Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 211 · 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) happy (b) roar (c) teacher
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) stable (c) horse
3. 3.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a leaking tap (c) a camera
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) crunch (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) achoo (c) happy
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) street (c) taxis
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) moo (c) table
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) owl (c) tree
9. 9.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a jump into a pool (c) the wind
10. 10.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a bee (b) a duck (c) an owl
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) crackle (b) click (c) roar
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) gentle (c) neigh
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) vroom (b) drip (c) hiss
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) hiss (c) splash
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) monsoon (c) croak
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) beep (c) drip
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) woof (c) gate
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) drip (c) pop
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) quack (c) kind
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) trees (c) whoosh
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) drip (b) dark (c) tap
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) green (c) knock
23. 23.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a snake (c) a leaking tap
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) river (c) honk
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) tick-tock (c) tall
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) crunch (c) window
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) slurp (b) ding-dong (c) sizzle
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) chair (c) pitter-patter
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) pond (c) quack
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) hoot (b) buzz (c) ding-dong
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) pop (b) whoosh (c) croak
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) sizzle (c) garden
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) slurp (c) yellow
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) meow (b) woof (c) chirp
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) baa (c) moo
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) clock (b) hall (c) tick-tock
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) click (c) garden
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) tall (c) slowly
39. 39.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a crisp papad (b) an owl (c) a steel plate falling
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) dry (c) crackle

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