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Onomatopoeia

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which onomatopoeia would be best used for this action?

a)

kapow

b)

screech

c)

gulp

2.

Which onomatopoeia would be best used for this animal?

a)

hee-haw

b)

moo

c)

baaaa

3.

Chug-a-chug-a would be best used for the sound made by:

a)

a train

b)

the rain falling

c)

a dog

4.

Which word is NOT an onomatopoeia?

a)

BOOM

b)

SPLASH

c)

CALL

d)

SIZZLE

5.
An onomatopoeia is also known as what?
a)
An action word
b)
A descriptive word
c)
A sound word
d)
A statement
6.
Read the sentence and choose the onomatopoeia.
Mrs. Davis was sitting by her pond listening to the frogs croak.  
a)
croak
b)
Mrs. Davis
c)
frogs
d)
pond
7.

Use onomatopoeia to complete this sentence.

The basketball almost hit him, but instead it _____________ past his head.

a)

whooshed

b)

sailed

c)

sped

d)

flew

8.
Read the sentence and choose the onomatopoeia.
Mrs. Davis was sitting by her pond listening to the frogs croak.  
a)
croak
b)
Mrs. Davis
c)
frogs
d)
pond
9.

I _______________ when I saw the mouse.

a)

sizzled

b)

fizzed

c)

rumbled

d)

screeched

10.

What is the onomatopoeia in the following sentence?

The kid jumped in the pool with a big splash!

a)

kid

b)

pool

c)

splash

d)

jumped

11.

Find the examples of onomatopoeia in the following sentence.

She dropped the shoe to the floor with a satisfying thud.

a)

thud

b)

floor

c)

satisfying

d)

dropped

12.

Use onomatopoeia to complete the sentence.

The car _____________ out of the parking lot.

a)

sped

b)

drove

c)

backed

d)

zoomed

13.

Find the examples of onomatopoeia in the following sentence.

Overnight, the tiny trickle from the leaking pipe had become a gushing waterfall.

a)

Overnight, leaking

b)

trickle, gushing

c)

trickle, leaking

d)

gushing, waterfall

14.

What is Onomatopoeia?

a)

When a word resembles the sound it is making.

b)

A comparison using like or as.

c)

the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of nearby words.

15.

What word is the Onomatopoeia in this sentence?


The girl screamed: “Eek!” as she thought she saw a monster in her closet.

a)

monster

b)

eek

c)

girl screamed