Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 333 · 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?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) slurp (c) lassi
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) slowly (c) teacher
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) whoosh (b) hoot (c) crackle
4. 4.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a car horn (b) a microwave (c) a duck
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) chair (c) kind
6. 6.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a duck (b) a motorbike (c) the wind
7. 7.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a frog (b) a jump into a pool (c) a lion
8. 8.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a microwave (b) a balloon (c) a sheep
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) pond (c) quack
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) mighty (c) roar
11. 11.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a doorbell (b) a visitor at the door (c) a dog
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) boom (c) happy
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) knock
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) pigs (c) muddy
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) boom (c) thunder
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) ding-dong (c) clang
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) pencil (c) mango
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) drip (b) tap (c) dark
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) boom (b) baa (c) chirp
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) chirp (b) boom (c) quack
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) achoo (c) oink
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) neigh (c) hiss
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) chair (c) crunch
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) neigh (c) stable
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) pencil (c) beep
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) balloon (c) pop
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) chair (c) slowly
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) chair (c) happy
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) moo (c) shed
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) mango (c) yellow
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) knock (c) pencil
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) baa (c) pencil
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) window (c) oink
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) window (c) chair
35. 35.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) raindrops (b) a bee (c) a microwave
36. 36.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a microwave (c) a cat
37. 37.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a microwave (c) a lion
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) buzz (c) oink
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) honk (b) neigh (c) slurp
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) hiss (c) river

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