NES Elementary Education (102/103) Practice Test

Onomatopoeia is when a word sounds like the sound it describes. Drip imitates the actual sound of water falling in drops, so it matches what it represents. Whisper describes soft speech, not a sound spelled to imitate itself. Echo is the repetition of a sound caused by reflection, not a word that imitates a sound. Thunder names a loud noise and isn’t itself an imitation of the sound. So the word that best fits onomatopoeia is the one that sounds like the sound it describes.