Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 359 · 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) tall (b) yellow (c) woof
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) slowly (c) slurp
3. 3.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a pig (b) a clock (c) a microwave
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) thunder (c) boom
5. 5.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a doorbell (b) a pair of scissors (c) a clock
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) yellow (c) hiss
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) slowly (c) happy
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) hoot (c) tree
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) splash (b) pool (c) children
10. 10.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a bee (b) a microwave (c) pakoras in hot oil
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) bees (c) buzz
12. 12.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a dog (b) a lion (c) a crisp papad
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) chair (c) slowly
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) clang (c) moo
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) yellow (c) sizzle
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) quack (c) roar
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) snake (c) angry
18. 18.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a sparrow (b) a bee (c) raindrops
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) floor (c) thud
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) table (c) meow
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) pencil (c) mango
22. 22.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) the wind (c) a noisy drinker
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) raindrops (c) pitter-patter
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) ducks (c) pond
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) table (c) slowly
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) achoo (c) moo
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) teacher (c) quickly
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) knock (b) hoot (c) chirp
29. 29.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cow (b) a cat (c) a doorbell
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) puppy (c) woof
31. 31.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a bee (b) a duck (c) a heavy bag falling
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) yellow (c) tick-tock
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) window (c) moo
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) vroom (c) kind
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) oink (c) mango
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) quickly (c) ding-dong
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) garden (c) snip
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) click (b) quickly (c) yellow
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) tick-tock (b) whoosh (c) beep
40. 40.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a microwave (b) a doorbell (c) a jump into a pool

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