Onomatopoeia
What is ONOMATOPOEIA? The “popcorn” of the writing world is onomatopoeia, or sound effect words. Onomatopoeia is just the tool a writer needs to describe sounds made by common objects, animals, or nature.
Sound Words Sound words are used to create specific sounds or moods. These can give your stories, poems, plays, or comic strips just the right zing!
Animal Sounds Cow Cat Pig
People Sounds Baby Person snoring 5th grader eating
Machine Sounds Telephone Car Chainsaw
Hitting Sounds Bat Drum Boxing
More Sounds Blast Bird Keyboarding
Putting Onomatopoeia to Use When Hollywood makes a movie, an artist creates special sound effects so the action will seem real. Onomatopoeia, especially when read aloud, can make your writing come alive just like sound effects in the movie.
Roller Coaster Fasten your seatbelts, Loose change and sunglasses, All hands inside, Everyone aboard for the Roller coaster ride! Click-clack, click-clack Creeping up the hill, Daredevil laughter, Ready for the thrill. S-L-O-W-L-Y, S-L-O-W-L-Y Cresting to the top, Hands start to tremble, Hearts almost stop. Plunge down the steep slope, Faster than a rocket, Loose change and sunglasses, Fly from your pocket. Swoop round the sharp bend, Twisting in a loop, Scream like a Banshee, Yelling out a whoop! Sail down the valleys, Race up the hills, Nothing else can equal Roller coaster thrills. Clickety-clack, clickety-clack, Round the final bend, Why does every roller coaster Have…to…have…an…end?
onomatopoeia I think that when you’ve read this list, you’ll get the main idea…All these crazy sound effects are onomatopoeia! Once you learn to say that word you kind of want to yell it, but even though you yell the word I bet you cannot spell it! You can learn to spell this word in just a single day… O-N-O--M-A-T-O-P-O-E-I-A Onomatopoeia, My what a word! It means every sound effect you have ever heard. Crash, crunch, zing, zip, meow, munch, roar, rip, sizzle, crackle, splat, kerplunk, bang, clank, woof, thunk, hiss, whiz, oink, moo, pong, ping, bong, bing, sniff, snap, cough, achoo, dong, ding, pong, ping,, bong, bing, zap, zing!
Start off with a “BANG”! Onomatopoeia-The use of words whose sound makes you think of their meaning. Buzz Zip Slurp Snip Pop Ding Hiss Smack Gulp Crush Drip Creek Sizzle Snap
Summarization of what we have learned Onomatopoeia is used to bring to life a story, poem, play, or movie. Onomatopoeia, or sound effects greatly enhances the author’s writing. Onomatopoeia helps you think of the meaning of the sound. Onomatopoeia describes sounds made by common objects, animals, or nature. Onomatopoeia is fun to use and spell!
Assignment Creating Onomatopoeia Here’s a chance to create crazy sound effects and put those sounds into letters. Bacon cooking--sizzle A crying baby—waaa! A newborn kitten—meow A window breaking—crash!
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