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Sound Words: Examples of Onomatopoeia
Sound words, also known as onomatopoeia, can make a poem or piece of writing appeal to the sense of hearing. Words like bam, whoosh or slap sound just like the thing they refer to. Take a look at five categories of onomatopoeic examples, grouped by letter combinations that are commonly used to represent certain sounds.
onomatopoeia example of sound word drip
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What Is Onomatopoeia?
The word onomatopoeia comes from the combination of two Greek words, onoma meaning "name" and poiein meaning "to make," so onomatopoeia literally means "to make a name (or sound)." That is to say that the word means nothing more than the sound it makes. The word
boing, for example, is simply a sound effect, but one that is very useful in making writing or storytelling more expressive and vivid.
Many onomatopoeic words can be verbs as well as nouns. Slap, for instance, is not only the sound that is made by skin hitting skin but also the action of hitting someone (usually on the face) with an open hand. Rustle is the sound of something dry, like paper, brushing together, but it can also indicate the action of someone moving papers around and causing them to brush together, thus making this noise.
Common Onomatopoeia Words & Letter Combinations
Many times, you can tell what an onomatopoeic word is describing based on letter combinations contained within the word. These combinations usually come at the beginning, but a few also come at the end. The following examples have been grouped according to how they are used.
Water Onomatopoeia Examples
Words related to water or other liquids often begin with sp- or dr-. Words that indicate a small amount of liquid often end in -le ( such as in sprinkle or drizzle).
Water onomatopoeia examples include:
- bloop
- dribble
- drip
- drizzle
- splash
- spray
- sprinkle
- squirt
A poem by Australian poet Lee Emmett illustrates many onomatopoeia words related to water:
"water plops into pond
splish-splash downhill
warbling magpies in tree
trilling, melodic thrill
whoosh, passing breeze
flags flutter and flap
frog croaks, bird whistles
babbling bubbles from tap"
Vocal Onomatopoeia Examples
Onomatopoeia words are great ways to describe how a person sounds when they talk. Sounds that come from the back of the throat tend to start with a gr- sound, while sounds that come out of the mouth, through the lips, tongue and teeth, often begin with mu-. Examples of vocal onomatopoeia sounds include:
- ahem
- belch
- blurt
- chatter
- giggle
- growl
- groan
- grunt
- gulp
- gurgle
- eek
- moan
- mumble
- murmur
- squeal
- whimper
Collision Onomatopoeia Examples
Collisions can occur between two or more objects.
Sounds that begin with cl- usually indicate collisions between metal or glass objects, and words that end in -ng are sounds that resonate. Words that begin with th- usually describe dull sounds such as soft but heavy things hitting wood or earth. Examples of these sound words include:
- bam
- bang
- clang
- clank
- clap
- clatter
- click
- clink
- crash
- crunch
- ding
- jingle
- knock
- screech
- slap
- smash
- thud
- thump
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Air Onomatopoeia Examples
These words describe the sounds of air blowing through things or of things rushing through the air. Words related to air often start with wh-, include a "w", or end with -sh. Examples of air onomatopoeia sounds are:
- flutter
- fisst
- fwoosh
- gasp
- swish
- swoosh
- waft
- whiff
- whoosh
- whizz
- whip
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Animal Onomatopoeia Examples
Words related to animal noises often have long vowel sounds, such as "oo" or "ay.
" If you’ve spent time in other countries, you may know that animals speak different languages too. Depending on where a chicken is from, for example, she might cluck-cluck, bok-bok, tok-tok, kot-kot, or cotcotcodet. English onomatopoeia words for animals noises are:
- arf
- bark
- bray
- buzz
- cheep
- chirp
- chortle
- cluck
- cock-a-doodle-doo
- cuckoo
- hiss
- honk
- howl
- purr
- ribbit
- tweet
- warble
Onomatopoeia in Action
Onomatopoeia is a fun, linguistic tool used in literature, songs and advertisements. Now that you've seen examples of the individual words, consider the following examples of onomatopoeia words in use.
