Onomatopoeia in Children's Literature

Horsey horsey don't you stop

Just let your feet go clippetty clop

The tail goes swish and the wheels go round

Giddy up, we're homeward bound.

- "Horsey, Horsey," nursery rhyme

Which answer shows examples of onomatopoeia from the poem

• Wheels

• Horsey Horsey

• Clippetty Clop

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Swish, swish, swish,

Went the little goldfish

As he swam around his bowl.

-Swish went The Fish. by Kelly Roper.

Which phrase is an example of Onomatopoeia?

• Swish, Swish, Swish

• Went the little goldfish.

• As he swam around his bowl.

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The songbird is tweeting

His early morning greeting

As he sits on the

Branch of a tree.

The Songbird by Kelly Roper

Which word is an example of Onomatopoeia?

• Sits

• Branch

• Tweeting

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Glub, glub, glub

Went the bubbles he blew

As they floated up to the top.

Swish Went the Fish. By Kelly Roper

Which sentence contains an example of onomatopoeia?

• Glub, glub, blub

• Went the bubbles he blew

• As they floated up to the top

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Baa, baa, black sheep

Have you any wool?

Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full.

One for the master,

And one for the dame,

And one for the little boy

Who lives down the lane.

Which words are an example of Onomatopoeia?

Baa, Baa, Black Sheep by Mother Goose

• Baa

• Dame

• Master

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