Hearing & Speaking
English Language: KS3, topic 4.2.11
Aud - Hear
Words beginning with 'aud' generally relate to hearing.
Audible
- Something that's audible can be heard.
- Example: The radio was playing so quietly it was barely audible.
- Alternative: The radio was playing so quietly it was barely hearable.
Audience
- An audience listens to a performance.
- Example: Even though the audience didn't enjoy they play, they still clapped at the end.
- Alternative: Even though the spectators didn't enjoy the play, they still clapped at the end.
Audio
- Audio means sound.
- Example: Audio devices are becoming more common.
- Alternative: Sound devices are becoming more common.
Dict - Say
Words beginning with 'dict' generally mean something about speaking.
Dictionary
- A dictionary lists all the words of a language and their meanings.
- Example: I learnt what the word 'onomatopoeia' means by looking it up in the dictionary.
Dictate
- To dictate means to give orders or to say something aloud.
- Example: The general dictated the terms for peace.
- Alternative: The general ordered the terms for peace.
- Example: Caitlin dictated to her secretary the email she wanted to send.
- Alternative: Caitlin said aloud to her secretary the email she wanted to send.
Dictaphone
- A dictaphone is a device that records people speaking.
- Example: Journalists often use dictaphones in interviews so that they don't have to write everything someone says down.
Dictator
- A dictator is a ruler with total power - dictators have say over everything.
- Example: Stalin was a dictator who ruled Russia from 1929 to 1953.
- Alternative: Stalin was an autocrat who ruled Russia from 1929 to 1953.
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