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Hyperbole, Onomatopoeia, and Alliteration

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is onomatopoeia?

a)

The repetition of letter sounds

b)

An obvious exaggeration

c)

A word that names a sound

2.

What onomatopoeia does this image show?

a)

boo

b)

moo

c)

woof

d)

cling

3.
I heard a loud BOOM outside my window.
a)
personification
b)
simile
c)
hyperbole
d)
onomatopoeia
4.

Hyperboles are phrases that

a)

compare two unlike things

b)

exaggerate

c)

name sounds

d)

repeat letter sounds

5.

It is so hot outside. I bet it is a thousand degrees!

a)

hyperbole

b)

metaphor

c)

alliteration

6.

I'm so hungry I could eat an elephant.

a)

alliteration

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

hyperbole

7.

The repetition of sounds in the beginning of words is called...

a)

Alliteration

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Simile

8.

Which of these completes this sentence with alliteration?


Are you hungry? Let's find a cafe for ________, __________ and __________.

a)

egg, chips and cola

b)

coffee, cakes and tea

c)

coffee, cakes and cola

d)

fish, chips and coffee

9.

"Victoria vrooms in the van very vivaciously" is an example of...

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

alliteration

d)

hyperbole

10.

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

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Alliteration

d)

Simile

11.

What type of figurative language is used below?

Kyle was so bored he was pulling his hair out!

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

simile

c)

alliteration

d)

hyperbole

12.

She sells sea shells by the sea shore is an example of:

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Alliteration

c)

Simile

d)

Hyperbole

13.

Which form of figurative speech is this an example of?

Ring Ring! My father kept calling me.

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Alliteration

14.
Betty bought butter but the butter was bitter.
a)
hyperbole
b)
alliteration
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
simile
15.

I plant purple petunias in the park.

a)

alliteration

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

hyperbole

d)

simile

16.
I hear the pigs OINK as we drive past the farm.
a)
hyperbole
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
personification
d)
simile
17.

I've told you a million times to clean your room!

a)

alliteration

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

simile

d)

hyperbole

18.

My homework is so hard my brain is going to explode.

a)

alliteration

b)

simile

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

hyperbole

19.
While working, write your wackiest words down.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
d)
personification
20.

Ted took the toaster to Allison's on Tuesday.

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Simile

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration