2019-08-14 Pronunciation: onomatopoeia

Greg Malivuk
gmalivuk@staffordhouse.com
http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Homework: look up the famous people and match the information correctly
Brad Pitt was a limousine driver before acting in movies.
Tommy Hilfiger sold blue jeans from the trunk of a car.
Jennifer Lopez worked in a law office before becoming a superstar.
Bill Gates started a software company at the age of 15.
Matthew McConaughey cleaned chicken coops as an exchange student.
Lucy Liu studied linguistics at the University of Michigan.
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Dear John i want a man who knows what love is all about you are generous kind thoughtful people who are not like you admit to being useless and inferior you have ruined me for other men i yearn for you i have no feelings whatsoever when we're apart i can be forever happy will you let me be yours Gloria

How does Gloria feel about John?
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Look at the punctuated versions at http://www.nationalpunctuationday.com/dearjohn.html
How does the meaning change?
How should the pronunciation change?
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Onomatopoeia = words that sound (more or less) like what they mean

Handout part 1 - Match the sentences to the matching onomatopoeic words.
1 smash (noun + verb)
2 pop (noun + verb)
3 bang (noun)
4 crunch (noun + verb)
5 click (noun + verb)
6 growl (noun + verb)
7 tinkle (noun)
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part 2 - Complete the sentences with the correct words.
1 tick tock (Clocks tick.)
2 ding
3 crackled
4 popping
5 chirp (Birds can also caw, quack, crow, cluck, twitter, and tweet.)
6 snapped
7 Ah choooo!
8 pitter-patter
9 snapped
10 creaked
11 swish
12 splash (Bigger waves crash.)
13 boom
14 bang
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Worksheet 1 - Circle the onomatopoeic word and underline what makes the sound.
1 zapped - ray-gun
2 gargling - Daryl/mouthwash
3 clatter - dishes
4 whizzed - bullet
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Homework: finish the handout (both sides)