Idioms and Onomatopoeia

Idioms and Onomatopoeia

A Creative Writing Exercise

Idiom:

Idioms are a phrase, or group of words, that through usage come to have a meaning not related to the individual words. For example, when you hear someone say it is raining cats and dogs, you know they don't mean animals are not falling from the sky; they mean it is raining heavily.

For the next 10 slides, chose the correct meaning of the idiom presented. Click zoom to see the graphic closer.

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of this idiom?

• this task is difficult

• this task is easy

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of this idiom?

• to try something

• to avoid something

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of this idiom?

• a bad idea

• a great idea

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of this idiom?

• Wishing someone failure

• Wishing someone success

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of this idiom?

• this will be difficult

• this will be easy

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of this idiom?

• You will make it

• You will fail

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of this idiom?

• we have bigger problems

• we need to focus on this problem

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of this idiom?

• you are doing horrible

• you are doing well

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of this idiom?

• someone can keep a secret

• someone cannot keep a secret

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of this idiom?

• You did a great job

• you failed

Onomatopoeia

Please watch the next few youtube videos.

For the next 11 slides, select the best answer for the questions.

Multiple Choice

An onomatopoeia is also known as what?

• An action word

• A descriptive word

• A sound word

• A statement

Multiple Choice

Alex had a hard time hearing the teacher over his grumbling stomach.

*What is the onomatopoeia?

• grumbling

• teacher

Multiple Choice

What word in this sentence is an onomatopoeia word: The water will drip from the sink.

• water

• sink

• will

• drip

Multiple Choice

Which one is an example of an onomatopoeia word?

• sing

• zip

• jump

• desk

Multiple Choice

Onomatopoeia words are words that...

• Have a prefix

• Have a suffix

• Sound like their meaning

• Compare things

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct onomatopoeia for a bird.

• bark

• oink

• moo

• tweet

Multiple Choice

Crash is the sound of two things hitting each other.

What word in the sentence above is an onomatopoeia?

• crash

• sound

• things

• the

Multiple Choice

Find the onomatopoeic word.

• Crruunch!

• Hey

• Dog

• Cat

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence and choose the onomatopoeia.

I love the swish of the basketball net.

• basketball

• swish

• onomatopoeia

• net

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence and choose the onomatopoeia.

Mrs. Davis was sitting by her pond listening to the frogs croak.

• croak

• Mrs. Davis

• frogs

• pond

Multiple Choice

Find the onomatopoeic word.

• Buzz

• loud

• soft

• hunch

Open Ended

Write a sentence using an onomatopoeia.