Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 269 · 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 heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) thud (b) floor (c) bag
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) window (c) hoot
3. 3.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a bee (b) a jump into a pool (c) an owl
4. 4.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a leaking tap (c) a frog
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) croak (c) frogs
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) boom (c) tall
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) horse (c) stable
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) buzz (c) garden
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) pencil (c) vroom
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) baa (c) happy
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) honk (c) yellow
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) knock (c) boom
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) quack (c) teacher
14. 14.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) an owl (b) a sneeze (c) a horse
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) tick-tock (c) knock
16. 16.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a car horn (c) thunder
17. 17.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a motorbike (b) an owl (c) a lion
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) happy (c) quickly
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) slurp (b) crackle (c) vroom
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) party (c) click
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) click (b) snip (c) woof
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) wind (c) trees
23. 23.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a balloon (b) a campfire (c) a bee
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) yellow (c) neigh
25. 25.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a pig (b) a balloon (c) a visitor at the door
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) knock (c) front
27. 27.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a motorbike (b) a sparrow (c) a sheep
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) dark (c) drip
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) ding-dong (c) noon
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) slurp (c) lassi
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) yellow (c) moo
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) tall (c) pitter-patter
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) pop (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) tick-tock
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) splash (c) pool
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) green (c) snip
36. 36.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a doorbell (b) a horse (c) a dog
37. 37.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a microwave (b) a lion (c) a duck
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) slowly (c) sizzle
39. 39.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) thunder (b) a campfire (c) a pig
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) pencil (c) crunch

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