What are words that sound like other words?

What are words that sound like other words?

A homophone is a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning and/or spelling. “Flower” and “flour” are homophones because they are pronounced the same but you certainly can't bake a cake using daffodils.

What is onomatopoeia give 5 examples?

Common Examples of Onomatopoeia Machine noises—honk, beep, vroom, clang, zap, boing. Animal names—cuckoo, whip-poor-will, whooping crane, chickadee. Impact sounds—boom, crash, whack, thump, bang. Sounds of the voice—shush, giggle, growl, whine, murmur, blurt, whisper, hiss.

What sound does a train make in words?

PaulQ said: Choo, chug and chuff are onomatopoeic words for the sound a steam train makes. In BE, choo-choo and (less commonly) chuff-chuff are onomatopoeic words for "train" (or more specifically, the engine) – they are used when speaking to very young children and thus, by very young children.