Figure of Speech

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

• Onomatopoeia
• Simile
• Metaphor

An onomatopoeia is also known as what?

• An action word
• A descriptive word
• A sound word
• A statement

Read the sentence and choose the onomatopoeia.
Mrs. Davis was sitting by her pond listening to the frogs croak.  

• croak
• Mrs. Davis
• frogs
• pond

Read the sentence and choose the onomatopoeia.
Wow, Hailie's race car zoomed past the finish line.

• zoomed
• car
• wow
• finish 

Read the sentence and choose the onomatopoeia.
Saya was doing the dishes and the clanging pots awoke the baby.

• pots
• clanging
• dishes
• awoke

Our feet squished in the mud.

• simile
• metaphor
• onomatopoeia
• none

The street cars are like frosted cakes covered with snowflakes.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Alliteration

The west wind dances down the road.

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

She’s as tiny as a mouse.

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Oxymoron

Her blonde hair shined like the sun.

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole