REMEMBER:
Onomatopoeia is a figure of speech that employs a word, or occasionally, a groupi
ng of words, that imitates, echoes, or suggests the object it is describing, such as "bang", "click", "fizz", "hush" or "buzz", or animal noises such as "moo", "quack" or "meow".I. Match the animals or things below and the onomatopoeia you believe the sound they make suggests. There may be more than only one matching for each of the items. Try to figure out the "sound" the verbs may have to identify the corresponding noun.
1. Wind
2. River
3. Wings
4. Bird
5. Eagle
6. Geyser
( ) rumble
( ) swoosh
( ) flutter
( ) screech
( ) chirp
( ) spout
( ) blow
II. Watch the movie segment and check your answers:
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MOVIE SEGMENT DOWNLOAD - STALLION SPIRIT OF THE CIMARRON
Answer Key:
river: rumble
wings: swoosh, flutter
eagle: screech
bird: chirp
geyser: spout
wind: blow
bird: chirp
