Sound Devices Practice

Which is an example of onomatopoeia?

• Buzz goes the fly; hum goes the bee.

• Big balloons bounce into the big, blue sky.

• There was a crow that sat on a stone.

• Love is a young, green willow.

Which is an example of repetition?

• The pitter-patter of little feet.

• And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side.

• Tiger, tiger, burning bright, in the forest of the night.

• I stretch to touch the peach.

Which of the following is an example of exact rhyme?

• keep, shape

• move, love

• break, mistake

• purple, orange

Which of the following is an example of slant rhyme?

• keep, shape

• sky, high

• break, mistake

• purple, orange

Which sound device is being used in this example?

And develop the knack for scratching my back

• alliteration

• assonance

• consonance

• onomatopoeia

Which sound device is being used in this example?

• alliteration

• assonance

• consonance

• onomatopoeia

Come and clean the chaos in your closet.

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Onomatopoeia

• Rhythm

The big, bad bear scared all the baby bunnies by the bushes.

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Onomatopoeia

• Rhythm

Shut the shutters before the banging sound makes you shudder.

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Onomatopoeia

• Rhythm

Go and gather the green leaves on the grass.

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Onomatopoeia

• Rhythm