4.8 Street Music and Apples

Onomatopoeia

You explored onomatopoeia earlier in this course so you already know that it is a word that represents a sound. Find the onomatopoeia in each of the sentences below:

  1. The fly buzzed past the flower.
  2. Dylan clattered and clanged at the sink as he washed the dishes.
  3. The chicken clucked as it scratched at the ground.
  4. As the thunder rumbled in the distance, she could hear the rain patter on the roof.

In your Learning Guide, under City Sounds and Nature Sounds, list seven sounds you think you'd hear in the city and in nature. For example, you may hear "horns honking".

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