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Dive into the meaning behind sounds with words such as cacophony and euphonic. Uncover the roots of phon, phono, and phone, and learn the difference with homophones. Discover the study of speech sounds in phonology and the importance of phonics in language. Challenge your vocabulary with uncommon and unmistakable terms. Explore the realm of uncertain and unexpected words and expand your linguistic horizons.
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Meaning: Sound or Voice and Not Word list #26… Phon, phono, phone & un-
Cacophony (n) Harsh sounds; bad noise
Dysphonia (n) difficulty producing speech sounds, USUALLY DUE TO HOARSENESS
Euphonic (adj) Having a nice sound; pleasant combination of sounds in words
Gramophone (n) A device used to play the sounds of music as written on records (hint- what is the root for writing?)
Homophone (n) A word with the same sound but different meaning as another word
What’s the difference? Look them up! • Megaphone (?) • Microphone (?)
Phonics (n) The sounds that letters make and the letters that are used to represent sounds
Sound + Study of….. (n)…phonology The study of speech sounds in language
Uncertain (adj) Not sure?
Undecided (adj) Not yet at the point of making a decision
Uncommon (adj) Rare; not the usual; remarkable
These two words would be used to describe this picture • Unconscious (adj) • Unexpected (adj) • Unexpectedly the students had to look up two more words. Unconsciously, they knew there would be more…
Unmistakable (adj) Clear; cannot be understood the wrong way; not able to be confused
Untidy (adj) Unwise (adj) Unworthy (adj) Dictionary time again
Not required..# 20... Unnecessary (adj) Early man starts text-talking