Week 6 of 36 · 10 words · ages 12–13
7th Grade spelling words, week 6: root phon (sound)
7th Grade spelling words · week 6 · root phon (sound) · spellchirp.com
- phonetic
- Relating to the sounds of speech.
- sousaphone
- A large tuba that wraps around the player's body, used in marching bands.
- phonology
- The study of the sound patterns of a language.
- phoneme
- The smallest unit of sound that can change a word's meaning.
- gramophone
- An early record player with a large horn.
- vibraphone
- A percussion instrument with metal bars that ring with a shimmering tone.
- cacophony
- A harsh mix of loud, clashing sounds.
- phonograph
- An early machine that played recorded sound from a cylinder or disc.
- euphonious
- Pleasant and smooth to hear.
- headphone
- A small speaker worn over the ear for private listening.
Ten minutes a day this week
Short and daily beats long and once. A word met on five separate days is remembered; a word met five times on Thursday night mostly is not.
Monday
Read the list together. Say each word, clap its syllables and find the pattern in it.
Tuesday
Look, say, cover, write, check — each word once from memory, then check the letters.
Wednesday
Use every word in a sentence, out loud or on paper, so each one means something.
Thursday
Practice test: a grown-up reads each word aloud. Circle the misses for tomorrow.
Friday
The test. One try per word, no letters given. The circled words go first.
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