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Sounds and noises

A sound is what you hear or can be heard while a noise is a sound,especially a loud or unpleasant one.

Below you'll find noises and sounds people or things can make.

things making the sound	verb of the sound (v)	name of the sound (n)
a door that needs oiling a wooden floor, a stair when a pressure is put on it	to creak	creak
a bacon, a drop of water or butter on a hot frying pan	to sizzle	sizzle
leaves, clothes or papers when rubbed against each other	to rustle	rustle
a bomb, a gun	to bang	bang
a clock or a watch	to tick	tick
a cat when caressed a well-tuned car engine	to purr	purr
car tyres when one brakes suddenly	to screech	screech
a heavy object hitting something else or falling on the ground	to thud	thud
bell, keys in a pocket	to jingle	jingle
a bar of soap falling into the full bath tub, a drop of water	to plop	plop
champagne cork coming out	to pop	pop
little bells, wine glasses	to tinkle	tinkle (light ringing sounds)
a light being switched on	to click	click
kettle lid shaking while water boiling window in the wind	to rattle	rattle
chair dragged across the floor	to scrape	scrape
a fridge, a factory machine	to hum	hum
ocean hitting the rocks, when you jump into the river	to splash	splash
wood burning in fire	to crackle	crackle, crackling
sound people make when moaning a dog asking for food a vacuum cleaner	to whine	whine
mice rubber sole of shoes on shiny floor car tyres in a car park	to squeak	squeak
a car, thunder or a lion an audience's laughter	to roar	roar
footsteps, rain on the roof	to patter	patter *pitter-patter(adv): with quick light beats or steps

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1. I was having my coffee on the balcony as his Rolls-Royce along the road.

2. All of a sudden the big sack of potatoes to the ground.

3. The beaver slid down the short waterfall, .

4. Josh couldn't sleep with the clock.

5. Mum said : 'Stop or you won't get any candy at all!'

6. My heart went pitter-patter hearing the of his footsteps upstairs.

7. The train to a halt.

8. A rat and ran into the bushes.

9. In the sitting-room a fire was heating up our frozen toes.

10. Busy the newspapers for the match results I couldn't hear Dan calling.

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