Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 372 · 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) window (b) woof (c) table
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) drip (c) happy
3. 3.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a sparrow (b) a sneeze (c) a pig
4. 4.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a snake (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a campfire
5. 5.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a clock (b) a sparrow (c) a steel plate falling
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) meow (b) moo (c) tick-tock
7. 7.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a sneeze (b) a cow (c) a car horn
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) yellow (c) oink
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) roar (c) lion
10. 10.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a duck (b) a rooster (c) a crisp papad
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) pencil (c) quickly
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) river (c) pencil
13. 13.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a balloon (c) a sheep
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) baa (c) soft
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) thud (b) quack (c) ding-dong
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) quack (b) clang (c) pitter-patter
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) neigh (b) beep (c) oink
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) green (c) neigh
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) chair (c) teacher
20. 20.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a visitor at the door (c) a heavy bag falling
21. 21.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a dog (c) a camera
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) slowly (c) teacher
23. 23.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) thunder (b) a visitor at the door (c) a leaking tap
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) chair (c) buzz
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) chirp (c) mango
26. 26.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a bee (b) a visitor at the door (c) a microwave
27. 27.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a microwave (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a horse
28. 28.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a sparrow (c) a motorbike
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) road (c) vroom
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) buzz (c) achoo
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) kind (c) gentle
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) chirp (c) sparrows
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) table (c) slurp
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) clang (c) quickly
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) drip (c) dark
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) vroom (c) window
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) thud (c) pop
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) clock (b) tick-tock (c) hall
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) buzz (b) woof (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) moo (b) chirp (c) click

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