Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 368 · 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) pop (b) green (c) teacher
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) whoosh (c) kind
3. 3.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a microwave (b) a cow (c) a heavy bag falling
4. 4.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) raindrops (c) a visitor at the door
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) chair (c) slowly
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) pencil (c) boom
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) oink (c) pigs
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) thud (b) knock (c) honk
9. 9.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a sparrow (b) a frog (c) a snake
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) achoo (c) slurp
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) yellow (c) slowly
12. 12.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a sparrow (c) a dog
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) children (c) splash
14. 14.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a camera (b) a car horn (c) a cat
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) chirp (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) snip
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) ding-dong (c) slurp
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) river (c) crunch
19. 19.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a car horn (b) thunder (c) a clock
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) pop (b) burst (c) balloon
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) click (b) gentle (c) tall
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) table (c) woof
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) tall (c) achoo
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) beep (b) woof (c) oink
25. 25.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a snake (b) a lion (c) a steel plate falling
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) road (c) vroom
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) horse (c) stable
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) beep (b) thud (c) achoo
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) roar (c) table
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) thunder (c) boom
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) green (c) hoot
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) clang (b) plate (c) stone
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) baa (b) lamb (c) soft
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) pencil (c) mango
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) ding-dong (c) river
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) microwave (c) milk
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) snip (c) thread
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) mango (c) yellow
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) roof (c) pitter-patter
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) gate (c) woof

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