Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 349 · 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) green (b) gentle (c) drip
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) table (c) crackle
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) neigh (b) whoosh (c) oink
4. 4.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a doorbell (b) a noisy drinker (c) a camera
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) noon (c) ding-dong
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) neigh (b) croak (c) buzz
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) croak (c) monsoon
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) hoot (b) neigh (c) drip
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) clock (c) tick-tock
10. 10.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a camera (c) a steel plate falling
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) kind (c) gentle
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) garden (c) ding-dong
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) green (c) slurp
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) oink (c) muddy
15. 15.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) thunder (c) a cow
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) quickly (c) click
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) rooster (c) dawn
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) ding-dong (c) slurp
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) mighty (c) roar
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) hiss (c) angry
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) boom (b) crackle (c) hiss
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) pitter-patter (b) knock (c) beep
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) pop (b) chirp (c) vroom
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) slurp (b) buzz (c) crunch
25. 25.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a cow (b) a car horn (c) a frog
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) river (c) mango
27. 27.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a snake (b) a clock (c) a leaking tap
28. 28.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a leaking tap (b) an owl (c) a clock
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) clang (b) baa (c) meow
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) mango (c) thud
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) river (c) croak
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) oink (c) chair
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) stable (c) horse
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) happy (c) knock
35. 35.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a microwave (b) a cat (c) a duck
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) achoo (c) chair
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) chair (c) woof
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) croak (b) sizzle (c) pitter-patter
39. 39.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a sheep (c) a visitor at the door
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) moo (c) mango

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