Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 438 · 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) green (b) hoot (c) river
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) neigh (c) quickly
3. 3.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a cat (b) a lion (c) a pig
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) dawn (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) chirp (c) window
6. 6.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a sheep (b) thunder (c) a microwave
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) pop (c) slowly
8. 8.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a cow (b) a balloon (c) a bee
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) cow (c) shed
10. 10.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a rooster (b) a bee (c) thunder
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) chirp (b) buzz (c) moo
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) happy (c) vroom
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) hoot (c) clang
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) table (c) moo
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) click (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) kind (c) sizzle
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) splash (b) click (c) tick-tock
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) hiss (c) snake
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) buzz (c) flowers
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) vroom (b) pop (c) hoot
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) click (b) meow (c) hiss
22. 22.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a sparrow (b) a pair of scissors (c) a balloon
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) pitter-patter (c) raindrops
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) yellow (c) woof
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) crackle (c) knock
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) hiss (b) drip (c) beep
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) slowly (c) pitter-patter
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) window (c) pencil
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) stone (c) clang
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) splash (c) pop
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) clang (b) beep (c) hoot
32. 32.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a duck (c) a steel plate falling
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) meow (b) roar (c) thud
34. 34.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cat (b) a jump into a pool (c) a sparrow
35. 35.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) a steel plate falling (c) a camera
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) window (c) garden
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) slurp (b) thud (c) buzz
38. 38.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a bee (b) a frog (c) a duck
39. 39.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) an owl (c) a cow
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) floor (c) thud

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