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Onomatopoeia

Name

Invent a New Sound

A. Choose 10 sounds from the box below. For each sound, invent a word that demonstrates

onomatopoeia. * Remember, your word must be a new word, not one that’s been used before

for this sound.

B. For each new word, write a sentence that demonstrates its use.

1. the sound of someone typing on a computer keyboard

2. the sound of a refrigerator door closing

3. the noise of students changing classes after the bell rings

4. the sound of a dentist’s drill

5. the sound of a tea kettle whistling

6. the sound of someone opening a can of soda

7. the sound of a running stream in the mountains

8. the sound of a car accelerating quickly

9. the sound of a pencil in an automatic pencil sharpener

10. the sound of hail on a rooftop

11. the sound of a lawn mower

12. the sound of chalk squeaking on an old-fashioned chalkboard

13. the sound of the last bit of ketchup being squeezed from a plastic bottle

14. the sound of a steak hitting the grill

15. the sound of a city bus coming to a stop

16. the sound of clothes tumbling in a dryer

17. the sound of a basketball bouncing

18. the sound of a garbage disposal

19. the sound of a squirrel nibbling seeds

20. the sound of a pen scribbling on a notebook

*Onomatopoeia is the use of a word that sounds like its meaning.

Onomatopoeia

Name

Whap! Snap! Zoom!

Draw your own comic strip that uses onomatopoeic* words. The characters in your comic strip

can be drawn elaborately, or you can use simple stick figures if you don’t feel particularly artistic.

Use at least 10 words in your story.

Your story should be told in 10-20 panels. You can invent your own story, or you can flesh

out one of the plots below:

1. a male superhero rescues a beautiful damsel in distress

2. a female superhero rescues a handsome man in distress

3. a superheroic animal rescues a beautiful damsel in distress and a handsome man in dis-

tress

4. an evil creature turns a nice teacher into a frog

5. a nice teacher turns an evil creature into a frog

You can choose from these and any other onomatopoeic words you like.

argh

bash

beep

belch

blab

blare

blurt

bonk

boom

buzz

chirp

clang

clank

clap

click

crackle

crunch

ding

drip

fizz

gasp

giggle

gobble

hiccup

hiss

honk

hum

jingle

knock

mumble

munch

nibble

ping

plop

pop

pow

quack

rattle

ring

roar

rustle

screech

shuffle

sigh

sizzle

slurp

smack

smash

snap

splash

splatter

stomp

thud

thump

toot

twang

wham

whisper

zap

zip

*Onomatopoeia is the use of a word that sounds like its meaning.

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