- "Chug, chug, chug. Puff, puff, puff. Ding-dong, ding-dong. The little train rumbled over the tracks." - The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper
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"Plop, plop, fizz, fizz, oh what a relief it is.
" - slogan of Alka Seltzer, U.S. - "Little Sal picked three berries and dropped them in her little tin pail ... kuplink, kuplank, kuplunk!" - Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
Take a look at the different onomatopoeia examples in Todd Rundgren's song, appropriately named Onomatopoeia.
"Onomatopoeia every time I see ya
My senses tell me hubba
And I just can't disagree.
I get a feeling in my heart that I can't describe. . .
It's sort of whack, whir, wheeze, whine
Sputter, splat, squirt, scrape
Clink, clank, clunk, clatter
Crash, bang, beep, buzz
Ring, rip, roar, retch
Twang, toot, tinkle, thud
Pop, plop, plunk, pow
Snort, snuck, sniff, smack
Screech, splash, squish, squeak
Jingle, rattle, squeal, boing
Honk, hoot, hack, belch."
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Bringing Language to Life
Onomatopoeic words bring language alive in the reader's imagination by capturing a sound.
Reviewing examples of onomatopoeia words and their various sound categories is an excellent way to learn to recognize and understand the concept. For more onomatopoeia practice, take a look at these examples of onomatopoeia in nature.
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We hear different sounds all the time. But how do we actually say them as words?
There are many different words for sounds. Let’s look at 42 sound words in English (plus some useful idioms with sound words).
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1. Sounds of things hitting things
Thud
The sound of something heavy falling and hitting the ground.
I don’t know why she’s dropping a brick from a high chair.
But it does make a fun sound.
Whack
The sound of a short, heavy hit.
This can also be used as a verb:
“She whacked him in the head with the pillow.”
Slap
The sound of someone hitting something (or someone) with an open hand.
You’ll hear this word a lot in idioms:
A slap in the face is used when someone has done something bad to you (given you something you don’t want or not given you something that you do want, for example), usually unfairly.
“I did all of the work for the project and then Sam gets the promotion — not fair. What a slap in the face!”
A slap on the wrist is when someone gets punished — but very, very lightly. Much less than they deserve:
“You heard about Hexon Oil? They polluted every lake in the country and only got a $2000 fine. It was barely a slap on the wrist, really.
”
A slap-up meal is basically a massive meal — the kind of meal you have when you really don’t want to think about your weight or your health. Just enjoy it!
“I’ve sold the house! I’m taking you all out for a slap-up meal at Mrs Miggins’ pie shop!”
A slapdash job or slapdash work is work done really badly. I remember waiting in a cafe at Sofia airport, and these Austrian guys found it quite funny that there was just one plug socket in the whole cafe. And it was halfway up the wall. The designer definitely did a slapdash job:
“Don’t get that builder. He did such a slapdash job on our house that the roof fell in.”
Knock
OK, so “knock” is the sound that you make when you arrive at your friend’s house and hit their door with your hand.
There’s also the phrase “don’t knock it.”
It basically means “don’t criticise it.”
“Banana and crisp sandwiches are actually really good! Don’t knock it till you’ve tried it!”
Rattle
Stay away! It’s a rattlesnake.
And it’s rattling its tail.
As a verb, “rattle” can also mean “disturb.”
Think about classic action heroes.
They can fall out of planes, jump off the edges of mountains, survive car crashes, helicopter crashes and bike crashes; they can be forced to swim underwater for five minutes and then run 200 metres over burning coals.
And after that, they’re just fine, right?
That’s because nothing rattles them. Nothing!
Splat
The sound of something wet hitting something else.
Like when you throw eggs or rotten tomatoes at the visiting politician.
Or a water balloon at your friend.
Clunk
This is one of those words that sounds like it sounds, if you know what I mean.
It’s a heavy, dull sound.
Clang
A noisy, metallic sound.
Clink
This is like clang’s baby brother.
