Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 347 · 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 puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) puppy (c) woof
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) mighty (c) lion
3. 3.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a jump into a pool (c) a dog
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) tree (c) hoot
5. 5.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a microwave (b) an owl (c) a clock
6. 6.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a microwave (c) a cow
7. 7.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a car horn (b) a cat (c) a frog
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) garden (c) pencil
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) gentle (c) happy
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) click (c) pop
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) street (c) honk
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) front (c) door
13. 13.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a sparrow (c) a microwave
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) mango (c) hoot
15. 15.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a pig (b) a balloon (c) a sparrow
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) knock (c) chirp
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) chirp (c) moo
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) vroom (b) road (c) motorbike
19. 19.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a motorbike (c) a rooster
20. 20.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a motorbike (c) a bee
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) quack (c) boom
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) slowly (c) croak
23. 23.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a snake (b) a camera (c) a motorbike
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) pencil (c) moo
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) children (c) splash
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) achoo (c) kind
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) whoosh (c) wind
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) noon (c) ding-dong
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) snip (c) garden
30. 30.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a balloon (b) a jump into a pool (c) a lion
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) mango (c) boom
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) burst (c) pop
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) bees (c) flowers
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) chirp (c) sparrows
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) green (c) happy
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) chirp (c) roar
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) whoosh (b) pop (c) oink
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) scissors (c) snip
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) pitter-patter (c) green
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) teacher (c) garden

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