Onomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia are words that imitate the sounds they describe.
Some examples are:
Write a sound word for each of the following.
The first one is done for you.
lion
roar
engine
balloon
bee
crisps
water
gun
fire
dog
bacon
cat
seat belt
bell
drill
cuckoo
pig
door
feet
mouse
pool
knocker
drum
kettle
children
bird
rattle
horn
parrot
computer
wind
crowd
radio
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Can you suggest who or what might make these sounds?
One is done for you. Write some of your own in the blank spaces, and
draw pictures if you like.
drip
tap
clatter
babble
patter
boom
splat
fizz
whine
scrunch
crackle
thud
pow
zip
crack
shush
rap
flutter
crash
tinkle
scratch
hiss
yawn
burr
crinkle
twang
screech
slosh
click
chirp
clang
whack
kiss
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Write a sentence about each of these animals. Include onomatopoeia
(sound words) and underline them. An example has been done for you.
The sheep saw her baby lamb for the
first time and bleated softly.
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Match the pictures to their onomatopoeia.
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Suggested answer sheet for page 1
lion
roar
engine
vroom
balloon
pop
bee
buzz
crisps
crunch
water
ripple
gun
bang
fire
crackle
dog
woof
bacon
sizzle
cat
meow
seat belt
clunk click
bell
ding
drill
whirr
cuckoo
cuckoo
pig
oink
door
creak
feet
clip clop
mouse
squeak
pool
splash
knocker
rat-a-tat
drum
beat
kettle
hiss
children
giggle
bird
tweet
rattle
rattle
horn
hoot
parrot
squawk
computer
hum
wind
howl
crowd
chatter
radio
blare
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Suggested answer sheet for page 2
drip
tap
clatter
pots
babble
brook
patter
footsteps
boom
drum
splat
paint
fizz
firework
whine
child
scrunch
leaves
crackle
cereal
thud
falling object
pow
thump
zip
zipper
crack
thunder
shush
teacher
rap
instrument
flutter
bird
crash
cymbals
tinkle
bell
scratch
cat
hiss
snake
yawn
teenager
burr
wheel
crinkle
material
twang
elastic
screech
brakes
slosh
sleet
click
switch
chirp
bird
clang
pans
whack
bat
kiss
person
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