Words / A1

SOWND/saʊnd/

Something you hear is a sound. I heard a strange sound. Noise is often loud or unwanted; sound is the wider word. Sound like is a later verb pattern. Make a sound is the simple collocation.

Meaning

Something you hear.

Examples

• “I heard a strange sound.”
• “Do not make a sound.”
• “The sound of rain helped me sleep.”

Good to know

a sound / make a sound. Unwanted cousin: noise.

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