Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 169 · 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) achoo (b) tall (c) gentle
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) thud (c) crackle
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) quickly (c) baa
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) boom (c) teacher
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) drip (b) thud (c) whoosh
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) achoo (c) dusty
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) click (b) slurp (c) woof
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) ding-dong (b) boom (c) beep
9. 9.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) the wind (b) a snake (c) a motorbike
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) roar (c) click
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) whoosh (c) green
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) trees (c) whoosh
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) clang (b) stone (c) plate
14. 14.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a cow (c) thunder
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) drip (c) tall
16. 16.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a horse (b) a cat (c) a leaking tap
17. 17.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a dog (b) a duck (c) a rooster
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) hoot (c) slowly
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) roar (b) buzz (c) vroom
20. 20.What makes the sound “click”? (a) an owl (b) a camera (c) a sneeze
21. 21.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) an owl (c) a crisp papad
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) mango (c) kind
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) moo (c) shed
24. 24.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a motorbike (b) a doorbell (c) a crisp papad
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) teacher (c) ding-dong
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) splash (c) table
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) meow (c) pencil
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) hoot (b) neigh (c) drip
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) slurp (b) drank (c) lassi
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) river (c) clang
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) clock (c) hall
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) mango (c) chirp
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) vroom (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) snip
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) quickly (c) garden
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) quickly (c) snip
36. 36.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a car horn (c) a clock
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) green (c) click
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) meow (c) night
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) pencil (c) teacher
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) roar (c) garden

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