Onomatopoeia-MD 1

What is the best definition of onomatopoeia?

• It is a word that sounds exactly like what it means.

• It is a greek word for sound.

• It is figurative language.

• It is a difficult word to spell

Find the example of onomatopoeia in the sentence.

The student's backpack hit with a thud on his desk.

• student

• thud

• backpack

• desk

Susan tried to focus on her homework, but the ticking of the clock kept distracting her.

Which word is onomatopoeia?

• clock

• kept

• focus

• ticking

A word that imitates a sound, for example BUZZ and POP:

• Onomatopoeia
• Simile
• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

What onomatopoeia goes best with this picture?

• Take-off!
• Pow!
• Blast!
• Fly

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.4.5

The patient sounded like he was hacking up a lung. 
What is the onomatopoeia?

• lung
• hacking
• patient

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.4.5

Read the sentence and choose the onomatopoeia.
Kristen's brother is the coolest because he can burp the alphabet.

• brother
• alphabet
• Kristen
• burp

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.4

There was a loud bang when the door shut.

• simile
• metaphor
• onomatopoeia
• none

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.4.5

She __________ at him for being late.

• fizzes

• sizzles

• roars

• splashes

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.3.4

Choose the correct onomatopoeia.
Water hitting the floor

• tweet
• splash
• oink
• bah

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4