Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 376 · 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) kind (b) hiss (c) garden
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) dawn
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) drip (b) hiss (c) pop
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) click (c) teacher
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) pop (b) beep (c) buzz
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) beep (c) slowly
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) shed (c) cow
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) chirp (c) table
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) roar (c) mighty
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) baa (c) teacher
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) sizzle (c) quack
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) stone (c) clang
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) tall (c) thud
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) tall (c) crackle
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) roar (b) crunch (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) pencil (c) gentle
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) garden (c) moo
18. 18.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a horse (b) a steel plate falling (c) a crisp papad
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) croak (c) neigh
20. 20.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) the wind (c) a visitor at the door
21. 21.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a motorbike (b) a frog (c) a campfire
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) vroom (b) snip (c) chirp
23. 23.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a camera (b) a frog (c) a lion
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) slurp (c) chair
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) oil (c) pakoras
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) baa (b) boom (c) hiss
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) table (c) croak
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) hiss (b) crunch (c) achoo
29. 29.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a duck (b) a noisy drinker (c) a microwave
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) roar (b) whoosh (c) pitter-patter
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) table (c) whoosh
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) sizzle (c) green
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) stable (c) horse
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) boom (c) thunder
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) door (c) knock
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) chair (c) garden
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) moo (c) splash
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) pop (b) knock (c) neigh
39. 39.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a cow (b) a jump into a pool (c) a camera
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) yellow (c) neigh

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