Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 304 · 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) boom (b) happy (c) table
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) green (c) pencil
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) hiss (b) clang (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
4. 4.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a jump into a pool (c) a snake
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) happy (c) slowly
6. 6.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a cat (b) a pig (c) a frog
7. 7.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a frog (b) a clock (c) a rooster
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) hoot (b) pop (c) knock
9. 9.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a cat (b) an owl (c) a jump into a pool
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) meow (c) cat
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) table (c) window
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) happy (c) gentle
13. 13.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a lion (b) a horse (c) a cat
14. 14.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a sneeze
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) hoot (c) tree
16. 16.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a sparrow (b) a frog (c) a camera
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) hoot (c) slowly
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) ding-dong (c) doorbell
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) meow (b) hiss (c) crackle
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) clang (b) beep (c) achoo
21. 21.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a campfire (b) an owl (c) a steel plate falling
22. 22.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a cow (b) a dog (c) a sneeze
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) room (c) achoo
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) dawn (b) rooster (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) gentle (c) pop
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) frogs (c) monsoon
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) clang (c) yellow
28. 28.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a campfire (b) a jump into a pool (c) a pair of scissors
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) slurp (b) lassi (c) drank
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) green (c) slurp
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) happy (c) slowly
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) camera (c) click
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) vroom (b) honk (c) snip
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) whoosh (c) wind
35. 35.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a frog (b) a sneeze (c) a pig
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) clang (b) stone (c) plate
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) chirp (c) thud
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) baa (b) soft (c) lamb
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) scissors (c) snip
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) buzz (b) oink (c) honk

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