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Sound Noise Woken Broken Glass Unpleasant Heard Making

Idx 1908
Keyword noise
Sub Entry Number 1
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence He was woken up by the noise of broken glass.
Correct Sentence He was woken up by the sound of broken glass.
Cloze Error Sentence He was woken up by the [[noise]] of broken glass.
Cloze Sentence He was woken up by the [[sound]] of broken glass.
Cloze Answer sound
Choices sound | noise
Explanation

noise = (1) loud unpleasant sounds heard as a single mass: 'The noise of the traffic gave me a headache.' 'People were making such a lot of noise that I couldn't hear what she was saying.' (2) a sound that is unpleasant and/or without meaning: 'The radio suddenly started making a funny noise.' 'What was that noise?'

sound = something that is heard or received by the ear, especially something that you recognize or can give a meaning to: 'I've always loved the sound of a classical guitar.' 'I could hear the sound of someone crying in the next room.'

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