Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 267 · 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?
   “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) boom (c) thunder
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) garden (c) boom
3. 3.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a lion (b) a pig (c) a frog
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) roar (c) green
5. 5.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a microwave (b) a snake (c) a horse
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) pop (c) table
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) achoo (c) clang
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) quickly (c) chair
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) river (c) hoot
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) milk (b) beep (c) microwave
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) river (c) baa
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) green (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) croak (b) woof (c) hoot
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) quickly (c) happy
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) snip (b) neigh (c) sizzle
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) splash (c) teacher
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) table (c) kind
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) clang (b) buzz (c) chirp
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) noon (c) ding-dong
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) pop (b) chirp (c) moo
21. 21.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) an owl (b) a rooster (c) pakoras in hot oil
22. 22.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) an owl (b) a cat (c) a heavy bag falling
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) whoosh (c) trees
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) thud (c) green
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) buzz (c) bees
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) neigh (c) green
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) moo (b) croak (c) oink
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) river (c) window
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) green (c) oink
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) snip (b) ding-dong (c) moo
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) honk (c) street
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) quickly (c) vroom
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crisp (c) crunch
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) splash (c) quack
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) window (c) garden
36. 36.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a horse (b) a cat (c) a balloon
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) garden (c) table
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) neigh (c) crackle
39. 39.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) the wind (c) a sneeze
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) neigh (b) sizzle (c) quack

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