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In the sentence that follows the onomatopoeia are in capital letters: People watching the fireworks ROARED and CHEERED.

Onomatopoeia 2

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Onomatopoeic words sound like their meanings. An example is the whooshing wind because the wind sometimes makes a sound like 'whooooosh'! They are great for creative English writing.

See if you can whoosh through this quiz all about onomatopoeia!

1 .

Find the onomatopoeic word(s) in the following sentence.
The tennis ball ....... over the net.

hit

was

went

zoomed

'Zoomed' sounds like its very fast action

2 .

Find the onomatopoeic word(s) in the following sentence.
The fireworks ....... and ....... high up in the sky.

lit up, died

screeched, crackled

travelled, disappeared

went up, stopped

'Screech'/'crackle': onomatopoeic 'firework' words

3 .

Find the onomatopoeic word(s) in the following sentence.
The people watching the display ....... and.....

arrived, left

came, went

come, go

roared, cheered

You hear 'roars' and'cheers' at football matches

4 .

Find the onomatopoeic word(s) in the following sentence.
The children sang '....... ....... black sheep'.

baa baa

moo moo

quack quack

woof woof

Nursery rhymes use onomatopoeia: 'ding dong bell'

5 .

Find the onomatopoeic word(s) in the following sentence.
The car horns ....... in the traffic jam.

are

beeped

played

were

'Blared'/'blazed' are other possiblities here

6 .

Find the onomatopoeic word(s) in the following sentence.
The tennis ball ....... past the spectators' heads.

journeyed

travelled

went

whizzed

'Whizzed' is like the sound the ball makes as it moves

7 .

Find the onomatopoeic word(s) in the following sentence.
Voice 1: ....... ....... Voice 2: Who's there?

hello hello

knock knock

rap rap

tap tap

'Dr !' 'Dr. Who?' Jokes use onomatopoeia too!

8 .

Find the onomatopoeic word(s) in the following sentence.
The sausages ....... in the skillet.

are

cooked

sizzled

were

'Burst'/'crackled'/'spit': onomatopoeia for cooking

9 .

Find the onomatopoeic word(s) in the following sentence.
The leaky tap ....... all night.

dripped

started

stopped

was on

'Drip'/'glug'/'splash': watery onomatopoeic words

10 .

Find the onomatopoeic word(s) in the following sentence.
The player ....... the ball across the tennis court.

hit

pushed

put

whacked

'Whacked' tells us that the player hit the ball hard

Author: Sue Daish

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