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Grades 6, 7 and 8 - English Language - Middle School - Onomatopoeia
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Onomatopoeic words sound like their meanings - e.g. zipper, crack, crash, buzz. Another example is the whooshing wind because the wind sometimes makes a sound like 'whooooosh'! 
 

Grades 6, 7 and 8 - English Language - Middle School - Onomatopoeia
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1. Find the onomatopoeic word(s) in the following sentence.
'Zap!' 'Pow!' 'Splat!' the hero was the winner.
2. Find the onomatopoeic word(s) in the following sentence.
Birds chirped as they flew over the gurgling stream.
3. Find the onomatopoeic word(s) in the following sentence.
Wailing gnats whirred around the cascading water.
4. Find the onomatopoeic word(s) in the following sentence.
The sausages ....... in the skillet.
5. Find the onomatopoeic word(s) in the following sentence.
The fireworks ....... and ....... high up in the sky.
6. Find the onomatopoeic word(s) in the following sentence.
The wind shrieked and blew the rattling leaves along.
7. Find the onomatopoeic word(s) in the following sentence.
The leaky tap ....... all night.
8. Find the onomatopoeic word(s) in the following sentence.
The car horns ....... in the traffic jam.
9. Find the onomatopoeic word(s) in the following sentence.
'Zap!' 'Pow!' 'Splat!' the hero was the winner.
10. Find the onomatopoeic word(s) in the following sentence.
Voice 1: ....... ....... Voice 2: Who's there?
11. Find the onomatopoeic word(s) in the following sentence.
The tennis ball ....... past the spectators' heads.
12. Find the onomatopoeic word(s) in the following sentence.
The tennis ball ....... over the net.
13. Find the onomatopoeic word(s) in the following sentence.
Voice 1: ....... ....... Voice 2: Who's there?
14. Find the onomatopoeic word(s) in the following sentence.
The player ....... the ball across the tennis court.
15. Find the onomatopoeic word(s) in the following sentence.
The tennis ball ....... over the net.
16. Find the onomatopoeic word(s) in the following sentence.
The saucepan lids crashed and clattered onto the floor.
17. Find the onomatopoeic word(s) in the following sentence.
The children sang '....... ....... black sheep'.
18. Find the onomatopoeic word(s) in the following sentence.
Wailing gnats whirred around the cascading water.
19. Find the onomatopoeic word(s) in the following sentence.
The old chair rasped and creaked as it rocked.
20. Find the onomatopoeic word(s) in the following sentence.
Birds chirped as they flew over the gurgling stream.