What’s an Onomatopoeia?

Sounds look funny on a page. Even weird. Sound words are called Onomatopoeias.

When you say them out-loud, they sound like the noise they’re describing.

Try it!

 

Tractor Onomatopoeias

Vroom. Chomp. Click Clack Clank. Rumble. Bang. Roar.

Whirr. Growl. Clackety-clack. Pound. Scratch.

Rip. Drill. Crunch. Scrape.

 

Dog Onomatopoeias

Chomp. Growl. Howl. Yip. Yap. Munch. Crunch. Slurp.

Woof. Bark. Ruff. Arf. Bow-wow. Grrrrrrrr.

 

What Onomatopoeia sounds can you make?

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