Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 414 · 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) tall (b) teacher (c) croak
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) mango (c) happy
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) pop (b) roar (c) neigh
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) mango (c) garden
5. 5.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a noisy drinker
6. 6.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a microwave (b) a horse (c) a cat
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) neigh (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) beep
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) neigh (c) snip
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) moo (c) shed
10. 10.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a balloon (b) a clock (c) a pair of scissors
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) pitter-patter (c) green
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) gentle (c) hiss
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) slowly (c) meow
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) ding-dong (b) meow (c) thud
15. 15.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) the wind (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a cat
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) whoosh (b) snip (c) buzz
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) meow (b) cat (c) night
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) pakoras (c) oil
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) tick-tock (c) chair
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) crunch (b) boom (c) honk
21. 21.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a cat (b) a clock (c) a pair of scissors
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) window (c) gentle
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) chirp (c) woof
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) doorbell (c) ding-dong
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) chirp (c) river
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) hoot (b) beep (c) quack
27. 27.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a camera (b) a rooster (c) a microwave
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) hiss (b) quack (c) meow
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) clang (c) mango
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) pigs (c) oink
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) honk (b) crunch (c) crackle
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) bees (c) buzz
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) whoosh (c) gentle
34. 34.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) a snake (c) a duck
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) beep (b) oink (c) clang
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) chair (c) teacher
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) slowly (c) gentle
38. 38.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a sparrow (c) thunder
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) gentle (c) sizzle
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) stable (c) horse

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