Exploring the Phon Root: Sound in English Vocabulary

What does the root word 'Fawn' mean?

• Small

• Far away

• Sound

• Light

What is the meaning of 'telephone'?

• A device to record sounds

• A device to amplify sounds

• A device to hear far away sounds

• A device to see far away

What does 'microphone' mean?

• A device to write sounds

• A device to hear far away sounds

• A device to record small sounds

• A device to amplify large sounds

What is the purpose of a 'megaphone'?

• To hear far away sounds

• To write sounds

• To amplify sounds

• To record sounds

Who invented the phonograph?

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Adolf Sax

• Thomas Edison

• John Philip Sousa

What does 'cacophony' mean?

• Small sound

• Good sounding

• Bad sounding

• Far away sound

What does 'homophone' refer to?

• Words that have the same meaning

• Words that sound the same

• Words that are written the same

• Words that are spelled the same

What are phonemes?

• A device to amplify sounds

• The smallest unit of sound in words

• A device to record sounds

• The study of sounds

Who invented the saxophone?

• Adolf Sax

• Alexander Graham Bell

• John Philip Sousa

• Thomas Edison