Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 163 · 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) yellow (b) croak (c) garden
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) hiss (c) teacher
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) happy (c) thud
4. 4.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a snake (b) a car horn (c) a microwave
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) neigh (b) moo (c) boom
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) green (c) woof
7. 7.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a noisy drinker (c) thunder
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) neigh (c) splash
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) quack (c) quickly
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) meow (c) table
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) slowly (c) slurp
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) chair (c) green
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) achoo (b) thud (c) oink
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) buzz (c) pencil
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) moo (c) pencil
16. 16.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a car horn (c) a cow
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) click (b) tall (c) slowly
18. 18.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) the wind (c) a cow
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) chirp (c) mango
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) muddy (c) oink
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) tall (c) whoosh
22. 22.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a horse (b) a steel plate falling (c) a campfire
23. 23.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) an owl (b) a pair of scissors (c) a frog
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) sparrows (c) window
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) street (c) taxis
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) vroom (b) crunch (c) roar
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) dusty (c) achoo
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) angry (c) hiss
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) front (c) knock
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crunch (c) crisp
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) pakoras (c) sizzle
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) tall (c) roar
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) soft (c) baa
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) roar (b) buzz (c) vroom
35. 35.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) raindrops (c) a sparrow
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) pencil (c) mango
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) garden
38. 38.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a motorbike (b) thunder (c) a cat
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) pop (c) snip
40. 40.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a doorbell (b) a leaking tap (c) a clock

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