Advanced Vocabulary - Written Representations of Sounds

Written Representations of Sounds

achoo interjection

used for representing the sound that you make when you sneeze.

ahem interjection

used in writing to represent a sound that you make to get someone’s attention in a polite and quiet way.

ahem interjection

used in writing to represent a sound that you make before you say something that may be slightly surprising or shocking.

atishoo interjection

British used to describe the sound someone makes when they sneeze.

boo-hoo interjection

a word used in comics or children’s stories to show that someone is crying.

er interjection

British used for writing the sound that people make when they are thinking about what to say next, or when they are not sure how someone will react to what they are going to say.

erm interjection

British er .

ha ha interjection

used for representing the sound of laughter People sometimes say this to show that they think something is not funny. 

hm interjection

another spelling of hmm.

hmm interjection

used for representing the sound that you make when you are pausing to think before saying something.

hmm interjection

used for representing the sound that you make when you are showing you do not believe what someone is saying.

hmm interjection

used for representing the sound that you make when you want someone to say or repeat something.

ho ho interjection

used for representing the sound that someone makes when they laugh or are pretending to laugh.

mm interjection

spoken used when someone else is speaking and you want to show that you are listening or that you agree with them.

O interjection

another way of writing ‘oh’.

o’ preposition

used for representing the way that people say ‘of’ when they are talking in an informal way.

phut noun

British a way of writing a sound like a small explosion, especially the regular sound that a small engine makes.

phwoah interjection

British humorous a way of writing a sound that someone makes when they see a sexually attractive person.

shh interjection

used for telling someone to stop talking or to be less noisy.

tee hee interjection

used for expressing the sound of a short laugh.

tut interjection

used for showing that you are annoyed or do not approve of something. This word represents the sound you make by putting your tongue in the position for a ‘T’ and sucking air in..

ugh interjection

used for writing the sound that people make when they think something is extremely unpleasant.

uh huh interjection

used for writing the sound that people make when they agree with something, or when they say ‘yes’ to a question.

uh-oh interjection

used for writing the sound that people make when they realize that something has gone wrong.

um interjection

used for writing the sound that people make when they are thinking about what to say next, or when they are not sure how someone will react to what they are going to say.

vroom interjection

used for representing the loud sound that a vehicle makes when it is moving very fast.

wham interjection

used for representing the loud sound of something being hit hard.

whee interjection

used for representing the sound that children make when they are enjoying moving fast, for example on a swing or down a slide.

whew interjection

a way of writing the sound that you make when you are uncomfortable or surprised, or when you feel happy that something has finished. This sound is sometimes written as Phew.

yuck interjection

informal used for saying that you think someone or something is dirty, ugly, or unpleasant.

yuk

another spelling of yuck.

zzz interjection

a way of writing the sound that someone makes when they are sleeping, often used in cartoons.

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