Thematic Vocabulary

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1. Bellowed - to shout in a loud deep voice; especially when you are angry

2. Threatened - to say that you will cause trouble, hurt somebody

3. Yelps - to given a sudden short cry ; usually of pain

4. Bangs - to hit something in a way that makes a loud noise

5. Boom - a loud deep sound

6. Blasts - explosion

7. Roar - to shout loudly ; to laugh very loudly,

8. Clamour - to demand something loudly; shout loudly because of confusion

9. Blubber - to cry noisily

10. Scolded - to speak angrily to somebody, mostly child

11. Bawled - shout loudly, in an unpleasant or angry way

12. Growled - to make a low sound in the throat, usually as a sign of anger

13. Shrieking - to give a loud high shout, when you are excited, frightened or in pain

14. Howling - very violent strong winds

15. Thundering - loud noise heard after a flash of lightning

16. Screeching - to make a loud high unpleasant sound

17. Wailed - to make a long loud high cry because you are sad or in pain

18. Whooping - a loud cry expressing joy or excitement

19. Groaning - to make a long deep sound because you are annoyed

20. Hooting - loud noise made by car horns, owls

21. Explosion - the sudden violent bursting and loud noise of something like a bomb

22. Crash - an accident where one vehicle hits another

23. Thud - a sound when a heavy object hits another

24. Thunder - loud noise heard after lightning

25. Jeered - to laugh/shout rude remarks at somebody

26. Protested - expressing strong disagreement

27. Yelled - to shout loudly, because you are angry

Ways of Speaking (Loud speech)

Thematic Vocabulary

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1. During the training, the lieutenant _______________out a command at the troops. A. Shouted B. demanded C. bellowed D. threatened

2. The ship gave off three short ________________from its siren to signal its departure.

A. Yelps B. bangs C. boom D. blasts

3. The depressed girl stood by the cliff listening to the ______________of the waves breaking on the

rocks. A. Roar B. bellow C. clamour D. blubber

4. The hot – tempered man _________________out a curse when a van rammed into his new car.

A. Scolded B. bawled C. roared D. growled

5. The ___________of a car followed by a loud bang made everyone turn their heads.

A. shrieking B. thundering C. howling D. screeching

6. Joyce ______________when she saw a snake in her toilet.

A. wailed B. roared C. cried D. screamed

7. Martha was _________________in pain after she fell down the stairs yesterday.

A. whooping B. hooting C. groaning D. howling

8. On that quiet night, all that could be heard was the ________________ of the wind.

A. crying B. howling C. groaning D. Wailing

9. During the war, the ________________ of artillery could be heard from a distance.

A. explosion B. thud C. crash D. thunder

10. The defiant boy _________________at his teacher angrily when he was scolded for walking about in

the class.

A. jeered B. yelled C. protested D. laughed

Choose the most suitable answer to fill in the blanks.