Root Word: "phon / phono / phone

cacophony

harsh sounds; bad noise

dysphonia

difficulty producing speech sounds, usually due to hoarseness

euphonic

having a nice sound; pleasant combination of sounds in words

gramophone

a device used to play the sounds of music as written on records

homophone

a words that has the same sound but a different meaning as another word

megaphone

a large funnel-shaped device used to make the voice sound louder by directing the sound waves straight out to listeners

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 them

phonology

the study of speech sounds in language

saxophone

a woodwind instrument that sends out sounds through its curved, metal body

phon / phono / phone

sound, voice