Unit 63: Sounds: listen up!

Question 1

noiseless

Answer 1

without noise (usually used as an adverb in formal or literary way)

Question 2

soundless

Answer 2

without sound (usually used as an adverb in formal or literary way to indicate an unexpected lack of sound)

Question 3

pound

Answer 3

dull, beating sound

Question 4

an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure|prevention is better than cure

Answer 4

it is better to stop something bad from happening rather than try to deal with the problems after it has happened

Question 5

(have, get, want, etc.) your pound of flesh

You’re determined to have your pound of flesh, aren’t you?

Answer 5

the full amount that somebody owes you, even if this will cause them trouble or difficulty

Question 6

ring out

Answer 6

typically used for the sound of a gunshot

Question 7

hoot/toot

Answer 7

sound made by a car horn

Question 8

wail

Answer 8

make a rising and falling sound

Question 9

hammer

Answer 9

knock very loudly and repeatedly

Question 10

eerie

Answer 10

rather scary

Question 11

grating

Answer 11

unpleasant, irritating

Question 12

piercing

Answer 12

high noise that hurts the ears

Question 13

you could hear a pin drop

Answer 13

it was extremely quiet

Question 14

you could have fooled me

Answer 14

used to say that you do not believe something that somebody has just told you

Question 15

you could have knocked me down with a feather

Answer 15

express surprise

Question 16

smooth (somebody’s) ruffled feathers

Answer 16

make somebody feel less angry or offended

Question 17

I can’t hear myself think

Answer 17

said when people are making too much noise

Question 18

peace and quiet

Answer 18

calm and quiet period, after a noisy time

Question 19

as quiet as a mouse

Answer 19

very quiet indeed