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Duplicate of Onomatopoeia

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1
Which of the following sentences uses onomatopoeia?
I love sushi so much; it is probably my favorite food.
My sister slurped down her spaghetti.
The chef rolled out a sheet of dough to make pasta.
I ate the noodles with chopsticks.
2
Complete this sentence.The basketball almost hit him, but instead it ______ past his head.
whooshed
sailed
sped
flew
3
Use onomatopoeia to complete this sentence. The car__________ out of the parking lot.
backed
sped
zoomed
drove
4
What do writers pay most attention to when they use onomatopoeia?
the literal meaning of words
the visual imagery
the way words sound
spelling and punctuation
5
__________us one way to get the full effect of onomatopoetic words.
Never reading comic books
Reading silently
Reading out loud
Being very literal
6
Tim woke at dawn to the sound of bird twittering in the tree outside. Identify the Onomatopoeia
....in the tree outside
Tim woke
....bird twittering in the tree outside
The sentence does not contain an onomatopoeia.
7
Use an onomatopoeia. Miranda hurled a tomato off the table and watched it______ on the floor.
explode
splatter
land
fall
8
Onomatopoeia
using words to mimic sounds.
using the same sound to start several words.
repeating a word or phrase.
exaggerating for effect.
9
Which of the following sentences uses onomatopoeia to describe a bee?
The bees moved around the hive a million times.
The busy bee buzzed all around the hive.
The busy bee was as active as a hurricane.
The busy bee flew behind us.
10
Which of the following are examples of onomatopoeia?
effect, affect
orange, pink, silver
meow, baa, ribbit
salty, sweet, sour