Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 215 · 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) teacher (b) kind (c) sizzle
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) sizzle (b) moo (c) woof
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) table (c) quickly
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) click (b) clang (c) neigh
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) neigh (b) woof (c) whoosh
6. 6.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a doorbell (c) a dog
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) tall (c) chair
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) green (c) garden
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) croak (b) honk (c) meow
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) pigs (c) oink
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) tall (c) gentle
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) drip (b) pop (c) woof
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) dawn (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) horse (c) stable
15. 15.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a sneeze (b) a frog (c) a visitor at the door
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) moo (b) sizzle (c) baa
17. 17.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) a visitor at the door (c) a steel plate falling
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) buzz (c) bees
19. 19.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) thunder (b) a sparrow (c) a bee
20. 20.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a microwave (b) a sparrow (c) a sheep
21. 21.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) thunder (b) a clock (c) a visitor at the door
22. 22.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a leaking tap (c) a pig
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) thud (c) teacher
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) logs (c) dry
25. 25.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) the wind (b) a lion (c) a doorbell
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) drip (c) slowly
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) tick-tock (c) chair
28. 28.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) thunder (b) a lion (c) a crisp papad
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) pond (c) ducks
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) crackle (b) buzz (c) honk
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) clang (b) drip (c) pitter-patter
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) lion (c) mighty
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) tick-tock (b) pitter-patter (c) hiss
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) green (c) teacher
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) tree (c) owl
36. 36.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a sparrow (b) a snake (c) thunder
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) mango (c) teacher
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) splash (b) children (c) pool
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) lamb (c) baa
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) garden (c) yellow

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