

Answer explanation

a woodwind instrument that sends out sounds through its curved, metal body

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4