Vocab 3 Flashcards
Cacophony
Harsh sounds; bad noise
Dysphonia
Difficulty producing speech sounds usually due to hoarseness
Gramophone (phonograph)
A device to play the sounds of music as written on records.
Homograph
A word that has the same sound, but a different meaning (and spelling) as another word; there,their, there’re
Megaphone
A large funnel-shaped device used to make the voice sound louder by directing the sound waves straight out to listeners) most often used by cheer teams)
Microphone
A device used to make small voices sound larger, especially in a big room
Phonics
The sounds that letters Make and the letters that are used to represent sounds
Phonology
The study of speech sounds in language
Saxophone
A woodwind instrument that sends out sounds through its curved, mental body
Euphonic
Having a pleasant combination of sounds in words