It’s a small, sharp sound — usually made when metal or glass touches something.
Patter
A light tapping sound.
We usually use it to describe rain:
“I love sleeping through storms, don’t you! The patter of rain on the roof and knowing you’re safe and sound in bed.”
When I was a kid (and for too long afterwards — she still does this when I visit) my mother would greet me when I came downstairs in the morning with:
“You’re awake! I thought I heard the patter of tiny feet!”
“Mum — I’m 37 years old.”
Clatter
Clang is noisy and unpleasant, right?
Now imagine lots of clangs. That’s clatter.
Smash
The sound of something breaking into a million pieces. Usually violently.
“Smashing” can also mean “excellent”:
“She did such a smashing job that we hired her full time.”
Slam
We usually use this to describe closing a door very loudly.
But we can use it for other similar situations.
You can slam the phone down (if you’re using a non-mobile phone, like the retro kid you are).
You can also slam a glass on the table. (Think tequila shots.)
If someone slams the door in your face, they basically decide not to help you or give you information that you need.
“I called the helpline about it, but they refused to help. Completely slammed the door in my face.”
You can also just “slam” something. It means “give a very, very negative review.”
“The New York Times completely slammed his new book. But I thought it was pretty good.”
2. Mechanical sounds
Honk
When I lived in Istanbul, I would play a game.
I would try to count to five without hearing a single car honk its horn.
I never got past three seconds.
Also — it was a terrible game. But I was bored.
Whir
A continuous sound — usually quiet, often calming.
Tick
We almost always think of clocks and watches when we hear the word “tick.”
It’s that tiny, short sound.
So it wouldn’t surprise you to hear that we can use the phrase “time is ticking” to mean “hurry up!”
“Let’s get started! Time’s ticking.
”
If you’re a bit angry (not furious — just a bit), then you can say that you’re “ticked off.”
“To be honest, I’m a bit ticked off. I didn’t expect you to tell everyone about what I told you. It was private.”
“In a tick” can also mean “in a minute,” “in a second,” “in a moment” or just “soon.”
“Take a seat. I’ll be with you in a tick.”
Click
A small, sharp sound.
Think about a light switch.
Or this annoying guy and his annoying pen.
When you click with someone, you immediately get on well. You start talking and it feels as if you’ve always been friends.
“I’ve been friends with Gudrun for 20 years. We clicked as soon as we met.”
Bang
A loud noise! Usually sudden.
This is most closely associated with guns. But the building site next to my house also produces a lot of bangs.
If you go out with a bang, you finish or leave something in a super-dramatic way.
“Wow! His last day of work and he throws coffee in the boss’s face! Talk about going out with a bang!”
When someone bangs on about something, they talk for ages about it while successfully boring the life out of whoever has the bad luck to listen to them.
“If you could just stop banging on about your new computer for a minute, I’d like to talk to you about what happened last weekend.”
Buzz
The sound of something vibrating.
When we talk about the buzz of a place, we’re talking about that special energy it has.
Some cities (like Vienna) have a real buzz, while some cities (like Swindon) don’t.
“What I miss about Istanbul most is the buzz. And the food. But mostly the buzz.”
You can also buzz someone in when you’re at home, and someone wants to get into the building. It saves you from having to walk all the way downstairs to let them in.
“Hey! I’m outside your flat now.
Can you buzz me in?”
Finally, you can give someone a buzz. It just means “give them a quick call.”
“Let’s have that drink on Friday. Just give me a buzz, and I’ll let you know where I am.”
3. Electronic sounds
Ping
This is the sound of a very small bell.
Think of a typewriter or a hotel reception desk.
Blip
A ping will last for a long time (piiiinnnggggg). But a blip is very, very short.
Think of a radar in those films with too many submarines in.
Beep
A blip sounds quite nice, but a beep can get very annoying very quickly.
I don’t know how people working as supermarket cashiers don’t go crazy. Do they still hear the beeps when they go to sleep at night?
4. Organic sounds
Snap
A sudden breaking sound — think of the sound of wood breaking.
