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Sounds and the Human Voice

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  • 9. What do people sometimes hum?
    A tune.
  • 10. What sound might you make if you were feeling very disappointed or sad?
    A sigh.
  • 8. What sound would you hear if someone jumped into a swimming pool?
    A splash.
  • 11. What noise does a balloon make when it bursts?
    A bang.
  • 17. What noise does a door make when it needs oil?
    It creaks.
  • 5. Give two reasons why someone might whisper.
    so as not to be overhead, so as not to disturb other people in a cinema, etc.
  • 3. Can you name two animals that hiss?
    a snake, a cat, ...
  • 12. Can you name two parts of the body we use to tap with?
    Your fingers, your foot.
  • 14. What noise does a time bomb make?
    It ticks.
  • 16. Can you name two situations when people giggle?
    When they think something is funny, when they're nervous, ...
  • 6. What unpleasant noise do some people make when they eat soup?
    They slurp.
  • 20. What noise do you often hear if somebody who is driving brakes suddenly?
    A screech.
  • 13. Give two situations when a driver might hoot.
    When the driver in front is slow to move at traffic lights, when another driver has done something dangerous, ...
  • 19. Name two insects that buzz.
    A mosquito, a wasp, ...
  • 4. What noise do lions and tigers make?
    They roar.
  • 2. How do people often close the door when they're angry?
    They slam it.
  • 7. Why might you start stammering?
    Because you're nervous or frightened.
  • 15. If someone's mumbling, what might you say to them?
    Can you speak more clearly, please?
  • 18. What noise do people sometimes make when they have a cold, but they don't have a tissue?
    They sniff.
  • 1. Can you name two things that drip?
    a tap, an ice cream, ...
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