Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 384 · 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) river (b) slowly (c) snip
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) chair (c) drip
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) tall (c) green
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) monsoon (c) croak
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) roof (c) pitter-patter
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) drip (c) tap
7. 7.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a frog (c) a dog
8. 8.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) a noisy drinker (c) a steel plate falling
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) river
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) green (c) moo
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) vroom (c) motorbike
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) crackle (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) tick-tock
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) pop (b) pitter-patter (c) honk
14. 14.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a dog (b) a rooster (c) a steel plate falling
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) boom (b) hiss (c) slurp
16. 16.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a car horn (b) the wind (c) a horse
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) roar (c) mighty
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) neigh (c) stable
19. 19.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a horse (b) a bee (c) a visitor at the door
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) tall (c) quickly
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) dawn (b) rooster (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) honk (c) street
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) thud (b) croak (c) roar
24. 24.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) the wind (b) a balloon (c) a crisp papad
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) boom (b) ding-dong (c) neigh
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) roar (c) window
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) snip (c) thread
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) slurp (b) quack (c) crunch
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) boom (c) hills
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) cow (c) moo
31. 31.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a car horn (b) a dog (c) a cat
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) pencil (c) meow
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) hiss (c) snake
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) clang (c) oink
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) woof (c) table
36. 36.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a noisy drinker (c) a horse
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) table (c) window
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) beep (c) teacher
39. 39.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a balloon (b) a jump into a pool (c) a rooster
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) boom (c) mango

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