Onomatopoeia - Assessment

1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

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.

2.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What word is the Onomatopoeia in this sentence?

There was a loud vroom as he revved the engine.

revved

vroom

loud

3.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Juan had a hard time hearing the teacher over his grumbling stomach.
*What is the onomatopoeia?

grumbling

teacher

4.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

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

5.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

An onomatopoeia is also known as what?

An action word

A descriptive word

A sound word

A statement

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Read the sentence and choose the onomatopoeia.

Kristen's brother is the coolest because he can burp the alphabet.

brother

alphabet

Kristen

burp

7.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Read the sentence and choose the onomatopoeia.
Mrs. Davis was sitting by her pond listening to the frogs croak.

croak

Mrs. Davis

frogs

pond

8.

Multiple Choice

15 mins

1 pt

Choose the correct onomatopoeia for a bird.

bleet

sweet

feet

9.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

What onomatopoeia goes best with this picture?

Take-off!

Pow!

Blast!

Fly

10.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

I _______________ when I saw the mouse.

sizzled

fizzed

rumbled

screeched

11.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

I accidentally _______ some water on the floor.

roared

splashed

sizzled

fizzed

12.

Multiple Select

30 sec

1 pt

Creak would be best used for the sound made by:

the rain falling

a door opening

a boy yawning

13.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

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"

14.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

What onomatopoeia does this image show?

roar

crash

pop

bam

15.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

What onomatopoeia does this image show?

screeched

swish

bam

roar

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