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Onomatopoeia: words that sound like their noise

Lesson 4
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Chef Polpetta

The best sound words do two jobs: the reader hears the noise and feels the mood. Choose them on purpose.

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Tick the sound word

aThe fire crackled and spat in the grate.The fire burned brightly in the grate.sound word
bThe car drove off quickly.The engine growled, then the tyres screeched.sound word
cThe fizzing drink hissed in the glass.The cold drink sat in the glass.sound word
dThe kitchen was very noisy.Pans clanged and the blender whirred.sound word
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Find the 4 mistakes

The storm began. Rain drummed on the roof. Thunder tinkled over the hills. A branch snapped in the wind. The old gate went ding-dong. Hail went shh on the car roof. Puddles splashed under our boots. The river went tweet over its banks.
Three sound words already match the noise.
Write the corrections here
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Now you write

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a Invent a sound word for a noise that has no word yet (a fridge, a printer), and use it in a sentence:
b Write two sentences about a kitchen where the sound words build from quiet to loud:
c Rewrite The car started and drove away using two sound words:
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Help Polpetta

Chef Polpetta

I wrote some onomatopoeia! The drum. The bell. The kettle. Those are all noisy things, so they are sound words, no?

Explain the difference between a noisy thing and a sound word, then rewrite his list as one sentence full of sounds.
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