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...

tick

bang

screech

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Don't _____! Get a tissue!

hum

tick

sniff

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

click

tick

tap

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

splash

drip

crash

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

bang

crash

click

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

screech

creak

tap

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

buzz

tick

screech

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

snore

hoot/beep

whistle

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

bang

tap

click

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Don't ____ your soup! Eat it quietly!

drip

slurp

splash

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The snake reared its head and gave an angry ____.

whistle

hiss

creak

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

drip

tap

splash

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

roar

rattle

snore

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

buzz

hum

whistle

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

buzz

screech

hum

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

crash

slam

bang

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