Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 32 · 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 raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) raindrops (c) pitter-patter
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) gentle (c) river
3. 3.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a horse (b) a cow (c) a dog
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) green (c) woof
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) window (c) table
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) mango (c) teacher
7. 7.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a heavy bag falling (c) pakoras in hot oil
8. 8.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a sheep (c) a car horn
9. 9.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a balloon (b) a campfire (c) a dog
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) baa (b) soft (c) lamb
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) moo (c) cow
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) meow (c) night
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) yellow (c) meow
14. 14.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a clock (b) an owl (c) a campfire
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) vroom (b) motorbike (c) road
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) balloon (c) pop
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) drank (c) slurp
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) splash (b) pitter-patter (c) whoosh
19. 19.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a sneeze (b) a campfire (c) a clock
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) honk (c) green
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) tall (c) quack
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) moo (b) drip (c) honk
23. 23.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a duck (c) a doorbell
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) hills (c) boom
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) slurp (c) pencil
26. 26.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a sheep (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a bee
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) pitter-patter (c) teacher
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) slowly (c) sizzle
29. 29.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a doorbell (b) a microwave (c) a sheep
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) splash (b) woof (c) hoot
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) green (c) gentle
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) baa (c) gentle
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) thud (b) hoot (c) meow
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) snip (b) achoo (c) knock
35. 35.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) a lion (c) a rooster
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) chirp (b) honk (c) moo
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) crackle (b) beep (c) clang
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) clang (b) sizzle (c) moo
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) vroom (b) woof (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) puppy (c) gate

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