Words of the Week Lesson 9

Match the definition below to the correct vocabulary word.

a person who writes news stories for a newspaper, magazine, etc.

• reporter

• predecessor

• physician

• pianist

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

• reporter

• predecessor

• physician

• pianist

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a person who lives in a colony

• colonist

• predecessor

• physician

• pianist

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something that comes before something else

• colonist

• predecessor

• physician

• pianist

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a person who plays the piano

• colonist

• predecessor

• physician

• pianist

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

• homophone

• microphone

• phonics

• symphony

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

• homophone

• microphone

• phonics

• symphony

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

• homophone

• microphone

• phonics

• symphony

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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

• saxophone

• symphony

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

• homophone

• microphone

• saxophone

• symphony