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    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.


     

    +1  Views: 1842 Answers: 8 Posted: 14 years ago

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    BOOM

    wham bam bonk bing win tin rip tip nip I could go on night sorry got to go

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

    buzz,  fizz,  hiss...

    snap crackle pop!

    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 ... 

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

    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.

    whizz

    Chiangmai

    good example


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