Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 260 · 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) happy (b) hoot (c) slowly
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) click (b) knock (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) hiss (c) snake
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) tap (c) drip
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) slowly (c) chair
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) lion (c) mighty
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) gentle (c) ding-dong
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) click (b) sizzle (c) meow
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) hoot (b) clang (c) honk
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) flowers (c) bees
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) slurp (b) meow (c) ding-dong
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) ding-dong (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) achoo
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) quack (c) pond
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) baa (c) quack
16. 16.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a bee (c) a lion
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) woof (c) gate
18. 18.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a clock (b) a jump into a pool (c) a cat
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) party (c) camera
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) quickly (c) river
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) croak (c) chair
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) woof (c) chair
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) chair (c) buzz
24. 24.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a pig (c) a sneeze
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) achoo (c) splash
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) road (c) vroom
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) teacher
28. 28.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a snake (b) an owl (c) a horse
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) slowly (c) neigh
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) honk (b) moo (c) hoot
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) vroom (b) neigh (c) pop
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) quack (b) tick-tock (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) boom (c) achoo
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) kind (c) drip
35. 35.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a sparrow (b) a car horn (c) a pair of scissors
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) crackle (c) table
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) baa (c) garden
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) hoot (b) crunch (c) vroom
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) meow (b) thud (c) moo
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) window (c) vroom

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