Onomatopoeia and alliteration are terms you will come across when exploring the use of sound in writing.
Written language has only become accessible to the masses in the last century or so (and still isn’t, in many parts of the world) – so historically, spoken language and verse (i.e. – poetry) was the primary way of communicating ideas, creating literature, and constructing stories.
So what are they?
Onomatopoeia: when a word sounds like its meaning
e.g. ping, pop, crinkle, crunch, clatter
Alliteration: when the first letter OR sound of a word is repeated in a sentence or phrase
e.g. Cameron's crinkle-cut crisps.
Note that 'Cameron's circular crisps' would not work...although you still see three cs (repeated letter), at the beginning of each word, the sounds are in fact not repeated, but ck, ss, ck.
***alliteration can also be either plosive or sibilant! - Plosive sounds are bs and ps; sibilant sounds are s and sh and z. e.g the big black bear pounced on the slithering, sliding, hissing snake' What are the effects of the sounds used here?***
SPELLING TIPS:
Written language has only become accessible to the masses in the last century or so (and still isn’t, in many parts of the world) – so historically, spoken language and verse (i.e. – poetry) was the primary way of communicating ideas, creating literature, and constructing stories.
So what are they?
Onomatopoeia: when a word sounds like its meaning
e.g. ping, pop, crinkle, crunch, clatter
Alliteration: when the first letter OR sound of a word is repeated in a sentence or phrase
e.g. Cameron's crinkle-cut crisps.
Note that 'Cameron's circular crisps' would not work...although you still see three cs (repeated letter), at the beginning of each word, the sounds are in fact not repeated, but ck, ss, ck.
***alliteration can also be either plosive or sibilant! - Plosive sounds are bs and ps; sibilant sounds are s and sh and z. e.g the big black bear pounced on the slithering, sliding, hissing snake' What are the effects of the sounds used here?***
SPELLING TIPS:
- O-n-o-m-a-t-o-p-o-e-i-a ...sing to the tune of Old MacDonald had a farm, until it gets stuck in your head!
- Alliteration...it begins with an A....NOT an I...don't be Illiterate!
S3 put together this fantastic onomatopoeia alphabet...pinch words for your own writing...and enjoy!
A – Aw, Ahh, argh, achoo, ahem
B- bash, boing, bounce, bang , bleh, blah, blabbing, bark, belch, boom, bubble, beep, buzz
C- clash, crash, crunch, click, clatter, crack, crinkle, chatter, cheep, clunk, clap, clanking
D- dong, ding, drip, drop, drizzle, dangle
E- exhale
F- frazzle, flick, flip, fizz, fizzle, flutter
G- gulp, groan, growl, gurgle, gnash, grapple
H- huff, hop, hum, hip, hoot, hiss, hiccup, hit
I -
J- jump, jingle, jangle
K- kick
L- lick, lob
M- mush, mangle, munch, moan, mumble, murmur, mutter
N- neigh
O- oh, ow, oohlala, ouch, ooze
P- pop, ping, phew, plop, pitter patter, pluck, purr
Q- quack
R- rip, rattle, rustle, rumble
S – swoosh, shuffle, snap, snarl, sizzle, splash, smack, screech, splatter, splash, snip, slurp, slither, shoosh, squawk, squelch
T – tear, thud, tut, tweet, thump, tinkle, tick-tock
U - ugh
V - vroooom
W – whoosh, wallop, whistle, whisper, whimper, whack, whir, whizz
X -
Y – yawn, yelp, yikes
Z – zip, zing, zap, zoom
...but they were stuck on words for I and X...can you think of any?!
A – Aw, Ahh, argh, achoo, ahem
B- bash, boing, bounce, bang , bleh, blah, blabbing, bark, belch, boom, bubble, beep, buzz
C- clash, crash, crunch, click, clatter, crack, crinkle, chatter, cheep, clunk, clap, clanking
D- dong, ding, drip, drop, drizzle, dangle
E- exhale
F- frazzle, flick, flip, fizz, fizzle, flutter
G- gulp, groan, growl, gurgle, gnash, grapple
H- huff, hop, hum, hip, hoot, hiss, hiccup, hit
I -
J- jump, jingle, jangle
K- kick
L- lick, lob
M- mush, mangle, munch, moan, mumble, murmur, mutter
N- neigh
O- oh, ow, oohlala, ouch, ooze
P- pop, ping, phew, plop, pitter patter, pluck, purr
Q- quack
R- rip, rattle, rustle, rumble
S – swoosh, shuffle, snap, snarl, sizzle, splash, smack, screech, splatter, splash, snip, slurp, slither, shoosh, squawk, squelch
T – tear, thud, tut, tweet, thump, tinkle, tick-tock
U - ugh
V - vroooom
W – whoosh, wallop, whistle, whisper, whimper, whack, whir, whizz
X -
Y – yawn, yelp, yikes
Z – zip, zing, zap, zoom
...but they were stuck on words for I and X...can you think of any?!