Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 380 · 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) meow (b) mango (c) pencil
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) oink (b) thud (c) whoosh
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) hiss (b) neigh (c) crunch
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) ducks (c) quack
5. 5.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a cow (b) a frog (c) a leaking tap
6. 6.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a snake (c) a heavy bag falling
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) mighty (c) lion
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) meow (b) hiss (c) sizzle
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) chirp (c) sparrows
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) table (c) happy
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) oil (c) sizzle
12. 12.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a duck (b) a camera (c) a cat
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) river (c) window
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) happy (c) quickly
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) vroom (c) road
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) shed (c) moo
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) monsoon (c) croak
18. 18.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a sheep (c) a lion
19. 19.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a doorbell (b) a sneeze (c) the wind
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) burst (c) pop
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) pop (c) slowly
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) noon (c) ding-dong
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) clang (b) honk (c) croak
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) pitter-patter (c) roof
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) window (c) whoosh
26. 26.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a pair of scissors (c) a sheep
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) table (c) moo
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) garden (c) neigh
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) moo (b) buzz (c) honk
30. 30.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a cat (b) a pig (c) a car horn
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) garden (c) sizzle
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) baa (b) woof (c) quack
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) quack (b) pitter-patter (c) moo
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) croak (c) slowly
35. 35.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a bee (c) a dog
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) neigh (c) stable
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) tall (c) table
38. 38.What makes the sound “click”? (a) raindrops (b) a sheep (c) a camera
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) drip (c) river
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) garden (c) slowly

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