IELTS Vocabulary: Music & Instruments
- First English Team
- Nov 30, 2015
- 1 min read
Updated: Aug 22, 2020
Below is a list of common musical instruments divided by type. How many instruments do you know? Can you pronounce them all correctly?
How do you pronounce the word “guitar”? Answer
The word guitar is pronounced /ɡɪˈtɑː/ . The “u” is a silent letter. See below to listen to the pronunciation.
What kind of instrument is the violin? Answer
It’s a small stringed instrument made of wood.
What traditional instruments are there in your country? Answer
Here are some examples of traditional musical instruments around the world: in India, there is the sitar (a stringed instrument), in China there is the gu-zheng ( a 21 stringed instrument), in Vietnam there is a bamboo xylophone ( percussion instrument), in Italy there is the mandolin (similar to a guitar), in Australia there is didgeridoo (a wind instrument made from the branch of a tree), in Egypt there is the sistrum ( a u-shaped framed drum) and in Scotland there are the bag pipes (a wind instrument), in Iraq there is the oud (a stringed instrument similar to a lute). ……Please note that this answer is not an example of how to answer an IELTS question, it’s just some general information for you about instruments in your country – if your country has an instrument which is not in this list, please let me know. Liz
Vocabulary Practice
Can you label the picture below?
Answers
microphone
record / vinyl
accordion
bugle
drum
flute
guitar
harmonica
harp
keyboard
piano
saxophone
Types of Musical Instruments
Stringed Instruments
guitar
violin
cello
viola
harp
banjo
electric guitar
fiddle
lute
sitar
Wind Instruments
flute
saxophone
trumpet
pipes
recorder
tuba
oboe
bagpipes
clarinet
bugle
harmonica
Key Board Instruments
piano
electronic keyboard
organ
Percussion Instruments
drums
triangles
xylophone / bamboo xylophone
wood blocks
accordion
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