Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 251 · 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?
   “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) knock (c) front
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) slowly (c) chair
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) tall (c) green
4. 4.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a campfire (b) a horse (c) a sparrow
5. 5.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a camera
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) ducks (c) pond
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) boom (c) thunder
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) pool (c) splash
9. 9.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a clock (c) a visitor at the door
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) kind (c) snip
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) chair (c) gentle
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) click (b) oink (c) clang
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) green (c) quickly
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) hiss (b) boom (c) snip
15. 15.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
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) happy (c) pencil
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) happy (c) river
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) yellow (c) baa
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) moo (c) drip
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) pop (c) yellow
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) party (c) click
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) quickly (c) roar
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) woof (c) mango
24. 24.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a horse (b) a lion (c) a pair of scissors
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) hoot (b) honk (c) neigh
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) soft (c) baa
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) moo (b) honk (c) meow
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) quickly (c) mango
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) yellow (c) buzz
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) moo (c) shed
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) honk (b) meow (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) slurp (b) drank (c) lassi
33. 33.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a cat (c) a sheep
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) pitter-patter (c) window
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) monsoon (c) frogs
36. 36.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a motorbike (b) a sneeze (c) a dog
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) thud (b) knock (c) moo
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) muddy (c) pigs
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) beep (c) milk
40. 40.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a campfire (b) a visitor at the door (c) a rooster

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