Onomatopoeia

Onomatopoeia

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words that sound like they mean

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Examples: Boom Bang Thump Crash Vroom Splash Clunk

Onomatopoeia- Matching

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a plate being dropped a balloon being burst a gun being shot someone eating crisps a light being switched on a fierce dog a small bell being rung

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Tinkle Bang Smash Growl Pop Crunch Click

Onomatopoeia

“The Hippopotamus” The huge hippopotamus lives without care At a slow philosophical pace, As he wades in the mud with a thump and a thud And a permanent grin on his face.

Onomatopoeia

“Our Washing Machine” Our washing machine went whisity whirr Whisity whisity whirr One day at noon it went whisity click Whisity whisity whisity click, Click grr click grr click grr click Call the repairman Fix it…Quick!

Patricia Hubbell

Onomatopoeia – “Barbershop”

When you visit the barber and sit in his chair, Don’t squirm Like a worm While he’s cutting your hair.

Don’t shiver And quiver And bounce up and down Don’t shuffle And snuffle And act like a clown Each wiggle will jiggle The blades of the shears.

Clip-clip, Clip-clip.

Those scissors can slip And snip Off a tip Of one of your tender pink ears!

Onomatopoeia: “Sulk”

I scuff my feet along And puff my lower lip I sip my milk in slurps And huff And frown And stamp around And tip my chair back from the table Nearly fall down but I don’t care I scuff And puff And frown And huff And stamp And pout Till I forget What it’s about.

Felice Holman

Onomatopoeia

“A Thousand Hairy Savages” A thousand hairy savages Sitting down to lunch. Gobble gobble glup glup Munch munch munch. Spike Milligan