Onomatopoeia

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

• the visual imagery

• the way words sound

• spelling and punctuation

• the literal meanings of words.

Which of the following sentences uses onomatopoeia?

• I ate noodles with chopsticks.

• My sister slurped down her spaghetti.

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

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

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

• The busy bee flew behind us.

• The busy bee buzzed all around the hive.

• The busy bee was as active as a hurricane.

• They bee moved around the hive a million times.

The car _____________ out of the parking lot.

• sped

• drove

• backed

• zoomed

Use onomatopoeia to complete this sentence. The basketball almost hit him, but instead it _____________ past his head.

• whooshed

• sailed

• sped

• flew

What is an Onomatopoeia?

• A literary device in which a word imitates the sound it names

• A comparison using like or as.

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

What word is the Onomatopoeia in this sentence? There was a loud vroom as he revved the engine.

• revved

• vroom

• loud

What word is the Onomatopoeia in this sentence?

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

• monster

• eek

• girl screamed

What is an onomatopoeia?

• An overstatement of the truth

• The most exciting part of a story

• A word that imitates the sound of what it is naming

• A comparison using the words "like" or "as"

What onomatopoeia does this image show?

• roar

• crash

• pop

• bam