Name: ___________________________
Warm Up to
Onomatopoeia!
Remember: an
onomatopoeia is a
word formed by the
sound something
makes.
I. Circle the Onomatopoeia
II. Fill in the Blank
Circle the onomatopoeia in each sentence.
Complete the sentence with an onomatopoeia.
Our feet squished in the mud.
The black dog _________________________
at the stranger.
There was a steady chomp-chomp as the horses ate their hay.
The apple went ________________________
when it landed on the ground.
We heard a loud meow at the back door.
The funny horn on the bicycle went beep-beep.
There was a loud bang when the door slammed shut.
As the storm approached, they heard the
thunder ______________________________.
In the garden the insects _________________
around the flowers.
We heard the leaves ____________________
as we walked through the forest.
III. Write an Onomatopoeia
Use the idea below to write a sentence using an onomatopoeia.
1. a spooky house
____________________________________________________________________________________
2. a happy pig
____________________________________________________________________________________
3. a person with a cold
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Key
Name: ___________________________
Warm Up to
Onomatopoeia!
Remember: an
onomatopoeia is a
word formed by the
sound something
makes.
I. Circle the Onomatopoeia
II. Fill in the Blank
Circle the onomatopoeia in each sentence.
Complete the sentence with an onomatopoeia.
Student’s choice
The black dog _________________________
at the stranger.
Our feet squished in the mud.
There was a steady chomp-chomp as the horses ate their hay.
We heard a loud meow at the back door.
The funny horn on the bicycle went beep-beep.
There was a loud bang when the door slammed shut.
The apple went ________________________
when it landed on the ground.
As the storm approached, they heard the
thunder ______________________________.
In the garden the insects _________________
around the flowers.
We heard the leaves ____________________
as we walked through the forest.
III. Write an Onomatopoeia
Use the idea below to write a sentence using an onomatopoeia.
Student’s choice
1. a spooky house
____________________________________________________________________________________
2. a happy pig
____________________________________________________________________________________
3. a person with a cold
____________________________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2014 K12reader.com. All Rights Reserved. Free for educational use at home or in classrooms.