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Greek roots vocabulary: “chronos” means time   and    “phon” means sound

Greek roots vocabulary: “chronos” means time   and    “phon” means sound. anachronism - an event or object is placed in a time period where it doesn't belong. Sample sentence: That picture of a car in the 1600's is an anachronism because there were no cars then.

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Greek roots vocabulary: “chronos” means time   and    “phon” means sound

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  1. Greek roots vocabulary:“chronos” means time   and    “phon” means sound

  2. anachronism- an event or object is placed in a time period where it doesn't belong. Sample sentence: That picture of a car in the 1600's is an anachronism because there were no cars then.

  3. chronic- lasting a long time.-(synonym-continuous)

  4. Chronicle - a record of happenings (synonym- an account of)

  5. chronology- a list of events arranged in the order in which they occurred.

  6. synchronize- to make happen at the same time. (synonym = coincide)

  7. Megaphone - a horn that increases the loudness of a voice

  8. Euphonious - means pleasing to the ear (synonym = harmonious)

  9. Phonics - the association of letters with speech sounds

  10. Symphony - a composition for an orchestra to play. (a musical piece)

  11. cacophony - (pronounced ka-kof-any) - a harsh clashing sound. (dissonance)

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