Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 280 · 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) happy (b) kind (c) slurp
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) balloon (c) pop
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) pigs (c) muddy
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) happy (c) splash
5. 5.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) thunder (b) a microwave (c) a leaking tap
6. 6.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a dog (b) a doorbell (c) the wind
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) oil (c) sizzle
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) ding-dong (c) green
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) chair (c) thud
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) thud (c) floor
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) cat (c) meow
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) chirp (c) window
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) slowly (c) buzz
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) roar (c) quickly
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) pencil (c) hoot
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) street (c) honk
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) baa (c) slowly
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) garden (c) pitter-patter
19. 19.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a sneeze (c) a pig
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) gentle (c) clang
21. 21.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a camera (b) a lion (c) thunder
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) drip (c) table
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) whoosh (b) baa (c) woof
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) angry (c) hiss
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) croak (c) monsoon
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) roof (c) pitter-patter
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) knock (c) thud
28. 28.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a campfire (b) a balloon (c) a camera
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) roar (c) mighty
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) quickly (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) hiss (c) chirp
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) teacher (c) hiss
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) owl (c) hoot
34. 34.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) the wind (b) a balloon (c) a jump into a pool
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) snip (c) scissors
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) vroom (c) click
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) window (c) chirp
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) teacher (c) river
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) ding-dong (b) neigh (c) hoot
40. 40.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) the wind (c) a cat

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