C1 English File - Unit 4B - SB pg.166 | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 20 Public

Onomatopoeic verbs and nouns

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This clock has a very loud...

screech

bang

tick

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Don't _____! Get a tissue!

sniff

tick

hum

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To download the new software, just ____ on the 'download' icon.

click

tap

tick

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There was a _____ as he jumped into the swimming pool.

crash

drip

splash

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Did you hear that ______? It sounded like a gun!

crash

click

bang

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I heard a floorboard ____ and I knew somebody had entered the room...

tap

creak

screech

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I could hear the ____ of a mosquito but I couldn't see it anywhere.

tick

screech

buzz

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I hate people who ____ at me when I slow down at an amber light.

hoot/beep

snore

whistle

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When I'm nervous, I often ____ my fingers on the table.

click

tap

bang

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Don't ____ your soup! Eat it quietly!

slurp

drip

splash

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The snake reared its head and gave an angry ____.

creak

hiss

whistle

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Please turn the tap off properly or it'll ___.

drip

splash

tap

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We could hear the ____ of the crowd at the stadium from our hotel.

snore

rattle

roar

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Some players carried on playing because they hadn't heard the ____.

whistle

hum

buzz

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I don't know the words of the song but I can ____ the tune.

hum

buzz

screech

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Please don't ____ the door. Close it gently.

crash

bang

slam

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