Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 196 · 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) gentle (b) window (c) hiss
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) pool (c) splash
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) road (c) vroom
4. 4.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a duck (c) raindrops
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) pitter-patter (c) tall
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) snip (b) drip (c) pop
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) snip (b) clang (c) neigh
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) neigh (c) horse
9. 9.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a sheep (b) a frog (c) the wind
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) hiss (c) snake
11. 11.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a snake (b) a bee (c) a motorbike
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) river (c) green
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) tall
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) lion (c) mighty
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) river (c) quack
16. 16.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) the wind (b) a car horn (c) a cat
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) splash (c) kind
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) slurp (c) green
19. 19.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) an owl (c) a sneeze
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) beep (c) pencil
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) doorbell (c) ding-dong
22. 22.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a campfire (b) a car horn (c) a crisp papad
23. 23.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a cat (b) a campfire (c) a pair of scissors
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) hoot (b) tick-tock (c) moo
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) vroom (c) mango
26. 26.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a motorbike (b) a camera (c) a steel plate falling
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) pigs (c) oink
28. 28.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a snake (b) a doorbell (c) a pig
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) woof (c) gate
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) baa (b) oink (c) moo
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) quack (b) pitter-patter (c) achoo
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) gentle (c) slowly
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) snip (b) hoot (c) slurp
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) shed (c) moo
35. 35.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) raindrops (c) a balloon
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) splash (b) thud (c) beep
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) window (c) river
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) street (b) honk (c) taxis
39. 39.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a motorbike (c) a visitor at the door
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) baa (c) lamb

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