4.3.9

Sound & Colour

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Logue - Speech

Words ending in 'logue' generally relate to speech or discourse.

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Dialogue

  • A dialogue is a conversation in a play or film etc.
    • Example: I wish there was more dialogue in the play.
    • Alternative: I wish there were more conversations in the play.
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Monologue

  • A monologue is a speech by one person.
    • Example: The comedian entertained the audience with his monologue about shopping.
    • Alternative: The comedian entertained the audience with his speech about shopping.
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Prologue

  • A prologue is a speech or a section at the beginning of a play.
    • Example: In the prologue of Romeo and Juliet, we find out that both Romeo and Juliet both die.
    • Alternative: In the beginning section of Romeo and Juliet, we find out that both Romeo and Juliet die.
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Epilogue

  • An epilogue is a speech or a section that comes at the end of a play or book.
    • Example: In the play's epilogue, we learn that the lovers get married.
    • Alternative: In the play's final section, we learn that the lovers get married.

Phone - Sound

Words ending in 'phone' generally relate to sound.

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Telephone

  • A telephone is a device that transmits sounds.
    • Example: John and I talk on the telephone every day because we live in different countries.
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Microphone

  • A microphone is a device you talk into to make your voice louder.
    • Example: The audience could not hear Derek, so he started speaking into a microphone.
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Dictaphone

  • A dictaphone is a device that records people speaking.
    • Example: Journalists often use dictaphones to record interviews.

Chrome - Colour

Words ending in 'chrome' generally relate to colour.

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Monochrome

  • Monochrome means one colour or using just black, grey and white.
    • Example: The painter produced a monochrome painting of the flowers.
    • Alternative: The painted produced a single-colour painting of the flowers.
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Bichrome

  • Bichrome means two-coloured.
    • Example: The bichrome walls were very ugly.
    • Alternative: The dual-coloured walls were very ugly.

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