12. Sounds and hearing

suddenly start laughing loudly — There are noises I love – when someone __________ laughing.

bursts out

shout to show support — People __________ at football matches.

cheer

unable to hear — If I went __________, there would be noises I wouldn’t miss.

deaf

unwanted noise not central — __________ noise of cars can be irritating.

background

annoying — Background noise can be very __________.

irritating

crying — The sound of a child in __________.

tears

make a loud noise when breathing (illness) — The sound of someone __________ makes me worried.

sneezing

speak quietly — Someone __________ behind me.

whispering

hear accidentally — __________ something unpleasant I wasn’t meant to hear.

overhearing

make a long deep breath sound — Someone __________.

sighing

make a loud negative sound — People __________ at sports events.

booing

breathe noisily during sleep — My partner __________.

snoring

extra sounds — There was a lot of background __________.

noise

start laughing suddenly — We __________ out laughing.

burst

crying — The poor boy was in __________.

tears

hear accidentally — Did you __________ what she said?

overhear

speak quietly — Please stop __________ like that.

whispering

breathe noisily — My husband __________ in his sleep.

snores

noise behind main sound — __________ noise can be very irritating.

background noise

crying — in __________

in tears

get ill — catch a __________

a cold

speak quietly — speak in a __________

whisper

suddenly start laughing — __________ out laughing

burst

make a sound when ill — When you have a cold, you often __________ a lot.

sneeze

unable to hear — He’s been __________ for several years.

deaf

not able to hear anything — The poor man can’t hear a thing; he’s been __________.

deaf

get ill — you might __________ their cold.

catch

speak quietly — you should __________.

whisper

laugh suddenly — Most people stood up and __________ when Liam won.

burst out laughing

breathe noisily — One or two people told me I __________ in my sleep.

snore

make a deep breath — When my mother __________ like that, I know she’s disappointed.

sighs

hear something — I __________ two people on the bus talking.

overheard

not clear speaking — It’s very __________.

irritating

a loud warning sound in a car — I could hear a car __________ in the distance.

horn

make a short loud noise (dog) — Several dogs were __________.

barking

sudden loud noise — I heard a __________.

crash

shout very loudly — Someone __________.

yelled

close loudly — A car door __________.

slammed

break with a line — Something hit my window – it __________.

cracked

sound of steps — I heard __________ in the hall.

footsteps

no sound — __________. Then my door handle turned.

silence

shout loudly — I __________ and woke up.

screamed

deep breath after relief — I __________ a sigh of relief.

breathed

no sound — There was __________ at all.

silence

shout loudly — Someone started __________ really loudly.

screaming

bad dream — My partner has had unpleasant dreams → a __________.

nightmare

sound of steps — I could hear __________.

footsteps

close loudly — He __________ the door loudly.

slammed

sudden loud noise — I heard a __________.

crash

break with a line — The glass __________.

cracked

shout unpleasantly — She let out a __________.

scream

break with a line — The glass __________.

cracked

make loud sound — The dog __________.

barked

make loud noise — The car __________.

crashed

close loudly — The door __________.

slammed

shout loudly — The woman __________.

screamed

no sound — There was no noise at all → __________.

silence

shout loudly — Someone started shouting loudly → __________.

yelling

bad dream — bad unpleasant dreams → __________.

nightmares

sound of steps — the sound of somebody walking → __________.

footsteps

close loudly — shut the door loudly → __________.

slammed

sudden loud noise — loud noise of it hitting something → __________.

crash

break — had lines along surface → __________.

cracked

shout unpleasantly — let out a high unpleasant sound → __________.

screamed

sound horn — drivers sound their __________ all day long.

horns

make loud dog noise — a dog __________ all the time.

barks

shout loudly — colleagues __________ at each other.

yell

sound of steps — you can hear __________ in the corridor.

footsteps

bad experience — it’s an absolute __________.

nightmare

deep breath relief — I breathe a __________ of relief.

sigh