Onomatopoeia

Onomatopoeia

Onomatopoeia

The use of words to make a sound

Examples: oink, pop, boom, fizz, quack

Writers use Onomatopoeias in their writing to make it sound more interesting!

Let's Practice

Read each sentence and add the correct onomatopoeia to make the sentence pop! :)

Multiple Choice

I pressed the pen and it made a _________ sound

• pop

• bang

• click

• boom

Multiple Choice

The leaves _________ in the breeze.

• barked

• chirped

• rustled

• zoomed

Multiple Choice

Select the onomatopoeia:

Alex had a hard time listening to the teacher because of Jared's grumbling stomach.

• Alex

• Listening

• Grumbling

• Jared

Multiple Choice

Select the onomatopoeia:

Alex had a hard time listening to the teacher because of Jared's grumbling stomach.

• Alex

• Listening

• Grumbling

• Jared

Multiple Choice

Which sentence contains an onomatopoeia?

• Our feet squished in the mud.

• Life is a roller coaster.