Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 187 · 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) kind (b) splash (c) gentle
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) baa (c) lamb
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) hiss (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) oink
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) pop (b) tick-tock (c) honk
5. 5.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a doorbell (c) a snake
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) window (c) knock
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) river (c) yellow
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) pencil (c) river
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) tick-tock (c) meow
10. 10.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a jump into a pool (c) a snake
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) green (c) drip
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) road (c) vroom
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) croak (c) monsoon
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) clang (b) croak (c) hiss
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) window (c) kind
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) vroom (c) quickly
17. 17.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a snake (b) the wind (c) a horse
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) crackle (b) click (c) quack
19. 19.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a snake (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a sneeze
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) window (c) tick-tock
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) trees (c) whoosh
22. 22.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a microwave (b) a sneeze (c) a crisp papad
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) pitter-patter (c) roof
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) pop (b) drip (c) crunch
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) front (c) door
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) oink (b) boom (c) snip
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) mango (c) quickly
28. 28.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a visitor at the door (c) a leaking tap
29. 29.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a bee (b) a cat (c) a duck
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) tap (c) drip
31. 31.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a doorbell (b) a campfire (c) a bee
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) meow (c) woof
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) window (c) pop
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) table (c) yellow
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) achoo (c) gentle
36. 36.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a cat (b) a frog (c) a rooster
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) beep
38. 38.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a dog (b) a steel plate falling (c) an owl
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) cow (c) shed
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) vroom (c) croak

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