Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 133 · 40 questions

Writer's tip (Say the sound): Say the word aloud — does it sound like a noise? (hiss, crunch, boom). Match the sound to what makes it: a bee buzzes, a duck quacks, pakoras sizzle. Use one in a story to make a moment loud and real: Splash! Kabir fell into the pond.

1. 1.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) thunder (b) a horse (c) a duck
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) slowly (c) happy
3. 3.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a cow (b) a snake (c) a frog
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) quack (b) baa (c) hiss
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) slowly (c) hoot
6. 6.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a car horn (b) a sheep (c) a sneeze
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) monsoon (c) frogs
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) tree (c) hoot
9. 9.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a microwave (c) a crisp papad
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) croak (b) sizzle (c) hoot
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) pitter-patter (c) garden
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) gate (c) puppy
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) pencil (c) splash
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) street (b) taxis (c) honk
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) drip (c) tap
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) pop (b) balloon (c) burst
17. 17.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) a crisp papad (c) a snake
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) pencil (c) crunch
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) pencil (c) green
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) sparrows (c) chirp
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) garden (c) whoosh
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) river (c) woof
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crackle (b) yellow (c) table
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) vroom (c) chair
25. 25.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a snake (b) a pig (c) a campfire
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) slowly (c) click
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) slowly (c) ding-dong
28. 28.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a sheep (b) a clock (c) a snake
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) road (c) vroom
30. 30.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a doorbell (b) thunder (c) a frog
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) garden (c) meow
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) horse (c) neigh
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) croak (c) pencil
34. 34.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a pig (b) a duck (c) a cat
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) splash (c) children
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) hiss (c) whoosh
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) pigs (c) muddy
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) milk (b) beep (c) microwave
39. 39.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a balloon (b) a camera (c) a lion
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) pitter-patter (c) roof

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