When writing or editing, sometimes it’s nice to have a cheat sheet next to you to save time. This list will help you get out of a rut and add some sound to improve on sensory language.
As William Cowper once said:
“Variety’s the very spice of life, that gives it all it’s flavour.”
Mix it up and have fun. As usual, a printer-friendly PDF is at the bottom.
Do you have any sound words you love to use?
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What descriptive words do you like to use?
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One response to “Writing Resource: 188 Words for Sounds”
may you please do words with the letter S.But it help me alot .thanks