
*In some American accents (especially Californian English), vowel sounds in words such as bait, gate, pane and boat, coat, note are not consider diphthongs. Tense and lax are used to describe muscular tension.Front vowels (tongue body is pushed forward) High/close vowels (tongue body is raised) Mid vowels (tongue body is intermediate) Low/open vowels (tongue body is lowered) / / see / / sit Central vowels (tongue body is neutral) Back vowels (tongue body is pulled back) / / / boot / book Tenseness of the articulators - refers to the amount of muscular tension around the mouth when creating vowel sounds. Lip rounding - whether the lips are rounded (O-shape) or spread (no rounding) when the sound is being made. backness of the tongue - according to the horizontal position of the highest part of the tongue. Tongue height - according to the vertical position of the tongue (high vowels, also referred to as close low vowels, also referred to as open intermediate - close-mid and open-mid) 2. The list also includes animals and things named after sounds.Classifying the Vowels Sounds of English The classification of vowels is based on four major aspects: 1. Wikipedia Onomatopoeia List - Wikipedia's list organizes them by type.101 Examples of Onomatopoeia in Sentences - A list of sentences containing onomatopoeias including ow, clicked, snort, slurp, ding-dong and boing.Written Sound - Written Sound is an onomatopoeia dictionary.She was lucky the baseball just whizzed by her face and did not hit her. Whiz or Whizzle - to make a whizzing sound.

She whispered the amazing secret in his ear so no one else could hear. Vroom - an engine sound made by a fast moving vehicle.The bully thwacked the boy with his wet beach towel. Splat - the sound something wet makes when it strikes a solid surface.

The watermelon made a big splash when it hit the water. Splash - the sound of something hitting the water.The lion snarled when the photographer tried to move closer to the pride. He could hear his keys rattling in his pocket as he walked. She could hear the pleasant pitter-patter of the rain outside.
#Words to describe the sound of a gunshot series#

The happy bird was chirping and tweeting in the bird bath. The bees were buzzing on the hot summer day. He awoke up suddenly when the alarm clock starting blaring. He became worried when his computer started beeping continuously. There was a loud bang when the gun went off. Here's a list of a couple dozen onomatopoeias with their meanings with some example sentences. Melodyful has an article describing ten of these songs, including Katy Perry's " Firework" and The Black Eyed Peas' " Boom Boom Pow." Katy Perry's hit makes use of the onomatopoeia "boom" with the lyrics "boom, boom, boom Even brighter than the moon, moon moon." The Black Eyed Peas song has two onomatopoeias in its title.