I guess because it’s quite an unpredictable sound, we can also use “snap” as a verb to mean “suddenly get angry.
” When you snap, it’s probably a result of lots of things building up.
“It was when her kid put his school tie in the toaster that she finally snapped.”
It also has a second meaning.
Have you ever tried to talk to someone, and instead of saying “Hi!” or “Good to see you!” or “Nice hair,” they just angrily shout at you — completely unpredictable and sudden?
Then they snapped at you.
“I wouldn’t talk to him right now, if I were you. I just asked him if he was OK, and he snapped at me.”
You can also just say “snap” when someone else has something that you have. It could be a plan, an interest, or something physical, like a T-shirt.
“No way! Snap! I’ve got the exact same phone.”
Finally, there’s a snap election.
It’s a general election that the prime minister or president suddenly announces — usually because they think they’ll win. All of a sudden, we’re voting.
Again!
“She said she wouldn’t call a snap election. Then she did.”
Crack
It’s like a loud snap.
If you want to celebrate, you can do so in style — by cracking open a bottle of champagne:
“You got the job?! Awesome — let’s crack open a bottle, yeah?”
If you drink too much of it, you might find EVERYTHING funny and just crack up all the time. It means suddenly start laughing. A lot. Until your face hurts.
“I told him my idea, and he just cracked up. I didn’t think it was that funny.”
Crackle
Lots of small cracks.
Fire and fireworks crackle. And not much else.
Pop
A tiny, little, mini explosion sound.
Because it’s such a short sound, we use it in phrasal verbs to describe something quick.
You can pop out (go outside — but only for a bit):
“I’m just popping out for some fresh air.
See you in a few minutes.”
Or you can pop in somewhere (visit — but only for a bit):
“When you’re in town, why not pop in for a coffee?”
Sizzle
The sound of food cooking.
Rustle
There are basically only two things that rustle.
Leaves (especially dry, autumn leaves) and paper.
To rustle something up means to make a quick meal — like a sandwich or some toast.
“You haven’t eaten? Give me two minutes — I’ll rustle something up.”
Rumble
A continuous, deep sound.
Think of thunder.
Or your stomach when you’re really hungry.
5. Water sounds
Fizz
That nice sound of bubbles popping. Think about sparkling water or champagne.
Squelch
You just need to say this word to understand what it means.
Go on, say it. Feels good, doesn’t it?
It’s basically the sound of walking in mud.
Gurgle
This is the sound of bubbles being created.
Imagine lying down in the green grass next to a beautiful stream.
What can you hear?
The gurgle of the stream of course.
And the lion. Look out for the lion.
Glug
If gurgle is a series of sounds, then glug is a single one of those sounds.
Think of how you sound when you’re drinking water quickly.
Drip
“Drip” looks like “drop,” right?
Well, “drip” is the sound that a drop makes when it hits something.
Splash
The sound of something hitting water (or any liquid).
Think of the sound of kids in the bath.
Or the sound at the end of a water slide.
If you feel like spending a little more money than you should, then you splash out.
“Yeah, it’s a bit pricey. But it’s my birthday. I’m gonna splash out.”
Trickle
This is the sound of liquid flowing very slowly.
6. Other sound words in English
Squeal
Don’t step on the rat’s tail. He’ll squeal really loudly.
Also, it’s not nice. Leave the rat alone, you monster.
Squeak
A squeak is a small, high-pitched sound.
Think of the sound of a mouse.
Or an old bed.
Or a door that needs oil.
I once had a pair of shoes that squeaked a lot.
You can also use the phrase “a squeak out of someone” to describe any sound coming out of their mouth at all. It’s usually used in the negative.
“Right. He’s coming. I don’t want to hear a squeak out of either of you until he’s gone. I’ll do the talking.”
Hiss
OK. Repeat after me:
“Ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss.”
Good — you’ve just made a hiss.
Swish
This is another word that sounds like it sounds. (These words are called onomatopoeia, by the way.)
