musical instruments

Question 1

a metal musical instrument that you blow into, used especially in jazz

Answer 1

saxophone

Question 2

a musical instrument with strings, that you hold under your chin and play with a bow

Answer 2

violin

Question 3

the largest musical instrument in the violin family, that plays very low notes

Answer 3

double bass /beɪs/

Question 4

a musical instrument made of a hollow round frame with plastic or skin stretched tightly across one or both ends. You play it by hitting it with sticks or with your hands.

Answer 4

drums

Question 5

a large brass musical instrument that you blow into, with a sliding tube used to change the note

Answer 5

trombone

Question 6

a musical instrument like a guitar, with a long neck, a round body and four or more strings

Answer 6

banjo

Question 7

a musical instrument that you hold in both hands to produce sounds. You press the two ends together and pull them apart and press buttons and/or keys to produce the different notes.

Answer 7

accordion

Question 8

a small musical instrument that you hold near your mouth and play by blowing or sucking air through it

Answer 8

harmonica

Question 9

s a fretted stringed instrument with a neck and body that uses a pickup to convert the vibration of its strings into electrical signals.

Answer 9

electric guitar

Question 10

a brass musical instrument made of a curved metal tube that you blow into, with three valves for changing the note

Answer 10

trumpet

Question 11

a musical instrument of the woodwind group, shaped like a thin pipe. The player holds it sideways and blows across a hole at one end.

Answer 11

flute

Question 12

an electronic musical instrument that has keys like a piano and can be made to play in different styles or to sound like different instruments

Answer 12

keyboard