Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 312 · 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) table (c) knock
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) slowly (c) pop
3. 3.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a cat (c) a bee
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) achoo (b) click (c) tick-tock
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) oink (c) pigs
6. 6.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a snake (b) a camera (c) pakoras in hot oil
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) sizzle (c) buzz
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) croak (c) table
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) crackle (b) chirp (c) hiss
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) thud (b) floor (c) bag
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) meow (c) teacher
12. 12.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a lion (b) a pig (c) a cat
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) milk (c) microwave
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) mango (c) river
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) chair (c) hoot
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) hiss (b) moo (c) crunch
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) dawn (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) rooster
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) chair (c) tall
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) happy (c) quack
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) happy (c) vroom
21. 21.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a car horn (b) a frog (c) a dog
22. 22.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a horse
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) sizzle (b) pop (c) baa
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) clang (b) splash (c) click
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) angry (c) snake
26. 26.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a campfire (b) a leaking tap (c) a pair of scissors
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) dusty (c) achoo
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) road (c) vroom
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) tick-tock (c) clock
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) pitter-patter (c) mango
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) hiss (b) neigh (c) crackle
32. 32.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) a lion (c) a sparrow
33. 33.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a car horn (c) a frog
34. 34.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) an owl (c) a frog
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) woof (c) puppy
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) meow (c) cat
37. 37.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a clock (b) a doorbell (c) raindrops
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) whoosh (b) hoot (c) tick-tock
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) knock (c) roar
40. 40.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a rooster (b) a visitor at the door (c) a clock

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