Onomatopoeia.

Select the correct onomatopoeic word to complete each sentence.

The horse                          hungrily on the apples.

• chomped

• chirped

• honked

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I am really bothered by the constant            of the fly.

• flicking

• chortling

• buzzing

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Walking into the old, abandoned house was scary. Every board we stepped on       and sounded like a ghost was right on top of us!

• groaned

• fizzed

• plinked

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Walking along the edge of the pond, Amy saw a pair of ducks take flight,        as they passed her in mid-air.

• rustling

• clanging

• quacking

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Maria drank so much water before the race that she could hear it                 around in her stomach as she ran.

• thud

• sloshing

• croak

• whimpering

• screeched

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The child sat         after he could not find his favorite toy.

• thud

• sloshing

• croak

• whimpering

• screeched

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There was a loud              after Cecilia dropped her bag, which held every book from every subject at school.

• thud

• sloshing

• croak

• whimpering

• screeched

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The eagle               as it dove for its prey and missed.

• thud

• sloshing

• croak

• whimpering

• screeched

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Having had a sore throat for a week, Jason could barely        and ended up whispering for the entire day.

• thud

• sloshing

• croak

• whimpering

• screeched

I pressed the pen and it made a ____ sound.

• click

• fizzle

• buzz

• boom