Noisy: making a lot of sound

The idea

Use a noisy street before a noun or the street is noisy after be. Compare two places with noisier than: change the final y to i before -er.

Examples

• The street is noisy in the morning.
• She chose a quiet room away from the noisy road.
• The café is noisier than the library.
• We heard a noisy group outside.
• The train was noisy because many people were talking.
• Is the classroom always this noisy?

Watch out

Noisy concerns sound, not the number of people by itself. A crowded place can be quiet.

Try it yourself

1. Choose the word for a lot of sound. Many people are talking loudly: the room is ___. (noisy / quiet)

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   noisy

   Noisy describes the place with a lot of sound.

2. Choose the comparative spelling. The café makes more noise than the library: it is ___. (noisier / noisyer)

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   noisier

   Noisier is the comparative form before than.

3. Choose whether the crowded place can be quiet. Many people are reading silently in the room. Can it be quiet? (yes / no)

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   yes

   A crowded place can still be quiet.

Use it today

Describe a noisy place and compare it with a quieter one.