Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 204 · 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) river (c) moo
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) slowly (c) gentle
3. 3.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a car horn (b) a cow (c) a bee
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) happy (c) drip
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) neigh (b) pop (c) oink
6. 6.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a car horn (c) pakoras in hot oil
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) street (c) honk
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) buzz (c) tall
9. 9.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a cat (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a visitor at the door
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) quickly (c) garden
11. 11.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a sneeze (c) a campfire
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) crunch (c) hoot
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) pencil (c) quickly
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) slowly (c) boom
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) oink (c) table
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) hiss (c) green
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) kind (c) tick-tock
18. 18.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a rooster (b) a leaking tap (c) a horse
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) chair (c) quickly
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) hiss (b) neigh (c) meow
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) slowly (c) beep
22. 22.What makes the sound “click”? (a) thunder (b) a camera (c) a dog
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) pigs (c) oink
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) crunch (c) river
25. 25.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a horse (b) a lion (c) a sneeze
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) splash (c) children
27. 27.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a camera (b) a jump into a pool (c) a pig
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) chirp (b) neigh (c) croak
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) milk (c) beep
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) thud (c) gentle
31. 31.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a campfire (b) an owl (c) a car horn
32. 32.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a dog (b) a pair of scissors (c) a frog
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) splash (b) sizzle (c) hoot
34. 34.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a clock (b) a horse (c) a motorbike
35. 35.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a sneeze (c) a crisp papad
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) pitter-patter (c) roof
37. 37.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a sheep (b) a crisp papad (c) a duck
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) tree (c) hoot
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) green (c) chair
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) woof (c) hoot

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