It’s a bit like a mixture between a hiss and a rustle.
Creak
When you open that old, heavy wooden door.
Or decide to take your kids to a playground that was built in the ‘50s.
Then expect to hear a lot of loud, high-pitched sounds of wood and metal rubbing together.
A lot of creaks.
Scrape
The sound of something hard or sharp rubbing against something else.
We use this a lot as a verb.
You might have to scrape ice off your car on winter mornings.
Or scrape the pancake off the pan after you’ve burned it.
Or scrape chewing gum off the table. Seriously, why do people do that?
There’s also the idiom “to scrape the bottom of the barrel.”
We use it when we’ve almost completely run out of options, and all we have are the worst choices.
“Is this the best we can do? We’re really scraping the bottom of the barrel here. I mean some of them don’t even have faces.”
Congratulations! You now know 42 sound words in English (plus some new idioms).
So let’s practice:
- Have you splashed out on something recently (like a slap-up meal or clothes)?
- What ticks you off the most?
- Can you remember cracking up over something that wasn’t funny? What was it?
Answer in the comments!
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Words with different sounds (Automation)
| You shouldn't stay too long at the stage of sound automation in syllables, move on to automation in words as soon as possible. First, in a word, the sound is surrounded by other sounds that leave their articulatory and acoustic imprint. Secondly, the child perceives meaningful, meaningful things better. “Speech therapy work is carried out in unity with the development of language and thinking: the content of the assimilated speech material should be accessible and understandable to children, should awaken their thoughts. You can not train children on long repetitions of meaningless sound combinations. One must comprehend them one way or another, at least in the form of onomatopoeia to the beat of a drum - ta-ta-ta. In the same way, when making a riddle, memorizing a rhyme as didactic material for mastering a certain sound, one should, without deviating from the topic, raise questions that connect this content of speech with the life around the child ”(M. In addition to “meaningfulness” convenient for the child, words for practicing sounds perform a very important function. They allow you to automate the sound in all possible positions, create, in fact, "articulation models" - the child does not have to learn all the words of the Russian language with a given sound, he trains to pronounce a new sound in various combinations, which he will then use in other words, which meet him in life. Syllables in words in which practiced sounds occur can be stressed and unstressed, open, closed and with a confluence of consonants. The open syllable ends in a vowel: KA-SHA, MO-LO-KO. The closed syllable ends in a consonant: AR-BUZ, KAR-TON. A syllable with a confluence of consonants is a “cluster” of consonants standing in a row in one syllable: KRO-ko-dil, za-CLOSE, PL-tye. Automation of sounds in words (and further - in phrases, texts ...) is carried out taking into account orthoepic norms of the Russian language . Vowel sounds. What do you need to know about the correct pronunciation of vowels? Under stress, the vowel is pronounced clearly, as it is written. In an unstressed position, the sound O sounds like A: we write “cow”, and we pronounce “karova”, because the first vowel is in an unstressed position, and the second is under stress. The sound E without stress turns into a cross between I and E: "river" sounds like "rika". The letter I without stress is read in the same way: as I with a hint of E (“ribina”, “ridova”). The vowels U, A, I, Y change least of all in an unstressed position. In borrowed foreign words, vowels are most often pronounced as they are written: RONDO, BOA ... There are 6 vowels in Russian: A, O, U, I, E, Y. The letters E, E, Yu, I, as you know, denote two sounds (I \u003d Y + A) and serve to indicate the softness of the previous consonant. i.e. if you see the letter T in a word, keep in mind that it can be pronounced as a hard T and as a soft T, depending on the following vowel: Tapki - Tyapki. Hard and soft are different sounds, sometimes their pronunciation requires a different position of the tongue In speech therapy work, this means that if a child can pronounce the sound T, but he has not yet corrected the soft T, carefully follow the next vowel after the letter T: we give the child the word TAPKI, but we have no right to demand the correct pronunciation of the word TYAPKA.
