What is an Onomatopoeia?

Onomatopoeia is when you have a word spelled exactly how it sounds e.g. plop or whizz

When words sound like the noise being described such as:

Crash

Boom

Splash

Bzzz

Poof

This is where a word sounds like what it means. An example is 'thud', which usually describes an something hitting the ground and the words itself sounds like an object hitting the ground.

An onomatopoeia is something that sounds like the action, for example, splat or buzz.

An onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the natural sound of something. These words mimic the sounds they describe, helping to create a more vivid and expressive description in writing. Examples of onomatopoeia include "buzz" for the sound of a bee, "sizzle" for food cooking on a hot pan, and "clang" for the sound of metal hitting metal.

Onomatopoeia is when words have the same meaning as the sound they describe, for example "bang, crash, clap, smack," etc.

A word that sounds like the thing it is trying to describe, such as sizzle, glug glug