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aud
(AWD)to hear
Latin for hearing. Anything an audience does, anything audible, anything for an audition — all involve hearing.
rootLatin
Senses & perceptionSpellings:audaudi
The story behind this root
Latin audire meant to hear. An audience is literally a group of hearers; an audition is a chance to be heard. You can hear it in audience, auditory, and audible.
Example words
audience
a group of people who listen
audible
able to be heard
auditory
having to do with hearing
audition
a chance to be heard for a part
Who it is for
Grades served: 4, 5, 6
Level 1Level 1 holds the word parts students meet first. Level 3 holds the ones that turn up in harder reading.
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