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    4. Onomatopoeia: words that look like they sound (for example: zip, cuckoo, sizzle)...Can you think of any examples?
    Onomatopoeia: words that look like they sound (for example: zip, cuckoo, sizzle)...Can you think of any examples?

    Onomatopeia in Jokes: 


    Knock-knock   who's there?


    Boo


    Boo who?


    Don't cry, I was only joking.


     

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      BOOM

      14 years ago. Rating: 3
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        wham bam bonk bing win tin rip tip nip I could go on night sorry got to go

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          Clatter, crash, bang (the door), ding dong, plop, whack, clunk, screech, ratle, honk, hoot and beep.

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            buzz,  fizz,  hiss...

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              snap crackle pop!

              14 years ago. Rating: 2
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                bleep, bang, pop, sizzle, crackle, chortle, churn, chirp, clap, tinkle, twinkle,  woof, poof, brandish, burble?, ding-a-ling, cram, drip-drop, fizz, fizzle, bleep, bloop, clank,           and as python says BOOM 


                I have this mixed up with verbs ... 

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                  Moo.... crack... bang... snap....

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                    Jenn

                    IN class to help the kids remember what onomatopoeia is i tell then to look at the first 4 letteres take out the n and it says... "moo". a sound.
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                    whizz

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                      Chiangmai

                      good example
                      commented 14 years ago


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