Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 412 · 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) ding-dong (b) teacher (c) window
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) roof (c) raindrops
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) flowers (c) bees
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) quack (b) splash (c) moo
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) happy (c) meow
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) chair (c) hiss
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) click (b) hoot (c) quack
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) clang (b) achoo (c) roar
9. 9.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a crisp papad (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a doorbell
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) achoo (c) croak
11. 11.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a campfire (b) a snake (c) a camera
12. 12.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a duck (b) a campfire (c) a cat
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) mango (c) chair
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) woof (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) quickly (c) happy
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) river (c) gentle
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) table (c) knock
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) clock (c) tick-tock
19. 19.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a bee (c) a balloon
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) hoot (b) vroom (c) tick-tock
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) crunch (c) splash
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) achoo (b) pop (c) drip
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) crackle (c) woof
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) beep (b) whoosh (c) pop
25. 25.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a car horn (b) a dog (c) a horse
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) tick-tock (c) quack
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) window (c) neigh
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) chair (c) happy
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) thud (c) yellow
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) pakoras (c) sizzle
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) pencil (c) honk
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) snake (c) angry
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) pencil
34. 34.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a dog (b) a camera (c) a clock
35. 35.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a horse (b) a crisp papad (c) raindrops
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) meow (b) baa (c) hiss
37. 37.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) an owl (b) a pig (c) a heavy bag falling
38. 38.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a camera (b) a balloon (c) raindrops
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) meow (c) cat
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) pond (c) quack

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