Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 338 · 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 lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) roar (c) mighty
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) river (c) crunch
3. 3.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a rooster
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) frogs (c) monsoon
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) yellow (c) clang
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) snip (b) neigh (c) oink
7. 7.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a camera (b) a duck (c) an owl
8. 8.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a pig (b) a car horn (c) a jump into a pool
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) splash (c) pencil
10. 10.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a sparrow (c) a lion
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) raindrops (c) roof
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) slowly (c) tall
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) clock (c) tick-tock
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) yellow (c) thud
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) logs (c) dry
16. 16.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a lion (b) a microwave (c) a pair of scissors
17. 17.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a dog (c) a cat
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) achoo (b) hiss (c) roar
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) cow (c) moo
20. 20.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) thunder (b) a bee (c) an owl
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) baa (c) lamb
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) angry (c) hiss
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) window (c) snip
24. 24.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a balloon (b) a dog (c) a cow
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) drip (b) honk (c) snip
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) woof (c) mango
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) pitter-patter (c) baa
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) sizzle (b) moo (c) pop
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) sparrows (c) window
30. 30.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) an owl (b) a campfire (c) a horse
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) kind (c) boom
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) tick-tock (b) snip (c) chirp
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) oink (c) river
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) boom (c) thunder
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) green (c) river
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) click (b) quickly (c) slowly
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) pencil (c) achoo
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crisp (b) papad (c) crunch
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) cat (c) meow
40. 40.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) raindrops (b) a sheep (c) a duck

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