onomatopoeia Quiz

Onomatopoeia is

• using the same sound to start several words.

• using words to mimic sounds.

• repeating a word or phrase.

• exaggerating for effect.

Which of the following are examples of onomatopoeia?

• salty, sweet, sour

• meow, baa, ribbit

• orange, pink, silver

• loud, soft, deafening

Use onomatopoeia to complete this sentence.

The car _________ out of the parking lot.

• sped

• drove

• backed

• zoomed

_________ is one way to get the full effect of onomatopoetic words.

• Reading silently

• Being very literal

• Reading out loud

• Never reading comic books

Use onomatopoeia to complete this sentence.

The basketball almost hit him, but instead it ________ past his head.

• whooshed

• sailed

• sped

• flew

Which detail from the passage below contains an example of onomatopoeia?

Alicia woke at dawn to the sound of birds twittering in the tree outside. She pulled the pillow over her head and tried to go back to sleep. Didn't the birds know it was Saturday?

• "Alicia woke at dawn..."

• "...birds twittering in the tree outside"

• "She pulled the pillow over her head..."

• "Didn't the birds know it was Saturday?"

Use onomatopoeia to complete this sentence.

Miranda hurled the tomato off the building and watched it ________ on the sidewalk.

• fall

• land

• splatter

• explode

What do writers pay most attention to when they use onomatopoeia?

• the visual imagery

• the way words sound

• spelling and punctuation

• the literal meaning of words

Which of the following sentences uses onomatopoeia?

• I ate the noodles with chopsticks.

• My sister slurped down her spaghetti.

• The chef rolled out a sheet of dough to make pasta.

• I love sushi so much; it's probably my favorite food.

Which of the following sentences uses onomatopoeia to describe a bee?

• The busy bee flew behind us.

• The busy bee buzzed all around the hive.

• The busy bee was as active as a hurricane.

• The bee moved around the hive a million times.