Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 35 · 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) neigh (b) slowly (c) mango
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) mango (c) chirp
3. 3.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a cat (c) a horse
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) ding-dong (c) garden
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) gentle (c) garden
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) happy (c) table
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) door (c) front
8. 8.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) an owl (c) a frog
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) river (c) green
10. 10.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a clock (b) the wind (c) a microwave
11. 11.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a duck (b) a pair of scissors (c) a heavy bag falling
12. 12.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a snake (b) an owl (c) thunder
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) cat (c) meow
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) roar (c) table
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) kind (c) pencil
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) beep (c) milk
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) table (c) chair
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) dawn (c) rooster
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) mango (c) garden
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) splash (c) quickly
21. 21.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a cat (b) a visitor at the door (c) a balloon
22. 22.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a dog (c) a clock
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) stable (c) neigh
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) party (c) camera
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) thud (b) achoo (c) roar
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) neigh (b) hoot (c) quack
27. 27.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a cow (b) a noisy drinker (c) a horse
28. 28.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a campfire (b) a visitor at the door (c) a cat
29. 29.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a bee (b) an owl (c) a frog
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) buzz (c) flowers
31. 31.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a cat (b) a duck (c) a camera
32. 32.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a steel plate falling (c) pakoras in hot oil
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) lamb (c) baa
34. 34.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a pig (b) a frog (c) a horse
35. 35.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a sneeze (b) a rooster (c) a visitor at the door
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) clang (c) plate
37. 37.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a sparrow (b) a leaking tap (c) a sheep
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) crackle (c) slowly
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) floor (c) thud
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) moo (c) shed

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