<p> Root Words: phon,phono,phone-; strain,strict,string - phon, phono, phone- = sound, voice homophone (n.) a word that has the same sound but a different meaning as another word microphone (n.) a device used to make small voices sound larger, especially in a big room phonics (n.) the sounds that letters make and the letters that are used to represent sounds phonology (n.) the study of speech sounds in language strain, strict, string - = bind, tie, or draw tight constrict (v.) to hold in; to make smaller; to squeeze or bind to make smaller restrain (v.) to hold back; to keep under control; to limit; to draw tight by force restricted (adj.) bound by limits; kept within certain rules stringent (adj.) demanding strict attention to rules; rigid; having a tight set of rules</p>