Lesson 123 Prefix: Phon-

Question 1

Telephone

Answer 1

(n.) literally “distant sound” (think of telepathy, or the ability to read minds).

Question 2

Phonetic

Answer 2

(adj.) relating to the way words are spoken

Question 3

Cacophony

Answer 3

(n.) harsh sound

Question 4

Symphony

Answer 4

(N.) a large group of instruments creating music

Question 5

Homophone

Answer 5

(n.) a word that sounds exactly like another word but has a different meaning and is often spelled differently

Question 6

Fancophone

Answer 6

(n.) a French speaker

Question 7

Anglophone

Answer 7

(n.) an English speaker

Question 8

Phoneme

Answer 8

(n.) a unit of sound in a language