Last week we talked about a Smelly Alphabet. This week it's Loud Numbers.
Just as the sense of smell makes our writing more vivid, including sound in our stories can make our words pop off the page.
Numbers don't really create a sound, but we can make them shout, squeak, burp, sizzle, murmur, shriek, and zing.
Here's now. Count as high as you'd like, including an object and sound for each number. Try not to use the first sound that comes to mind, but one that is fresh and unusual.
1 horn squawking
2 elephants blaring
3 bells pinging
4 skis whooshing
5 helicopters chugging
If you want to get silly, try nonsense Loud Numbers.
1 horn mooing
2 elephants clucking
3 bells croaking
4 skis thundering
5 helicopters mumbling
Keep going! Unlike the alphabet, numbers are limitless. See how far you can go with your rumbling, ringing, tooting, hissing numbers.
