Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 396 · 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 is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) cow (c) shed
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) tall (c) ding-dong
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) woof (c) green
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) green (c) garden
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) hoot (c) hiss
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) boom (b) knock (c) snip
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) quack (b) pop (c) roar
8. 8.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a bee (b) a duck (c) a campfire
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) vroom (c) thud
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) boom (c) river
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) sparrows (c) chirp
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) honk (b) ding-dong (c) crackle
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) wind (c) trees
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) slurp (b) lassi (c) drank
15. 15.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a sneeze (b) a crisp papad (c) a leaking tap
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) quickly (c) croak
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) drip (b) crunch (c) honk
18. 18.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a sneeze (b) a heavy bag falling (c) an owl
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) hoot (c) sizzle
20. 20.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) raindrops (b) a sneeze (c) a pig
21. 21.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a frog (c) a microwave
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) quickly (c) drip
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) snip (c) scissors
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) stable (c) horse
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) dry (c) logs
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) achoo (c) teacher
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) table (c) garden
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) river (c) vroom
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) happy (c) baa
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) river (c) slowly
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) river (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
32. 32.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a dog (b) a sparrow (c) a heavy bag falling
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) hills (c) boom
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) angry (c) hiss
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) achoo (c) dusty
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) pop (c) gentle
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) neigh (b) slurp (c) whoosh
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) pop (b) woof (c) tick-tock
39. 39.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a sheep (c) a car horn
40. 40.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a sneeze (b) a campfire (c) thunder

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