Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 393 · 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) green (b) garden (c) roar
2. 2.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a snake (c) a heavy bag falling
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) buzz (b) baa (c) splash
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pitter-patter (b) quickly (c) garden
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) moo (c) shed
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) croak (c) frogs
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) baa (c) soft
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) baa (c) pencil
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crackle (b) crunch (c) honk
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) milk (b) beep (c) microwave
11. 11.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a camera (c) a sheep
12. 12.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a snake (b) a clock (c) a rooster
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) meow (c) cat
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) ding-dong (c) doorbell
15. 15.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a campfire (b) thunder (c) a lion
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) table (c) buzz
17. 17.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a pig (c) a horse
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) front (c) knock
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) neigh (c) gentle
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) splash (b) woof (c) roar
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) gentle (c) clang
22. 22.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a horse (c) a sparrow
23. 23.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a leaking tap (c) a campfire
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) chirp (c) window
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) yellow (c) whoosh
26. 26.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a cat (b) a horse (c) a clock
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) yellow (c) chair
28. 28.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a pig (b) a steel plate falling (c) a snake
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) tick-tock (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) baa
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) beep (c) yellow
31. 31.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a sparrow (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a motorbike
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) logs (c) dry
33. 33.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a sparrow (c) a noisy drinker
34. 34.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a sheep (b) a visitor at the door (c) a duck
35. 35.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a doorbell (b) a jump into a pool (c) a rooster
36. 36.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a car horn (b) a sparrow (c) the wind
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) click (b) chirp (c) neigh
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) dawn
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) woof (c) whoosh
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) buzz (c) hoot

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