Weekly Vocabulary Lesson 33

What is the definition of audition?

• a hearing to test the abilities of a speaker, actor, or musician

• the study of speech sounds

• a machine to reproduce sound by using records

• a 14-line poem

What is the definition of sonorous?

• sounding the same note or tone at the same time; harmony

• relating to hearing

• a machine to reproduce sound by using records

• capable of emitting a sound with a rich, full quality

What does the term - auditory - relate to?

• hearing

• seeing

• talking

• getting along

What is the study of speech sounds called?

• audible

• phonetics

• sonnet

• symphony

What is a machine to reproduce sound by using records called?

• unison

• sonnet

• phonograph

• audition

What does the word - audible - mean?

• capable of emitting a sound

• relating to hearing

• loud enough to be heard

• a way of using sound to locate objects underwater

What does the word - unison- mean?

• a musical composition for an orchestra; harmony of sounds

• sounding the same note or tone at the same time, harmony

• loud enough to be heard

• relating to hearing

What is the purpose of sonar?

• to test the abilities of a speaker, actor, or musician

• to emit a sound with a rich, full quality

• To reproduce sound by using records

• to locate objects underwater

Match each vocabulary word to its correct sentence.

• symphony

• The entire school was invited to hear the __ performed by the members of the concert band.

• audition

• That young girl planned to attend a(n) __ session in Chicago for the television show, "The Voice."

• sonnet

• During English class we read a __ written by William Shakespeare.