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Onomatopoeias

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Our feet squished in the mud.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

none

2.

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

a)

grumbling

b)

teacher

3.

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

4.

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

5.

I love the swish of the basketball net.

a)

basketball

b)

swish

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

net

6.

Find the onomatopoeic word.

a)

Crunch

b)

munch

c)

lunch

d)

hunch

7.

Choose the correct onomatopoeia for a bird.

a)

bleet

b)

sweet

c)

feet

d)

tweet

8.

Creak would be best used for the sound made by:

a)

the rain falling

b)

a door opening

c)

a boy yawning

9.

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

10.

Which onomatopoeia would be best used for this action?

a)

kapow

b)

screech

c)

gulp

d)

thud

11.

I _______________ when I saw the mouse.

a)

sizzled

b)

fizzed

c)

rumbled

d)

screeched

12.

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

13.

Which of the following words is an example of onomatopoeia?

a)

A) Whisper

b)

B) Bang

c)

C) Silent

d)

D) Bright

14.

In the sentence 'The bees buzzed around the garden,' which word is an onomatopoeia?

a)

A) Bees

b)

B) Buzzed

c)

C) Garden

d)

D) Around

15.

What is the purpose of using onomatopoeia in writing?

a)

A) To create a visual image

b)

B) To imitate sounds

c)

C) To describe a character

d)

D) To explain a concept