Sound & Colour
English Language: KS3, topic 4.3.7
Logue - Speech
Words ending in 'logue' generally relate to speech or discourse.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Bichrome
- Bichrome means two-coloured.
- Example: The bichrome walls were very ugly.
- Alternative: The dual-coloured walls were very ugly.
Test yourself on Sound & Colour
What does the suffix 'logue' generally relate to?
Which sense does the suffix 'phone' relate to?
What do words ending in 'chrome' generally relate to?