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Elementary
1 Draw a line to connect each picture of an animal with its name and the sound it
makes. The first one has been done for you.
a

animal name

animal sound

frog

squeak

cow

grunt

bird

moo

duck

croak

pig

tweet

mouse

neigh

horse

quack

b
c

d
e

2 Use words from the box to complete the following text about cats and dogs.

When a dog says hello it _________________ but if it doesnt like you, it _________________ .
Sometimes dogs _________________ at night or when they are unhappy.
Cats _________________ when they are angry or scared but most cats _________________ when
they feel relaxed. If they want to say hello they _________________ .
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Onomatopoeic words

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WORKSHEET
3Advanced
3 Onomatopoeic
Onomatopoeic words
words
Activity
ActivityAA
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soundlike?
like?
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oneswhich
whichcontain
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similarto
tothe
thenoises
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theydescribe.
describe.
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theword
wordhiss
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thenoise
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oneof
ofits
itsmeanings.
meanings.
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canwork
workout
outwhich
whichword
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fromthe
thebox
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whoosh

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beep

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plop

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thud

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splat

Activity
ActivityBB
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theactivity
activitybelow,
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onthe
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ofonomatopoeic
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anyof
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detailand
andfind
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moreabout
aboutonomatopoeic
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words.
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conversationwith
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fromthe
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box
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and
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thefloor.
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vasebut
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thewater
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too.
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tailisis (6)
(6)
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mylunch
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moment,I Iheard
heardthe
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thing.
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ready.
splosh
splosh

ping
ping

Onomatopoeic words

swish
swish

click
click

brr
brr

thwack
thwack

squelch
squelch
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