noise ~ sound
And also go to entry – ‘hear —– listen (to)’
Here we are given some common and special usages these words are found in everyday English:
Noise
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What’s that noise? = … the terrible noise of the traffic …
Don’t make noise when you go out.
I’ve a strange whistling noise in my ears.
There was a lot of noise in the street.
In recent years the noise levels have risen by 30%.
“…the problem of the noise of aeroplanes near airports…”
Do children have to make so much noise?
Factory workers suffer from several hearing problems from the noise made by machines.
The running stream made a little noise.
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Sound
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Did you here the sound of bells?
She heard strange sounds coming from there.
“The Sound of Music” is a marvellous film…
Reduce the sound of your horn. [of a motor vehicle]
He could hear the sound of voices.
Light travels faster than sound.
“… a vowel sound —- a banging sound —- the sound of laughter —- a rattling sound …”
Children, turn down the sound a little, please. [volume of TV, music system or radio]
The only sound in the house was the dripping of water from the kitchen tap.
There was no sound coming from my TV!
She did not like the sound of the plan, so she changed it. [i.e. the nature of the plan]
Therefore, after going through those examples, we can say that in simple ‘noise’ is ‘loud unpleasant sounds heard as a single mass without meaning’; and that ‘sound’ is ‘something heard or received by the ear which a person can recognise or can give meaning to it’.
Common Errors:
1.
The theatre was full of people and there was a loud noise. [wrong]
The theatre was full of people and there was a lot of noise. [right]
2.
He tried to tune his radio but there was no noise. [wrong]
He tried to tune his radio but there was no sound. [right]
3.
The baby was woken up by the noise of loud voices. [wrong]
The baby was woken up by the sound of loud voices. [right]
4.
She was disturbed by a big noise outside her room. [wrong]
She was disturbed by a loud noise outside her room. [right]
