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Onomatopoeia.

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Select the correct onomatopoeic word to complete each sentence.

The horse                          hungrily on the apples.

a)

chomped

b)

chirped

c)

honked

2.

Select the correct onomatopoeic word to complete each sentence.

I am really bothered by the constant            of the fly.

a)

flicking

b)

chortling

c)

buzzing

3.

Select the correct onomatopoeic word to complete each sentence.

Walking into the old, abandoned house was scary. Every board we stepped on       and sounded like a ghost was right on top of us!

a)

groaned

b)

fizzed

c)

plinked

4.

Select the correct onomatopoeic word to complete each sentence.

Walking along the edge of the pond, Amy saw a pair of ducks take flight,        as they passed her in mid-air.

a)

rustling

b)

clanging

c)

quacking

5.

Select the correct onomatopoeic word to complete each sentence.

Maria drank so much water before the race that she could hear it                 around in her stomach as she ran.

a)

thud

b)

sloshing

c)

croak

d)

whimpering

e)

screeched

6.

Select the correct onomatopoeic word to complete each sentence.

The child sat         after he could not find his favorite toy.

a)

thud

b)

sloshing

c)

croak

d)

whimpering

e)

screeched

7.

Select the correct onomatopoeic word to complete each sentence.

There was a loud              after Cecilia dropped her bag, which held every book from every subject at school.

a)

thud

b)

sloshing

c)

croak

d)

whimpering

e)

screeched

8.

Select the correct onomatopoeic word to complete each sentence.

The eagle               as it dove for its prey and missed.

a)

thud

b)

sloshing

c)

croak

d)

whimpering

e)

screeched

9.

Select the correct onomatopoeic word to complete each sentence.

Having had a sore throat for a week, Jason could barely        and ended up whispering for the entire day.

a)

thud

b)

sloshing

c)

croak

d)

whimpering

e)

screeched

10.

I pressed the pen and it made a ____ sound.

a)

click

b)

fizzle

c)

buzz

d)

boom

11.

The leaves _____ in the breeze.

a)

bark

b)

chirp

c)

screech

d)

rustled

12.

Alex had a hard time hearing the teacher over is grumbling stomach.


What word is the onomatopoeia?

a)

grumbling

b)

stomach

c)

hearing

d)

teacher

13.

Wow, Hallie's race car zoomed past the finish line!


Which word is the onomatopoeia?

a)

zoomed

b)

wow

c)

race

d)

car

14.

Jen was doing the dishes and the clanging pots awoke the baby.


Which word is an onomatopoeia?

a)

clanging

b)

baby

c)

dishes

d)

pots

15.

An onomatopoeia is also known as a...

a)

sound word

b)

action word

c)

statement

d)

descriptive word

16.

Which sentence contains an onomatopoeia?

a)

I feel like a limp dishrag.

b)

I love the swish of the basketball net.

17.

Which sentence contains an onomatopoeia?

a)

Our feet squished in the mud.

b)

Life is a roller coaster.

18.

Which sentence contains an onomatopoeia?

a)

Those girls are like two peas in a pod.

b)

There was a loud bang when the door shut.

19.

Write your own sentence that contains an onomatopoeia.

4 lines
20.
Alex had a hard time hearing the teacher over his grumbling stomach.
*What is the onomatopoeia?
a)
grumbling
b)
teacher
21.
A word that imitates a sound, for example BUZZ and POP:
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
Simile
c)
Metaphor
22.
What onomatopoeia goes best with this picture?
a)
Take-off!
b)
Pow!
c)
Blast!
d)
Fly
23.
An onomatopoeia is also known as what?
a)
An action word
b)
A descriptive word
c)
A sound word
d)
A statement
24.
The patient sounded like he was hacking up a lung. 
What is the onomatopoeia?
a)
lung
b)
hacking
c)
patient
25.
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
26.
Read the sentence and choose the onomatopoeia.
Wow, Hailie's race car zoomed past the finish line.
a)
zoomed
b)
car
c)
wow
d)
finish 
27.
Read the sentence and choose the onomatopoeia.
Kristen's brother is the coolest because he can burp the alphabet.
a)
brother
b)
alphabet
c)
Kristen
d)
burp
28.
Read the sentence and choose the onomatopoeia.
Saya was doing the dishes and the clanging pots awoke the baby.
a)
pots
b)
clanging
c)
dishes
d)
awoke
29.
Our feet squished in the mud.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
none
30.

Read the sentence and choose the onomatopoeia.

I love the swish of the basketball net.

a)

basketball

b)

swish

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

net

31.
I feel like a limp dishrag.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
none
32.
Those girls are like two peas in a pod.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
none
33.
There was a loud bang when the door shut.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
none
34.

Onomatopoeia is

a)

using the same sound to start several words.

b)

using words to mimic sounds.

c)

repeating a word or phrase.

d)

exaggerating for effect.

35.

Which of the following are examples of onomatopoeia?

a)

salty, sweet, sour

b)

meow, baa, ribbit

c)

orange, pink, silver.

d)

loud, soft, deafening.

36.

Use onomatopoeia to complete the sentence.

The car _____________ out of the parking lot.

a)

sped

b)

drove

c)

backed

d)

zoomed

37.

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

a)

Reading silently

b)

Being very literal

c)

Reading out loud

d)

Never reading comic books

38.

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

39.

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

a)

"Alecia woke at dawn..."

b)

"...birds twittering in the tree outside"

c)

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

d)

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

40.

Use onomatopoeia to complete the sentence.

Miranda hurled the tomato off the building and watched it ________________ on the sidewalk.

a)

fall

b)

land

c)

splatter

d)

explode

41.

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

a)

the visual imagery

b)

the way words sound

c)

spelling and punctuation

d)

the literal meanings of words.

42.

Which of the following sentences uses onomatopoeia?

a)

I ate noodles with chopsticks.

b)

My sister slurped down her spaghetti.

c)

The chef rolled out a sheet of dough to make pasta.

d)

I love sushi so much; it's probably my favorite food.

43.

Which of the following sentences uses onomatopoeia to describe a bee?

a)

The busy bee flew behind us.

b)

The busy bee buzzed all around the hive.

c)

The busy bee was as active as a hurricane.

d)

They bee moved around the hive a million times.

44.

What is an onomatopoeia?

a)

a word that imitates the sound it describes

b)

a word that means the opposite

c)

a word that describes a noun

45.

Vroom-vroom would be best used for the sound made by:

a)

a pig

b)

a race car

c)

a cat

46.

Tic-toc-tic-toc would be best used for the sound made by:

a)

a dog

b)

a car

c)

a clock

47.

Creak would be best used for the sound made by:

a)

the rain falling

b)

a door opening

c)

a boy yawning

48.

Pb-pb-bbb would be best used for the sound made by:

a)

a motorcycle

b)

someone's footsteps

c)

a baby crying

49.

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

a)

a train

b)

the rain falling

c)

a dog

50.

Thud would be best used for the sound made by:

a)

a feather floating to the ground

b)

a man walking across the floor

c)

an apple core falling into a wastebasket

51.

Clang would be best used for the sound made by:

a)

someone moving around papers

b)

someone moving around pots and pans

c)

someone moving around towels

52.

Which onomatopoeia would be best used for describing rain?

a)

clang-bang

b)

oink-oink

c)

tap-a-tap-tap

53.

Which onomatopoeia would be best used for this animal?

a)

hee-haw

b)

moo

c)

baaaa

54.

Which onomatopoeia would be best used for this action?

a)

kapow

b)

screech

c)

gulp

55.

Which onomatopoeia would be best used for a bird?

a)

swoop

b)

plop

c)

click-clack