Exploring Onomatopoeia for Meaning

Onomatopoeia is a type of __________ language.

• metaphor

• figurative

• central idea

• literal

Which of the following is NOT a type of onomatopoeia?

• boom

• pop

• crackle

• shout

Which of the following is NOT an onomatopoeia category?

• fire sounds

• animal sounds

• human sounds

• object sounds

Onomatopoeia is a literary element.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Onomatopoeia helps to create ________ in a poem.

Which type of onomatopoeia goes best with this image?

• drip

• splash

• fizz

• whiff

Which onomatopoeia goes best with this image

• moo!

• baa!

• woof!

• meow!

Rachel constantly sniffled in order to keep her nose from running. Which of these words represents an onomatopoeia?

• running

• nose

• sniffled

• none

An onomatopoeia word gives away sounds.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Tyler's mom could hear the splash as he jumped into their backyard pool.

• splash

• hear

• jumped

• Tyler