Onomatopoeia

Alex had a hard time hearing the teacher over his grumbling stomach.
*What is the onomatopoeia?

• grumbling

• teacher

I love the swish of the basketball net.

• basketball

• swish

• onomatopoeia

• net

Choose the correct onomatopoeia for a bird.

• bark

• oink

• moo

• tweet

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

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

• Metaphor

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

• lung

• hacking

• patient

There was a loud bang when the door shut.

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• none

Which detail from the passage below contains an example of onomatopoeia?

• "Alecia woke at dawn..."

• "...birds twittering in the tree outside"

• "She pulled the pillow over her head..."

• "Didn't the birds know it was Saturday?"

Onomatopoeia is

• using the same sound to start several words.

• using words to mimic sounds.

• repeating a word or phrase.

• exaggerating for effect.

Which of the following are examples of onomatopoeia?

• salty, sweet, sour

• meow, baa, ribbit

• orange, pink, silver.

• loud, soft, deafening.

________________ is one way to get the full effect of onomatopoetic words.

• Reading silently

• Being very literal

• Reading out loud

• Never reading comic books