Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 217 · 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) boom (b) mango (c) quickly
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) room (c) dusty
3. 3.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a cat (b) a clock (c) a pair of scissors
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) knock (b) pop (c) tick-tock
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) whoosh (c) window
6. 6.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a sheep (b) a steel plate falling (c) a bee
7. 7.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) raindrops (c) a pair of scissors
8. 8.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a noisy drinker (c) a pair of scissors
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) teacher (c) kind
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) boom (b) splash (c) knock
11. 11.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a sheep (b) a car horn (c) a heavy bag falling
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) teacher (c) moo
13. 13.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a cat (b) a snake (c) a sparrow
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) river (c) gentle
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) woof (b) boom (c) meow
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) teacher (c) vroom
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) monsoon (c) croak
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) ding-dong (c) tall
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) meow (c) cat
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) hoot (b) neigh (c) thud
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crisp (b) papad (c) crunch
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) boom (c) hills
23. 23.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a sneeze (b) a noisy drinker (c) a rooster
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) croak (b) vroom (c) crackle
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) soft (c) baa
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) pencil (c) neigh
27. 27.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) the wind (b) a campfire (c) a sneeze
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) sparrows (c) chirp
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) neigh (c) stable
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) boom (b) croak (c) drip
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) knock (b) splash (c) tick-tock
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) baa (b) chirp (c) moo
33. 33.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a sparrow (c) a pig
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) pencil (c) buzz
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) balloon (c) pop
36. 36.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a sparrow (b) a pig (c) a sneeze
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) tick-tock (c) gentle
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) click (c) party
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) garden (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
40. 40.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a camera (c) a dog

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