​Sounds: Multiple Choice Vocabulary Test

1. The thunder ________ in the overcast sky.

a) hit

b) hissed

c) rumbled

2. She liked walking on the ________ leaves and smelling autumn forest

a) hissing

b) rustling

c) screeching

3. We stood in the church yard listening to the bells __________.

a) ringing

b) chiming

c) banging

4. The computers _________ in the office and the employees were glued to the screen.

a) were thudding

b) were hissing

c) were humming

5. Jane started and the pan fell and ________ .

a) crashed

b) rumbled

c) screeched

6. There is no use __________ the door even when you are angry.

a) smashing

b) thudding

c) slamming

7. When we were walking along the street a passing car ___________.

a) buzzed

b) beeped

c) bleated

8. At midnight the guests _________ their glasses and wished each other Happy New Year.

a) clattered

b) crackled

c) clinked

9. He was edgy and could hear his heart _________.

a) thudding

b) rumbling

c) humming

10. Suddenly another car appeared in the opposite lane the driver slammed the brakes and the tires _____________.

a) squealed

b) screeched

c) squeaked

Answers

1. c; 2. b; 3. b; 4. c; 5. a; 6. c; 7. b; 8. c; 9. a; 10. b