Onomatopoeia

Choose the correct spelling.

• Onohmetopoeia

• Onomatopoeia

• Onometopoeia

• Onomatoepia

What is Onomatopoeia?

• words that create a visual image

• words that imitates the sound it describes

• words that sound the same

• words that convey different emotions

Ramesh _________ on his desk in impatience.

• growls

• drips

• drums

• caws

Choose the word that means " to move quickly through the air, making a soft sound"

• swish

• hush

• whoosh

• clang

Which of the following is onomatopoeia?

• glug

• grunt

• hiss

• all of the above

Rain water __________ from the umbrella all over the carpet.

• dropped

• drained

• splashed

• dripped

Rewrite the following sentence, using Onomatopoeia: He fell down on his skateboard.

• His skateboard skittered across the ground and he fell with a thud.

• He fell, the skateboard fell, the sky fell.

• His skateboard slipped from his sweaty hand.

• One must be careful not to fall when skateboarding.

Which word describes a harsh sound made by birds?

• bark

• oink

• chatter

• caw

The _________ of breaking glass woke me up.

• jingle

• tinkle

• tingle

• crinkle

Write any two uses of Onomatopoeia.