Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 138 · 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.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) chair (c) vroom
2. 2.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a doorbell (b) a bee (c) a motorbike
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) baa (b) roar (c) hiss
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) teacher (c) baa
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) snake (c) hiss
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) green (c) chirp
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) whoosh (b) thud (c) meow
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) stable (c) neigh
9. 9.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a clock (b) a steel plate falling (c) a frog
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) drip (b) quack (c) croak
11. 11.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a camera (b) a bee (c) a lion
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) window (c) beep
13. 13.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a jump into a pool (c) a microwave
14. 14.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a lion (b) a jump into a pool (c) a heavy bag falling
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) boom (c) moo
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) splash (c) quack
17. 17.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a sneeze (b) a dog (c) a leaking tap
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) ducks (c) pond
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) crackle (c) window
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) ding-dong (c) quickly
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) oil (c) sizzle
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) trees (c) wind
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) sizzle (c) clang
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) bag (c) thud
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) achoo (c) pencil
26. 26.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a horse (b) a sparrow (c) a lion
27. 27.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a sneeze (b) an owl (c) pakoras in hot oil
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) room (c) achoo
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) green (c) splash
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) tall (c) knock
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) cow (c) shed
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) window (c) thud
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) oink (c) muddy
34. 34.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a doorbell (c) a sheep
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) roof (c) raindrops
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) teacher (c) river
37. 37.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a doorbell (b) a car horn (c) a pair of scissors
38. 38.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a camera (b) a snake (c) a car horn
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) moo (c) yellow
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) front (c) door

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