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Here are some pictorial examples of onomatopoeia.

Now, write at least six more words that are onomatopoeic. You can invent your own too.

Study skills

Etymology refers to the origin and history of words. Some dictionaries provide information
about a word’s history and how its meaning has evolved over time.

If we look up the word in a good online dictionary, we will find under the entry, the
pronunciation marked with the symbol:

Most dictionaries give both the British and American pronunciation. The definitions of the word
as different parts of speech with example sentences are also given.

Let’s take an example of the word mendicant from the story.

word part of speech

mendicant noun

/'mend k nt/ British pronunciation

/'mend k nt/ American pronunciation

(formal) main definition

a member of a religious group who lives on alms

– Word Origin origin of the word

late Middle English: from Latin mendicant- ‘begging’, from the verb mendicare, from
mendicus ‘beggar’, from mendum ‘fault’.

Now, pick some random words from the story and know about their origin. Look up a
good online dictionary or a printed one to find your answers.

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