Consonants. In Russian, consonants can be hard or soft, voiced or voiceless. When studying with a child, you need to either know these characteristics or “feel the language” well - hear where the sound is normally pronounced. Let's remember together: voiced consonants at the end of words are pronounced muffled (for example, in the word "frost" the sound S - "maroS" is pronounced at the end). Therefore, do not be surprised to find the words OAK, TOOTH, POST on a page with the sound P. The sounds B, C, D, D, F, Z are deafened. ". · Some deaf consonants, on the contrary, can be voiced before voiced consonants: do = "To Do", request = "proZba". · } · In confluences of 3 or more consonants, one of the sounds is not pronounced: stairs - "ladder", feel - "feel", holiday - "holiday". In reflexive verbs (ending in -tsya) at the end is pronounced "CA": "teacher", "hunter". The confluence of consonants -TSK- is pronounced like TsK: children's - "deTsky", Soviet - "Soviet". Combinations Th, ChN are pronounced as SHT, SHN: because - “because of THAT”, of course - “Of course”. · The sound C before Sh or Zh turns into Sh and Zh itself: "sew" - pronounced with a long Sh = "ShShSh", "liquefied" = "Liquid". The sound З is also modified: “unclench” = “razhzhzhat”. · The sound Ts in Russian is solid, without a pair, so the spelling and pronunciation in the case of the sound Ts has certain features. For example, it is written QI, but pronounced firmly TSY, TSE is pronounced as TSE (circus \u003d “tsYrk”, at the end \u003d “at the end”) Since the sound Ts is affricative, i.e. consists of two sounds - T and C, the combinations of TCA and DCA are read as a long TCA (“spotnaTsTsat”). How to use vocabulary material. Some authors recommend starting the automation of all sounds with back syllables. At the initial stages of automation, words are pronounced syllable by syllable. But don't get too carried away with it - there is a danger of making a habit out of it. Literally in a day or two, switch to a continuous and smooth pronunciation of the words being practiced. It is more convenient to pronounce the sound in stressed syllables, because more expiratory energy is released per stressed syllable. It is worth remembering this, since initially a new sound in words is pronounced for a long time, a little exaggeratedly - so that the tongue has time to take a new correct position for itself, and the ear is used to hearing this new sound, recognized it as corresponding to the model (formation of an articulatory-acoustic stereotype). Later, the sound will be pronounced easier and faster, until it is "erased" to the size of ordinary sounds. Be especially careful that the child does not come across words with oppositional sounds (S-Sh, S-Z, Ch-Ts, Ch-T, etc.). Similar words are worked out later, at the stage of differentiation. If you correct your own sound pronunciation, at the automation stage you will need a "listener" - a person who can tell you if the new sound sounds right. 
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Orthoepy determines how sounds are pronounced, combinations of sounds, words and word forms in oral speech (as opposed to spelling, which determines the rules for writing words). For convenience, the main orthoepic norms are divided into: the rules for pronouncing vowels (in different positions of a word, stress) and the rules for pronouncing consonants (depending on the place, from neighboring vowels and consonants). 
Please note: in the exercises, words with sounds O or E may appear in different sections (“lapel, shack, trap, dodge, logical, speech therapist” - these words for practicing the sound L will appear in one paragraph, on the syllable “LA”). 
Others advise open syllables. I agree with both of them. Affricates (stop-slotted sounds) C and C are indeed better automated, starting with reverse syllables: FIGHTER, COURT, SINGER, DOCTOR, BALL, ROOK. When automating R, it is very rarely possible to start with reverse syllables (the language does not have time to switch to vibration in the upper position, it requires support with the sound D, the word sounds very peculiar, the child does not perceive it as a full-fledged word: aDRbuz). In other cases, it all depends on the personality of the child. Therefore, having put the sound, check in which syllables the new sound is easier - these are the words that the child should offer in the first place. Correctional work is more successful and faster if we move from simple (for a particular child) to more complex. 
To do this, you can help the child with a movement of the hand - say the word and make a smooth movement of the hand from left to right, teach the child this. 
