Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 264 · 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) crunch (c) kind
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) quack (b) whoosh (c) ding-dong
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) baa (c) soft
4. 4.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a balloon (c) a dog
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) doorbell (c) noon
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) splash (b) children (c) pool
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) table (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
8. 8.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) an owl (b) the wind (c) a jump into a pool
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) meow (c) quickly
10. 10.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) an owl (c) a bee
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) honk (b) tick-tock (c) chirp
12. 12.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a doorbell (b) thunder (c) a cow
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) muddy (c) oink
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) river (c) teacher
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) croak (c) monsoon
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) happy (c) roar
17. 17.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sheep (b) a bee (c) a sparrow
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) green (c) snip
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) buzz (b) whoosh (c) hiss
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) drip (c) quickly
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) click (c) window
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) crackle (c) boom
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) window (c) oink
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) sparrows (c) window
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) kind (c) neigh
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) gentle (c) slurp
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) vroom (b) clang (c) ding-dong
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) beep (c) mango
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) taxis (c) street
30. 30.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a lion (b) a noisy drinker (c) a camera
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) gentle (c) pencil
32. 32.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a sparrow (b) a horse (c) a bee
33. 33.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a rooster (b) a microwave (c) a campfire
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) achoo (c) tall
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) pencil (c) baa
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) vroom (b) hiss (c) oink
37. 37.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a rooster (b) a visitor at the door (c) a microwave
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) hoot (c) window
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) chair (c) table
40. 40.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a pig

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