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Onomatopoeia Fun!

A worksheet for 4th graders to practice identifying and using onomatopoeia in sentences.

Grade 4 ELA GrammarLanguage and VocabularyLanguageFigurative LanguageOnomatopoeia
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.5.a

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ELAGrade 4OnomatopoeiaFigurative LanguageVocabulary
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Onomatopoeia Fun!

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Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the natural sounds of a thing. It creates a sound effect that mimics the thing described, making the description more expressive and interesting. Think of words like 'buzz', 'hiss', 'boom', or 'meow'!

1. Which of the following words is an example of onomatopoeia?

a

happy

b

whisper

c

fast

d

blue

2. The word 'sizzle' describes the sound of:

a

a bell ringing

b

rain falling

c

food cooking

d

a car driving

Complete the sentences with an onomatopoeia word that makes sense.

3. The clock went   all night long.

4. The hungry dog let out a loud  .

5. The balloon made a loud   when it popped.

6. Write a sentence using an onomatopoeia word to describe the sound of a cat.

7. Think of two different onomatopoeia words and use each in a separate sentence.

Use the words in the bank to fill in the blanks below.

ding
splash
vroom
clink

8. The car went   past us on the highway.

9. We heard a   as the coins fell into the piggy bank.

10. The bell went   to signal the end of class.

11. The rock made a big   when it fell into the pond.