Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 37 · 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) quickly (b) yellow (c) whoosh
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) slowly (c) knock
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) window (c) meow
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) green (c) slowly
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) drip (c) dark
6. 6.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a microwave (b) a dog (c) a horse
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) chair (c) beep
8. 8.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a microwave (b) thunder (c) raindrops
9. 9.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a pig (b) a cat (c) pakoras in hot oil
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) pool (c) splash
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) noon (c) ding-dong
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) sizzle (c) pakoras
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) chair (c) quack
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) click (b) whoosh (c) chirp
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) kind (c) woof
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) clang (c) croak
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) neigh (c) thud
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) gentle (c) baa
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) croak (c) boom
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) yellow (c) thud
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) knock (c) thud
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) croak (c) honk
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) croak (c) frogs
24. 24.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a frog (b) an owl (c) a balloon
25. 25.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a noisy drinker (c) a bee
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) woof (c) gate
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) buzz (c) flowers
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) moo (c) cow
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) roar (c) tall
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) teacher (c) oink
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) splash (b) croak (c) chirp
32. 32.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a pig (b) a dog (c) pakoras in hot oil
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pop (b) oink (c) slurp
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) click (b) table (c) tall
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) window (c) honk
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) snip (b) ding-dong (c) sizzle
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) ding-dong (c) click
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) chair (c) hoot
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) room (c) achoo
40. 40.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a camera (b) raindrops (c) a cow

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