Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 377 · 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) whoosh (c) river
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) woof (c) green
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) buzz (b) whoosh (c) slurp
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) click (b) thud (c) oink
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) pitter-patter (b) hiss (c) click
6. 6.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a car horn (b) a pair of scissors (c) a snake
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) window (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) green (c) moo
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) hall (c) clock
10. 10.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a camera (b) a doorbell (c) a crisp papad
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) crunch (c) hiss
12. 12.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a bee (b) a frog (c) thunder
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) click (b) slowly (c) table
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) pop (c) slowly
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) pakoras (c) sizzle
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) click (c) camera
17. 17.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a doorbell (b) a leaking tap (c) a snake
18. 18.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a balloon (b) a duck (c) a cow
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) meow (c) cat
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) woof (b) crackle (c) hiss
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) baa (c) lamb
22. 22.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a doorbell
23. 23.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a horse (b) a campfire (c) a lion
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) snip (c) mango
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crisp (c) crunch
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) chirp (c) chair
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) table (c) crunch
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) baa (c) roar
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) thud (c) yellow
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) hoot (c) happy
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) thud (c) bag
32. 32.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a sneeze (c) a motorbike
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) sizzle (b) moo (c) croak
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) window (c) pitter-patter
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) quickly (c) vroom
36. 36.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a snake (b) a horse (c) a leaking tap
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) dark (c) drip
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) whoosh (c) wind
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) chair (c) buzz
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) chirp (b) crunch (c) knock

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