Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 42 · 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) meow (b) mango (c) table
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) angry (c) hiss
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) gate (c) puppy
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) quack (c) mango
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) bees (c) buzz
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) chair (c) oink
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) pop (b) oink (c) neigh
8. 8.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a cow (b) a pair of scissors (c) pakoras in hot oil
9. 9.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a jump into a pool (c) a rooster
10. 10.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) the wind (c) a camera
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) boom (b) hiss (c) whoosh
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) ding-dong (b) woof (c) clang
13. 13.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) an owl (c) a lion
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) shed (c) cow
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) river
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) horse (c) stable
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) vroom (b) whoosh (c) chirp
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) dry (c) crackle
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) click (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) table (c) drip
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) chirp (b) splash (c) sizzle
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) oink (b) pop (c) meow
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) knock (c) door
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) mighty (c) lion
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) pitter-patter (c) chair
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) tree (c) hoot
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) beep (c) green
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) happy (c) click
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) clang (c) oink
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) milk (b) microwave (c) beep
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) boom (c) sizzle
32. 32.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) a dog (c) a campfire
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) clang (b) stone (c) plate
34. 34.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sparrow (b) a car horn (c) a visitor at the door
35. 35.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a sheep (c) a cow
36. 36.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a horse (b) a doorbell (c) a cat
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) slurp (b) honk (c) hoot
38. 38.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a balloon (b) a leaking tap (c) a campfire
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) slowly (c) buzz
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) slowly (c) river

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