Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 240 · 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) river (b) garden (c) crunch
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) whoosh (c) wind
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) roof (c) raindrops
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) yellow (c) chair
5. 5.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
6. 6.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) thunder (b) a bee (c) a pig
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) pencil (c) hiss
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) crunch (b) tick-tock (c) meow
9. 9.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a campfire (b) a cat (c) an owl
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) quickly (c) garden
11. 11.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a duck (c) a dog
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) woof (c) quickly
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) chair (c) pencil
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) hoot (c) oink
15. 15.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) thunder (b) a sheep (c) an owl
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) gentle (c) pencil
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) hoot (b) crackle (c) drip
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) chair (c) splash
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) honk (b) thud (c) hoot
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) slowly (c) pitter-patter
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) croak (b) chirp (c) hiss
22. 22.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a pig (b) a cat (c) a duck
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) tick-tock (c) boom
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) whoosh (c) kind
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) pencil (c) meow
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) boom (c) pencil
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) neigh (c) green
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) gentle (c) tick-tock
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) boom (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) whoosh
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) meow (b) boom (c) vroom
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) snip (c) thread
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pitter-patter (b) vroom (c) oink
33. 33.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a campfire (b) a snake (c) raindrops
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) quack (b) roar (c) click
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) boom (b) thunder (c) hills
36. 36.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a lion (c) a balloon
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) pond (c) ducks
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) window (c) oink
39. 39.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a leaking tap (b) an owl (c) a sparrow
40. 40.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a visitor at the door (c) a crisp papad

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