See and Look
What does the root vis mean?
See or Look
What does the root aud mean?
Hear
What does the root phon mean?
Sound
What is a group gathered to watch a show called?
An audience.
What word means “able to be heard”?
Audible
What word means to form a picture in your mind?
Visualize
What is an audition?
An interview for a role or job that includes a performance.
What instrument is played by striking bars with mallets?
A xylophone
What part of a theater is where the audience sits?
The auditorium
What word means a pleasing view through a narrow opening?
Vista
What is a visionary?
A person with original ideas about what the future could be like.
What word describes a sound that can be heard?
Audible
What is a phonograph used for?
Playing or reproducing sound, such as music from records.
The orchestra played, and the audience clapped. What does audience mean?
A group of people gathered to watch a performance or public event.
What word means a mixture of harsh, unpleasant sounds?
Cacophony
Which root, vis/vid, aud, or phon, appears in visualize?
vis/vid
Which root in auditorium means “hear”?
Aud
Which word names a machine that plays music from records?
Phonograph
Dogs barked, alarms rang, and sirens wailed. What word describes all those sounds together?
Cacophony
Which word describes someone with original ideas about the future?
Visionary
Which two words from the list are related to seeing or looking?
Visualize and vista. (Visionary is also related to seeing or looking.)
Name two words from the list that are related to hearing or an audience.
Any two of these: audible, audition, audience, auditorium.
Which word comes from the Greek root meaning “sound”?
Phonograph or Xylophone
At the cottage, we saw mountains through a long, narrow window. What word describes the view?
Which word names an interview where a performer shows their skills?
Audition