Lesson 9: phon; er, or, ian, ist

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

• homophone

• microphone

• phonics

• saxophone

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

• saxophone

• microphone

• symphony

• phonics

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

• microphone

• symphony

• phonics

• homophone

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

• microphone

• phonics

• symphony

• saxophone

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

• symphony

• saxophone

• phonics

• microphone

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

• reporter

• predecessor

• pianist

• colonist

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

• reporter

• predecessor

• physician

• pianist

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.L.6.4B

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

• reporter

• colonist

• physician

• pianist

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

a person who plays the piano.

• reporter

• predecessor

• colonist

• pianist

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

• colonist

• pianist

• reporter

• physician

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4