2020-03-23 Pronunciation: onomatopoeia

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - Notes from all classes
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https://www.mass.gov/news/governor-charlie-baker-orders-all-non-essential-businesses-to-cease-in-person-operation
- Until April 7 at noon (at least)
- No more than 10 people gathered
- The only stores open will be for groceries and medicine
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onomatopoeia = words that resemble the sound they refer to
	examples: boom, bow-wow, growl, cock-a-doodle-doo
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Comics handout part 1 - Which word refers to each sound?
These words are nouns for the sound it makes, and the word you’d write in a comic book.
	“She heard the tinkle of a small bell.”
- Be careful, most of them are also verbs for the sound (e.g. “She popped the balloon.”), but two of them are not.
	“bang” sometimes means “have sex with”
	“tinkle” often means “urinate”
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part 2 - With your partner, decide which word from the list at the top can complete each sentence
1 tick tock (A clock ticks.)
2 ding
3 crackled
4 popping
5 chirp
6 snapped
7 ah choo!
8 pitter-patter
9 snapped
10 creaked
11 swish
12 splash (Big waves crash on the shore.)
13 boom
14 bang
cackle = a type of threatening laugh, like a witch could have
giggle = a small laugh like a child might have
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In many (most?) languages, certain sounds can suggest smaller (higher pitched) or larger (lower pitched) things.
A small bell might “ding” or “ting” or “tinkle”.
A large bell might “bong”.
A small bird might “chirp” or “tweet”.
A large dog might go “woof”.
A small dog might go “yip”.
Something small might be “tiny” or “itty-bitty” or “teensy”.
Something big might be “huge” or “gargantuan”.
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While you wait for the snow to be enough for a snowman:
Homework = part 3 of the handout - which sentence