Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 389 · 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) woof (c) mango
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) quack (c) chair
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) honk (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) clock (c) tick-tock
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) hoot (c) tree
6. 6.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a doorbell (b) a rooster (c) a clock
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) happy (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
8. 8.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a sneeze (b) a noisy drinker (c) the wind
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) oink (b) quack (c) crackle
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) hiss (b) ding-dong (c) hoot
11. 11.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) an owl (b) a crisp papad (c) a pair of scissors
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) slurp (c) pencil
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) sizzle (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) quickly (c) moo
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) hiss (b) woof (c) sizzle
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) door (c) knock
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) hiss (c) chair
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) click (c) garden
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) buzz (b) achoo (c) hiss
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) yellow (c) thud
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) dry (c) crackle
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) splash (c) pool
23. 23.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a camera (b) raindrops (c) a leaking tap
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) clang (c) stone
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) clang (b) woof (c) moo
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) green (c) slowly
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) thud (b) knock (c) crunch
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) dawn (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) roar (c) mighty
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) trees (c) wind
31. 31.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a car horn (b) a sheep (c) a bee
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) neigh (c) ding-dong
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) vroom (c) honk
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) window (c) splash
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) green (c) meow
36. 36.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a duck (b) a leaking tap (c) a heavy bag falling
37. 37.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a microwave (c) pakoras in hot oil
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) dark (c) drip
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) quickly (c) honk
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) snip (c) quickly

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