Onomatopoeia Fun

Use onomatopoeia to complete the sentence. Miranda hurled the tomato off the building and watched it ________________ on the sidewalk.

• fall

• land

• splatter

• explode

Which of the following sentences uses onomatopoeia?

• I ate 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.

• They bee moved around the hive a million times.

Use onomatopoeia to complete the sentence.

The car _____________ out of the parking lot.

• sped

• drove

• backed

• zoomed

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

• the visual imagery

• the way words sound

• spelling and punctuation

• the literal meanings of words.

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

There was a loud bang when the door shut.

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• none

What onomatopoeia goes best with this picture?

• Take-off!

• Pow!

• Blast!

• Fly

The patient sounded like he was hacking up a lung. 
What is the onomatopoeia?

• lung

• hacking

• patient