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English Language: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Onomatopoeia 2 (Questions)

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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
2. Find the onomatopoeic word(s) in the following sentence.
The player ....... the ball across the tennis court.
[ ] hit
[ ] pushed
[ ] put
[ ] whacked
3. Find the onomatopoeic word(s) in the following sentence.
The tennis ball ....... past the spectators' heads.
[ ] journeyed
[ ] travelled
[ ] went
[ ] whizzed
4. 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
5. Find the onomatopoeic word(s) in the following sentence.
The people watching the display ....... and.....
[ ] arrived, left
[ ] came, went
[ ] come, go
[ ] roared, cheered
6. Find the onomatopoeic word(s) in the following sentence.
The children sang '....... ....... black sheep'.
[ ] baa baa
[ ] moo moo
[ ] quack quack
[ ] woof woof
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
8. Find the onomatopoeic word(s) in the following sentence.
The leaky tap ....... all night.
[ ] dripped
[ ] started
[ ] stopped
[ ] was on
9. Find the onomatopoeic word(s) in the following sentence.
The sausages ....... in the skillet.
[ ] are
[ ] cooked
[ ] sizzled
[ ] were
10. Find the onomatopoeic word(s) in the following sentence.
The car horns ....... in the traffic jam.
[ ] are
[ ] beeped
[ ] played
[ ] were
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English Language: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Onomatopoeia 2 (Answers)
1. Find the onomatopoeic word(s) in the following sentence.
The tennis ball ....... over the net.
[ ] hit
[ ] was
[ ] went
[x] zoomed
'Zoomed' sounds like its very fast action
2. Find the onomatopoeic word(s) in the following sentence.
The player ....... the ball across the tennis court.
[ ] hit
[ ] pushed
[ ] put
[x] whacked
'Whacked' tells us that the player hit the ball hard
3. Find the onomatopoeic word(s) in the following sentence.
The tennis ball ....... past the spectators' heads.
[ ] journeyed
[ ] travelled
[ ] went
[x] whizzed
'Whizzed' is like the sound the ball makes as it moves
4. Find the onomatopoeic word(s) in the following sentence.
The fireworks ....... and ....... high up in the sky.
[ ] lit up, died
[x] screeched, crackled
[ ] travelled, disappeared
[ ] went up, stopped
'Screech'/'crackle': onomatopoeic 'firework' words
5. Find the onomatopoeic word(s) in the following sentence.
The people watching the display ....... and.....
[ ] arrived, left
[ ] came, went
[ ] come, go
[x] roared, cheered
You hear 'roars' and'cheers' at football matches
6. Find the onomatopoeic word(s) in the following sentence.
The children sang '....... ....... black sheep'.
[x] baa baa
[ ] moo moo
[ ] quack quack
[ ] woof woof
Nursery rhymes use onomatopoeia: 'ding dong bell'
7. Find the onomatopoeic word(s) in the following sentence.
Voice 1: ....... ....... Voice 2: Who's there?
[ ] hello hello
[x] knock knock
[ ] rap rap
[ ] tap tap
'Dr !' 'Dr. Who?' Jokes use onomatopoeia too!
8. Find the onomatopoeic word(s) in the following sentence.
The leaky tap ....... all night.
[x] dripped
[ ] started
[ ] stopped
[ ] was on
'Drip'/'glug'/'splash': watery onomatopoeic words
9. Find the onomatopoeic word(s) in the following sentence.
The sausages ....... in the skillet.
[ ] are
[ ] cooked
[x] sizzled
[ ] were
'Burst'/'crackled'/'spit': onomatopoeia for cooking
10. Find the onomatopoeic word(s) in the following sentence.
The car horns ....... in the traffic jam.
[ ] are
[x] beeped
[ ] played
[ ] were
'Blared'/'blazed' are other possiblities here