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Sizzle, Clatter, Splosh!
Onomatopoeia: words that sound like their noise
Lesson 4 of 12 Year 4
Task 1 gives the letter of the right option as printed on the sheet. Task 2 lists the mistakes in the order they appear, with the correction. Task 3 and 4 answers are models, not the only acceptable wording: any answer that uses the rule the lesson taught should be credited.
MildOnomatopoeia is a word that sounds like the noise it names. Say it out loud!
1 · Tick the sound word
a Ab Bc Ad BA = left option, B = right option
3 · Now you write
Model answers
In the kitchen, the pan went sizzle.
At the seaside, the waves went whoosh.
In the storm, the thunder went boom.
4 · Help Polpetta
Drum, bell and kettle name the things, not their sounds. The drum went boom, the bell went ding and the kettle whistled.
2 · Find the 3 mistakes
1
the bin goes moo
the bin goes clang
2
the soup goes tweet
the soup goes bubble
3
The tap goes quack.
The tap goes drip.
The bacon sizzles and the kettle whistles match (the decoys). Any sound word that fits the noise is acceptable in the corrections.
MediumA sound word has to match the noise. A cat goes purr, not woof. Say it and listen.
1 · Tick the sound word
a Ab Bc Bd AA = left option, B = right option
3 · Now you write
Model answers
Tick: sizzle, clatter · The bacon sizzled in the pan.
Tick: splash, whoosh · The waves went whoosh on the sand.
Tick: bang, fizz · The rocket went bang over the park.
4 · Help Polpetta
Drum, bell and kettle are the noisy things, not sounds. The drum went boom, the bell went ding and the kettle whistled on the stove.
2 · Find the 3 mistakes
1
the pigs go hiss
the pigs go oink
2
The tractor goes tweet
The tractor goes brrm
3
the ducks go woof
the ducks go quack
Moo, cluck, chugs and creaks match the noise (the decoys). Any sound word that fits is acceptable in the corrections.
SpicyThe best sound words do two jobs: the reader hears the noise and feels the mood. Choose them on purpose.
1 · Tick the sound word
a Ab Bc Ad BA = left option, B = right option
3 · Now you write
Model answers
The fridge went hmmm-clunk all night, then shuddered and went quiet.
A tap dripped. Then the pans began to clatter, and the blender roared into life.
The engine coughed and spluttered, then the tyres went screech as the car shot away.
4 · Help Polpetta
A noisy thing is the object; a sound word sounds like its noise. Boom went the drum, the bell rang ding-dong and the kettle whistled.
2 · Find the 4 mistakes
1
Thunder tinkled over the hills.
Thunder rumbled over the hills.
2
The old gate went ding-dong.
The old gate went creak.
3
Hail went shh on the car roof.
Hail clattered on the car roof.
4
The river went tweet over its banks.
The river gushed over its banks.
Drummed, snapped and splashed match the noise. Any rewrite whose sound word fits is acceptable.