Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 386 · 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.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a rooster (b) a pair of scissors (c) an owl
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) garden (c) quack
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) achoo (c) pencil
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) garden (c) table
5. 5.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a steel plate falling (c) a rooster
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) window (c) mango
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) pencil (c) boom
8. 8.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a sneeze (b) a clock (c) a doorbell
9. 9.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) a bee (c) thunder
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) buzz (b) neigh (c) vroom
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) achoo (c) dusty
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) buzz (c) pencil
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) moo (c) cow
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) puppy (c) gate
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) neigh (c) gentle
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) boom (b) drip (c) splash
17. 17.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a motorbike (b) a doorbell (c) a frog
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) wind (c) trees
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) pitter-patter (c) crunch
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) slowly (c) clang
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) thud (b) slurp (c) achoo
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) chirp (b) moo (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
23. 23.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a microwave (b) a crisp papad (c) a visitor at the door
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) roar (c) slowly
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) road (c) vroom
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) slowly (c) moo
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) whoosh (b) drip (c) meow
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) street (c) honk
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) kind (c) window
30. 30.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a motorbike (b) a snake (c) a leaking tap
31. 31.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a pig (b) the wind (c) a campfire
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) stone (c) clang
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) beep (b) clang (c) pitter-patter
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) lamb (c) baa
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) kind (c) woof
36. 36.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a sparrow
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) boom (c) hills
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) roof (c) raindrops
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) oink (c) muddy
40. 40.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) a clock (c) a car horn

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