Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 227 · 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 is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) meow (c) night
2. 2.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) thunder (c) an owl
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) river (c) chirp
4. 4.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a cat (c) a rooster
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) drip (c) window
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) camera (c) party
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) chair (c) tall
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) river (c) table
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) taxis (c) street
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) horse (c) neigh
11. 11.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a camera (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a rooster
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) roar (c) slowly
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) pencil (c) hoot
14. 14.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a duck (c) a campfire
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) hoot (b) woof (c) moo
16. 16.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a sheep (c) a leaking tap
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) achoo (c) buzz
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) croak (c) slowly
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) baa (c) hiss
20. 20.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a campfire (b) a snake (c) a sparrow
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) pop (c) chair
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) vroom (b) meow (c) snip
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) dawn (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) rooster
24. 24.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a sparrow (c) a lion
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) ding-dong (b) tick-tock (c) drip
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) boom (b) splash (c) snip
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) river (c) hiss
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) chair (c) slurp
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) roar (c) tick-tock
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) happy (c) knock
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) mango (c) clang
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) garden (c) moo
33. 33.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a bee (c) a cow
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) tick-tock (c) pop
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) woof (c) yellow
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) window (c) sparrows
37. 37.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a snake (b) a microwave (c) an owl
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) mango (c) pitter-patter
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) river (c) oink
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) sizzle (b) whoosh (c) ding-dong

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