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Exercises

Choose sound, noise(s), din or racket to fill the gaps.
1 There was a terrible ................................. outside the pub last night; it was a fight
involving about six people.
2 I could sit and listen to the .................... ... ..... of the river all day.
3 My car's making some strange .................................. 1'11 have to get it looked at.
4 Gosh! What an awful ................................. ! I think you should take up a different
instrument; the violin's just not for you!
5 I can't sleep if there's ................................. of any kind, so I use these ear-plugs.

Using the table opposite at B, what sound do you think each of these might make?
1 A bottle of fizzy mineral water being opened.
2 A typewriter being dropped down an iron staircase.
3 A mouse or a hedgehog moving among dead grass and leaves.
4 A rather overweight person falling on to a wooden floor.
5 A starting-pistol for a sporting event.
6 A train passing at high speed a few feet away from you.
7 A slow train passing, heard through the walls of a house.

As in the table at B opposite, make a note of somethi& that might make the sound.

verblnoun typical source(s) of the sound

hum ......................................................................................................
rattle ......................................................................................................
bleep ......................................................................................................
screech ......................................................................................................
chime ......................................................................................................

6 I A Join up the left-hand sentences with the right-hand ones so that they make sense.
1 I saw a beam of light coming Then it died, leaving us in complete darkness.
towards me.
2 It sparkled in the morning sunlight. It was a police officer holding a flashlamp.
3 It began to flicker uncertainly. It was clearly time to get up and move out.
4 The first rays shone into the room. I'd never seen such a beautiful bracelet.

6 I 5 What do you think the figurative meanings of the underlined words are? Choose from the
alternatives.
1 She beamed at him.
a) smiled b) shouted c) attacked
2 After the day's skiing, our faces glowed.
a) were frozen b) were dried up c) were full of colour
3 He has a twinkle in his eyes.
a) a piece of grit b) a sign of humour/enjoyment c) a sign of anger

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