As we continue to read the Lorax we are practicing onomatopoeia.

Dr. Seuss likes to use onomatopoeia in his books.

Onomatopoeia is a word that describes sound. For example, moo. Moo is a word that describes the sound a cow makes. Here are some examples:

flush, honk sizzle, and knock

Did you forget to flush the toilet?   

Honk your horn.

I love the sound of bacon sizzling.

Someone is knocking on the door

We played a game where we read a quote from the book and replaced words with onomatopoeia. Then we read it again making the sounds instead of reading the words.