Examples Of Onomatopoeia Worksheet
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Examples of Onomatopoeia
Here is a list of over 100 onomatopoeic words associated with noises.
Human Sounds
Other Sounds
Voice:
Explosions:
hum, grunt, mutter, chatter, yack or yak, blab, lisp,
boom, bang, pop
sneer, snicker, giggle, whimper, bawl, squeal, shriek,
Collisions:
crash, bang, clash, wham, smack, whomp,
whoop
whump, thump, bump
Nose and Mouth:
shush, whistle, smooch, cluck, smack,
High Speed:
zoom, whoosh, swoosh, zing
crunch, munch, gulp, spit, sputter, splutter, slobber,
Actions:
zip, tap, click, clip, snip, knock, rap, bang,
cough, sniff, sniffle, hiccup, huff, snort, snore, belch
thwack, flap, smack, smash
Hands:
pat, clap, slap, smack
Objects:
creak, squeak, pop, boing, sizzle, fizzle, flap
Groups of Objects:
rustle, clack, clunk, clank, jingle,
Animal Sounds
rattle, clatter
Sirens:
Dogs:
blare, shriek
woof, yip, yap, growl, snarl, howl
Alarms:
Cats:
ding, buzz, beep, clang
meow or miaow, mew, purr
Music:
Birds:
drum, throb, thump, twang, plink, plunk, bong
chirp, cheep, tweet, peep, twitter, crow, squawk
Liquids:
Insects:
squish, slush, burble, gurgle, trickle, glug,
buzz, chirp, hum
splatter, squirt, fizz, plop
Air:
Vehicle Sounds
puff, hiss, whistle, swoosh, whoosh
Electricity:
buzz, hum, zap
Engines:
roar, hum, purr
Horns:
honk, beep
Exhaust pipes:
sputter, rumble
Brakes:
squeal, screech
Onomatopoeia from A to Z
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1. "______________," echoed around the room as the boy sneezed loudly.
2. “______________,” the teacher exclaimed to get the attention of the two students who were talking in class.
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"_______________" noised the lamb to attract his mother's attention.
3. " ______________! I'm tired of writing these sentences!"
4. Johnny was daydreaming in outfield, when ___________, out of nowhere the baseball landed at his feet.
5. ________________ went the door as the gust of wind slammed it shut.
6. “_________________!" the driver honked her horn to warn the inattentive driver.
7. After drinking too much soda, the boy let out a great ______________!
8. ___________________ went the spring as the pressure on it was released.
9. _____________________________rang the bells calling people to the next church service.
10. John jumped when his younger sister leapt out from behind the door and shouted "___________!"
11. There was a loud ___________________ when the boy fell into the door.
12. As the computer got hotter, you could hear the _____________of its fan trying to cool the CPU down.
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13. From the porch they could hear the chitter _____________ of the squirrels.
14. "___________, _____________" went the young bird as his mother fed him.
15. The ________________of the bell woke Henry from his deep sleep.
16. "____________, ______________," said the mother bird when feeding her babies.
17. The ______________ chatter of the monkeys made the children laugh when their class visited the Zoo.
18. Young Edward laughed as he bashed his mother's cooking pots together with a loud _____________.
19. With a loud ______________ of the magician's hands, his assistant disappeared.
20. There was a ______________ as the dishes were put on the shelf.
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