Onomatopoeia Fun

What is an onomatopoeia?

• a word that imitates the sound it describes

• a word that means the opposite

• a word that describes a noun

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Vroom-vroom would be best used for the sound made by:

• a pig

• a race car

• a cat

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Tic-toc-tic-toc would be best used for the sound made by:

• a dog

• a car

• a clock

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Creak would be best used for the sound made by:

• the rain falling

• a door opening

• a boy yawning

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Pb-pb-bbb would be best used for the sound made by:

• a motorcycle

• someone's footsteps

• a baby crying

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Chug-a-chug-a would be best used for the sound made by:

• a train

• the rain falling

• a dog

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Thud would be best used for the sound made by:

• a feather floating to the ground

• a man walking across the floor

• an apple core falling into a wastebasket

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Clang would be best used for the sound made by:

• someone moving around papers

• someone moving around pots and pans

• someone moving around towels

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Which onomatopoeia would be best used for describing rain?

• clang-bang

• oink-oink

• tap-a-tap-tap

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Which onomatopoeia would be best used for this animal?

• hee-haw

• moo

• baaaa

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