Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 353 · 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) pencil (b) gentle (c) croak
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) pop (b) balloon (c) burst
3. 3.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a horse (b) a cow (c) a snake
4. 4.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a camera (b) a crisp papad (c) a heavy bag falling
5. 5.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a cat (b) a steel plate falling (c) a visitor at the door
6. 6.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a rooster (b) a bee (c) a crisp papad
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) green (c) crackle
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) lion (c) mighty
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) oink (c) achoo
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) clang (b) baa (c) neigh
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) tree (c) hoot
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) green (c) tall
13. 13.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a steel plate falling (c) a leaking tap
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) knock (b) boom (c) meow
15. 15.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a frog (c) a balloon
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) hoot (b) chirp (c) sizzle
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) snip (c) tall
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) dawn
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) chair (c) achoo
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) moo (c) green
21. 21.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a car horn (b) a cow (c) a crisp papad
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) knock (c) drip
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) neigh (c) mango
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) snake (c) angry
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) knock (c) front
26. 26.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a sneeze (b) a noisy drinker (c) a car horn
27. 27.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a dog (c) an owl
28. 28.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a sneeze (c) a sparrow
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) puppy (c) woof
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) street (c) taxis
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) slowly (c) river
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) whoosh (c) yellow
33. 33.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a sparrow (c) a noisy drinker
34. 34.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a campfire (b) a crisp papad (c) a horse
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) quack (c) ducks
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) baa (c) whoosh
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) hiss (b) meow (c) crackle
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) achoo (c) whoosh
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) tall (c) roar
40. 40.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a balloon (b) a campfire (c) a pair of scissors

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