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Onomatopoeia

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