Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 401 · 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) teacher (b) hiss (c) yellow
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) crackle (b) boom (c) honk
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) vroom (b) boom (c) meow
4. 4.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a duck (b) a frog (c) a clock
5. 5.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a campfire (b) a visitor at the door (c) a dog
6. 6.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a duck (b) a bee (c) a lion
7. 7.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a horse (b) a sparrow (c) the wind
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) milk (c) microwave
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) neigh (c) stable
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) hiss (c) woof
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) neigh (b) knock (c) vroom
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) slowly (c) beep
13. 13.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a lion (b) a cow (c) a noisy drinker
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) yellow (c) crunch
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) trees (c) wind
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) quickly (c) happy
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) drip (c) dark
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) yellow (c) gentle
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) raindrops (c) pitter-patter
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) yellow (c) baa
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) window (c) vroom
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) garden (c) buzz
23. 23.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a doorbell (b) the wind (c) a leaking tap
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) frogs (c) monsoon
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) meow (b) baa (c) buzz
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) knock (c) happy
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) flowers (c) bees
28. 28.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a rooster (b) a sparrow (c) a leaking tap
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) yellow (c) slurp
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) sizzle (c) teacher
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) baa (b) hoot (c) buzz
32. 32.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) raindrops (b) a sheep (c) a sneeze
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) tick-tock (b) knock (c) oink
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) croak (b) hoot (c) click
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) tall (c) snip
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) boom (b) achoo (c) neigh
37. 37.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a campfire (c) raindrops
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) clock (b) hall (c) tick-tock
39. 39.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a cow (b) a sneeze (c) a leaking tap
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) knock (b) clang (c) roar

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