Idioms Alliteration and Onomatopoeia

Read the sentence and choose the onomatopoeia.
Kristen's brother is the coolest because he can burp the alphabet.

• brother

• alphabet

• Kristen

• burp

I love the swish of the basketball net.

• basketball

• swish

• onomatopoeia

• net

Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of the words.

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• simile

Pick a sentence that contains an Alliteration?

• Kim's kid kept kicking at the air.

• Plastic bags rip easily.

• Kayla is my best friend.

• Mrs. Flay is a super teacher!

What is an idiom?

• A bird?

• A group of words that begin with the same sound.

• A word or phrase that does not mean what it says.

Repetition of beginning consonant sounds in words that are close together.

• onomatopoeia

• oxymoron

• pun

• alliteration

A word that imitates the sound it represents.

• onomatopoeia

• oxymoron

• pun

• alliteration

A common, often-used saying that isn't meant to be taken literally.

• pun

• idiom

• hyperbole

• oxymoron

Which of the following sentences contains an idiom?

• A) The cat's out of the bag.

• B) The sun is shining brightly.

• C) She is as quiet as a mouse.

• D) He runs like the wind.

Identify the onomatopoeia in the following sentence: 'The bacon sizzled in the pan.'

• A) bacon

• B) sizzled

• C) pan

• D) in