Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 361 · 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) roar (c) happy
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) buzz (c) window
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) oink (c) muddy
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) woof (c) slowly
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) gate (c) woof
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) kind (c) quickly
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) buzz (c) snip
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) tall (c) slurp
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) buzz (b) achoo (c) sizzle
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) lion (c) mighty
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) tick-tock (c) vroom
12. 12.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) a cow (c) a rooster
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) dusty (c) room
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crunch (b) crisp (c) papad
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) drip (b) clang (c) quack
16. 16.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a frog (b) a noisy drinker (c) a motorbike
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) hiss (c) chair
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) kind (c) tick-tock
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) garden (c) green
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) click (b) window (c) chair
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) beep (c) croak
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) moo (b) splash (c) pop
23. 23.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a car horn (c) pakoras in hot oil
24. 24.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) the wind (c) a bee
25. 25.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a cat (b) a lion (c) a campfire
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) gentle (c) quickly
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) meow (b) click (c) boom
28. 28.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a doorbell (b) a duck (c) a crisp papad
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) window (c) quack
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) teacher (c) beep
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) bees (c) flowers
32. 32.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a sneeze (b) a bee (c) a cat
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) boom (b) meow (c) hoot
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) croak (c) yellow
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) hiss (b) croak (c) chirp
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) quack (c) ducks
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) boom (c) river
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) pop (b) burst (c) balloon
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) mango (c) happy
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) snip (c) gentle

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