1. "phon, phone" = sound, voice

2. euphonic (adj) having a nice sound; pleasant combination of sounds in words

3. gramophone (n) a device used to play the sounds of music as written on records

4. homophone (n) a word that has the same sound but a different meaning as another word

5. megaphone (n) a large funnel-shaped device used to make the voice sound louder by directing the sound waves straight out to listeners

6. microphone (n) a device used to make small voices sound larger, especially in a big room

7. phonics (n) the sounds that letters make and letters that are used to represent sounds

8. saxophone (n) a woodwind instrument that sends out sounds through its metal body